The main objective of the ACP-EU Natural Disaster Risk Reduction Program is to address prevention, mitigation and preparedness to natural hazards in African, Caribbean and Pacific countries, around four priority areas: (i) mainstreaming of disaster risk reduction; (ii) risk identification and assessment; (iii) early warning systems and communication on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR); and (iv) risk transfer and integration of DRR into post-disaster recovery.
The program, funded by the European Union and managed by GFDRR has three main components:
Window 1 - Strengthening regional/sub-regional cooperation to advance ACP countries’ national disaster risk reduction agendas.
Window 2 - Providing need-based and demand-driven technical assistance for DRR and climate adaptation policy development and its implementation, including provision of technical advisory capacity in ACP countries.
Window 3 - Establishing a fast-track recovery instrument supporting ACP countries in the aftermath of disasters with rapid technical assistance to build back better, build ex-ante capacity for post-disaster needs assessment and foster DRR mainstreaming in recovery planning.
The program will ensure complementarity with the ACP-EU Natural Disaster Facility (NDF). For more information, please visit http://ndf.acp.int
Important Publications
Using High Resolution Satellite Data for Identification of Urban Natural Risk
Natural disasters impose a significant cost on developing countries. A recent global risk assessment estimates average annual economic losses due to cyclones to be almost 40 billion USD and from earthquakes 22 billion USD (ISDR 2009).
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Disaster Risk Management Programs for Priority Countries
This is the 2nd edition of the Disaster Risk Management Program for Priority Countries, originally published by GFDRR in 2009. It now includes the country programs missing in the first edition (Burkina Faso, Malawi, Mali, Senegal, and... Read more