Several reports on various foreign assistance programs in the DPRK have been piling up on my desktop so I thought I would go ahead and post them for you. They are not particularly timely, but they are full of interesting information.
U.S. Bilateral Food Assistance to North Korea Had Mixed Results (PDF)
US GAO
June 2000
DPRK: Water and sanitation in three counties of Kangwonin three counties of Kangwon Province (Thongchon, Chonnae, Popdong)
Reliefweb Mission Report
March 2002
Rehabilitation of Thongchon, Popdong and Chonnae Water Supply systems (Kangwon Province, DPR of Korea)
Reliefweb Mission Report
June 2002
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea: Operations Report
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Appeal no. MDRKP001
November 15, 2007
The IFRC contains the below photo of a flooded clinic:
This clinic is in Nyongwon at 39°50’3.51″N, 126°32’18.64″E. Here is a satellite image:
The sad part is that the damage caused by flooding is in large part an unintended consequence of agriculture, deforestation, and hydro-power policies. This clinic lies behind the Taedonggang Dam in Tokchon (satellite image here).
