Objective

The objective is to strengthen National Institutions and Red Cross Societies in their capacity to respond to disaster.

Partner

Target

Action

Target country

CONCERN Worldwide

  • Addressing needs for strengthening of NDMO and for greater coodination between UN, the government, Laos Red Cross, and NDMO
  • Baseline needs assessment for medium- and long-term strategy for NDMO

Laos

IFRC

  • Strengthening the capacity of disaster preparedness.
  • Working in partnership with the government, NCDM, and Cambodia Red Cross
  • Making A long and medium term Action Plan (AP);
  • Technical assistance provided for the plan’s implementation

Cambodia

  • Strengthening the ability of the Vietnamese National Red Cross (VNRC) to respond to disaster situations:
  • Increasing number of and strengthening the VNRC’s existing network of Disaster Preparedness Centers
  • Training and improved communications;
  • Early warning systems;
  • Safety equipment; & Data collection

Vietnam

CARE

  • Addressing the need for improved disaster management in Cambodia
  • Bottom-up research into the risk management strategies currently used in Cambodia by the rural poor and existing emergency practitioners;
  • Round table meetings with a variety of national and international actors;
  • The publication of a ‘Handbook of enhanced disaster preparedness in Cambodia’

Cambodia

SRC (Spainish Red Cross)

  • Enhancing disaster preparedness capacities in the Philippines.
  • Working with the Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC)
  • Implementing an extensive Disaster Management training programme from one 15-day intensive training course for Disaster Management professionals to sixty 3-day basic courses for local workers

Philippines