World Bank [to 7 June 2014]
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Strengthening Disaster Risk Management in African, Caribbean and Pacific countries
Since its inception in 2011, the African, Caribbean and Pacific-European Union Natural Disaster Risk Reduction Program (ACP-EU NDRR) has come a long way in addressing its objectives of prevention, mitigation and preparedness to natural hazards in ACP countries. Only in the last six months, the Program launched four projects worth around $4.5 million, and supported four post-disaster response activities in Burundi, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia and Tonga, adding to the growing Program portfolio totaling 50 projects across Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific.The ACP-EU NDRR is an initiative of the ACP Group of States, funded by the EU, and managed by the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), a World Bank-housed partnership of 37 countries and 7 international organizations committed to helping developing countries reduce their vulnerability to natural hazards and adapt to climate change…