Regional Climate Risk Reduction Project
- Bhutan,
- India,
- Nepal,
- Pakistan,
- South Asia
ENTRY DATE: 09.03.2012 | LAST UPDATE: 09.03.2012
SCALE:
- Countrywide
TARGET AREA:
- Rural and Urban
BEST PRACTICE IN:
- Capacity Building
KEY SECTOR:
- Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
FUNDING AMOUNT:
- USD 100,001 - USD 500,000
Description of Intervention
Building capacity of women, elderly and physically challenged to respond to natural disasters. Special attention has been accorded to children by involving schools in disaster preparedness activities. ECO- DRR clubs have been formed in the schools of project communities.
Problems to be Addressed
How to manage and mitigate Hydro-meteorological and geophysical disasters like flood, cloud burst, etc.
Aims
Capacity building and awareness creation to better respond to natural disasters.
Objectives
To develop and implement comprehensive risk management strategies in the Himalayan region to reduce the risks faced by mountain communities and to mitigate the impacts of hydro-meteorological/climatic hazards.
How it fits into the EbA concept
Climate change Adaptation and disaster risk management have synergies, CCA policies are to be efficient only. If built on existing DRR efforts. Likewise, DRR efforts are sustainable if these include a climate change adaptation.