Government of Lesotho2013-03-122013-03-122011https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12683The Kingdom of Lesotho is a land-locked nation located in the Drakensberg mountain range in Southern Africa. The country has a total area of 30355 km² and in 2009 had an estimated population of nearly 2.1 million, with nominal per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of US$ 1080 (in 2010). About 75 percent live in rural areas, often in scattered mountain villages, while most of the urban population lives in and around the capital Maseru and the surrounding low lands. The hazards that affect Lesotho are drought, snowfall, hailstorms, strong winds, localized floods, and early frost. Lesotho's vulnerability to these hazards is compounded by a number of other underlying factors, including high levels of poverty, particularly in rural areas where the scattered nature of settlements makes the provision of and access to social services difficult. The high HIV prevalence rate has resulted in the existence of vulnerable groups, particularly Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVCs). This document describes the implementation of the Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) process, presents the findings of the assessment and makes initial recommendations for post-disaster recovery, reconstruction and risk reduction activities, to be considered by the Government.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO GOODSACCESS TO SERVICESAGRICULTURAL INPUTSAGRICULTURAL LANDAGRICULTURAL PRODUCEAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITYAGRICULTURAL SECTORAIDS PANDEMICANIMAL PRODUCTSANTE-NATAL CAREBASIC NEEDSBIODIVERSITYBURIAL COSTSBUSBUS OPERATORSCAPACITY BUILDINGCENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICTCHILD WELFARECHRONIC FOOD INSECURITYCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONSCLIMATE CHANGECOMMUNITY MANAGEMENTCONTINGENCY PLANCONTINGENCY PLANSCROP PRODUCTIONCROSSINGSCULVERTSDAMAGED HOUSESDAMAGESDEVELOPMENT PLANNINGDEVELOPMENT PLANSDISASTERDISASTER EVENTSDISASTER MANAGEMENTDISASTER RECOVERYDISASTER REDUCTIONDISASTER RISKDISASTER RISK REDUCTIONDISTRIBUTION OF WATERDRIVERSDROUGHTDROUGHTSDRUGSEARLY WARNINGEARLY WARNING SYSTEMSECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC SHOCKSECOSYSTEMEFFECTS OF INFLATIONEMERGENCIESEMERGENCY RELIEFEMERGENCY RESPONSEEMERGENCY SHELTERSEMERGENCY TASKEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATIONEXTREME EVENTSEXTREME WEATHEREXTREME WEATHER EVENTSFAMINEFAMINE RELIEFFAMINESFARM INCOMEFARMERSFARMING SEASONFERTILITYFLOODFLOOD DAMAGEFLOODEDFLOODSFOOD AIDFOOD DEFICITFOOD IMPORTSFOOD INSECURITYFOOD ITEMSFOOD NEEDSFOOD PRODUCTSFOOD SECURITYFUELSGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTHAIL STORMSHAILSTORMSHEALTH CENTERSHEALTH CENTREHEALTH CENTRESHEALTH EDUCATIONHEALTH FACILITIESHIVHOSPITALHOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITYHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHOUSEHOLD LEVELHUMAN ACTIVITYHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEXHUMAN RIGHTSHUMAN SETTLEMENTILLNESSIMMIGRANTSIMMUNIZATIONIMPACT OF DISASTERSINDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTINDUSTRIAL WASTEINEQUALITYINFANTINFORMATION SYSTEMINSURANCEINSURANCE COMPANIESINTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTSINTERNATIONAL AIRPORTINTERNATIONAL COMMUNITYLABOUR FORCELABOUR MIGRANTSLACK OF KNOWLEDGELAND MANAGEMENTLAND USELARGE NUMBERS OF WOMENLIFE EXPECTANCYLIVESTOCK PRODUCTIONLOCAL CAPACITYMALNUTRITIONMEATMEDICAL SUPPLIESMEDICINESMIGRANTMIGRATIONMILLENNIUM CHALLENGEMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALSMINISTRY OF EDUCATIONMINISTRY OF HEALTHMINORITYMOBILITYMORTALITYMOTHERMOTHER TO CHILDMOTHER TO CHILD TRANSMISSIONNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNATIONAL EMERGENCYNATURAL HAZARDSNATURAL RESOURCESNUMBER OF AIDS ORPHANSNUTRITIONNUTRITIONAL STATUSORPHANSPANDEMICPHYSICAL DAMAGESPOLICEPOLITICAL CHANGEPOLITICAL TURMOILPOORPOOR HOUSEHOLDSPOST EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXISPOVERTY LINEPOVERTY POVERTYPREVENTABLE DISEASESPRIVATE TRANSPORTPROMOTING GENDER EQUALITYPUBLIC SERVICESPUBLIC TRANSPORTPUBLIC WORKSQUALITY OF EDUCATIONRECONSTRUCTIONREFUGEESREHABILITATION NEEDSRELIEFRELIEF ACTIVITIESRELIEF EFFORTRELIEF EFFORTSRELIEF OPERATIONREMITTANCESRESPECTRISK MANAGEMENTRISK REDUCTIONROADROAD TRANSPORTROADSRURALRURAL AREASRURAL ECONOMYRURAL ELECTRIFICATIONRURAL HOUSEHOLDSRURAL LIVELIHOODSRURAL POPULATIONRURAL POPULATIONSRURAL WATERRURAL WATER SUPPLYSAFE DRINKING WATERSAFETYSANITATIONSAVINGSSCHOOL FEEDINGSEA LEVELSECONDARY SCHOOLSSERVICE DELIVERYSOCIAL IMPACTSOCIAL IMPACTSSOCIAL SECTORSOCIAL SECTORSSOCIAL SERVICESSOCIAL WELFARESPATIAL DISTRIBUTIONSTORMSUPPLY SYSTEMSSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTTAXTAXI OPERATORSTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETORNADOTRAFFICTRANSPORTTRANSPORT COSTSTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURETRANSPORT SECTORTUBERCULOSISUNEMPLOYMENTUNFPAUNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATIONURBAN AREASURBAN POPULATIONURBAN POPULATIONSURBANIZATIONVACCINESVEHICULAR TRAFFICVULNERABILITYVULNERABILITY TO DISASTERSVULNERABLE GROUPSWARSWATER PROJECTWATER RESOURCESWIDOWSWIND SPEEDWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONWorld Bank10.1596/12683