The South-South Cooperation Program is a special GFDRR initiative to promote institutional cooperation among low- and middle-income disaster-prone countries to mainstream disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) in development planning. The program, the first of its kind, is anchored by the belief that expanded partnerships among these countries are the key drivers of effective risk reduction. By systematically sharing experiences and lessons learned, disaster-prone countries facing similar challenges—and operating under comparable financial and political constraints—can arrive at better solutions to climate change and disaster-related problems.
The South–South Cooperation Program is expected to mobilize US$ 100 million for South–South partnerships between 2008 and 2015; this includes the partners’ own commitments and contributions.
For more information, see South-South Cooperation