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Natural Disaster Risk Reduction
No 22103

Main objectives:

The specific objective is to address prevention, mitigation and preparedness to natural hazards in ACP States, focussing on the following four priority areas:

  • mainstreaming of disaster risk reduction;
  • risk identification and assessment;
  • early warning systems and communication on DRR;
  • risk transfer and integration of DRR into recovery.

Expected results:

  1. Improved resilience of ACP countries to the impact of natural disasters
  2. Better preparedness of the population in disaster-prone areas
  3. Reduction of cost of response in the event of natural disasters

Mode of implementation: the program is implemented by the World Bank (specifically the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery) through an administrative agreement.

Beneficiary countries: ACP countries.

See below detailed lists for both contracts under the ACP-EU Natural Disaster Risk Reduction Programme

  • (MDTF) with INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT.
    Duration:   05/07/2011- 31/12/2017. Budget   EUR 5,000,000.
  • (SDTF) with INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT.
    Duration:   09/05/2011 – 30/06/2020. Budget   EUR 74,500,000.00