About DIPECHO  

The European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO) is one of the world’s largest providers of financing for humanitarian aid operations. Through its disaster preparedness programme (DIPECHO) it assists vulnerable people living in the main disaster-prone regions of the world in reducing the impact of natural disasters on their lives and livelihoods.

Between 1996 and 2009, DIPECHO provided more than €180 million worldwide, of which over €30 million for Southeast Asia. These projects have demonstrated that simple and inexpensive preparatory measures, particularly those implemented by communities themselves, are extremely effective in limiting damage and saving lives.

ECHO draws up regional intervention strategies for its DIPECHO programme which are translated into 18-month action plans. Projects under these action plans are implemented by specialised non-governmental organisations, UN agencies or the Red Cross movement.

In Southeast Asia DIPECHO’s 6th Action Plan with a budget of € 10 million is currently being implemented through 30 projects in 6 countries.
  

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kindly, contact Ms. Cecile Pichon, DIPECHO Bangkok Office at drrc@echo-bangkok.org