Pakistan Floods - Development and Peace 2010

October 5 2010 - Pakistan is experiencing its worst monsoon flooding in at least 80 years. Government estimates put the number of people affected by the floods at 21 million. Millions of people have been displaced and over 1.8 million houses have been either damaged or destroyed. Assessments to establish the degree to which affected populations are in need of immediate humanitarian assistance continue. Through this project CIDA is supporting Development and Peace to provide agricutural assistance to flood-affected households in Pakistan. This project relaunches the targeted households' income- generating activites which contribute to rebuilding flood-affected families' daily lives and improving Pakistan's food security. Specific activities include: identification of beneficiaries; distribution of agricultural inputs; and providing cash-for-work to vulnerable households to rebuild productive community infrastructure.