Delicate mangroves that protect coastal ecologies are being destroyed; cyclones are more fierce and frequent.
Homes made largely of bamboo and other lightweight materials — occupied by Burma's poorest people — were easily destroyed by Cyclone Nargis, which blew them away or swept them out to sea.
"The most affected area had been cut off for several days, and only recently the airport was opened again — we cannot reach Beira and the surrounding heavily flooded districts, because the roads are blocked". In Mozambique, Manuel Jose (left) and his brother, Francisco, stand beside the ruins of their house, destroyed by Cyclone Idai.
A Rohingya refugee sits near a house destroyed by Cyclone Mora in a camp in the Cox's Bazar district on May 31.
The township's original school was destroyed by Cyclone Nargis, which swept through Myanmar's Irrawaddy Delta region in May 2008.
Achieving broader goals Veneman also visited a school in the region that was partly destroyed by Cyclone Ivan.
Their home was completely destroyed by Cyclone Pam but Daniel is keen to return to school as soon as possible.
The campaign, which will target 7000 children on 15 islands in six provinces, will promote birth registration for children whose births have not been registered, and re-issue certificates for children whose legal documents were destroyed when Cyclone Pam stuck Vanuatu four weeks ago.
In Mozambique alone, more than 305,000 children have had their education interrupted because of damage caused by Cyclone Idai, with over 3,400 classrooms damaged or destroyed in cyclone-affected regions.
In child development, the Programme took reactive measures to reconstruct schools destroyed by cyclones and provided learning materials for makeshift schools in resettlement areas.
