The activities proposed hereafter are still subject to the adoption of the financing decision ECHO/WWD/BUD/2016/01000
AMOUNT: EUR 14 800 000
The present Humanitarian Implementation Plan (HIP) was prepared on the basis of financing decision ECHO/WWD/BUD/2016/01000 (Worldwide Decision) and the related General Guidelines for Operational Priorities on Humanitarian Aid (Operational Priorities). The purpose of the HIP and its annex is to serve as a communication tool for ECHO's partners and to assist in the preparation of their proposals. The provisions of the Worldwide Decision and the General Conditions of the Agreement with the European Commission shall take precedence over the provisions in this document.
- CONTEXT
This HIP covers the response to humanitarian needs caused by natural or man-made disasters. It also addresses disaster preparedness, disaster risk reduction and resilience activities in South Asia. The HIP focuses on Bangladesh, and Nepal, with the potential for interventions to new disasters also in Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka and Maldives. ECHO is exiting from existing programmes in India. As regards disaster preparedness, disaster risk reduction and resilience activities, the focus will be on targeted actions in Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan, as well as possible support to regional initiatives.
South Asia is a densely populated region, with close to 1.5 billion people. The region is prone to a variety of natural disasters; has rapid urbanization rates and is also the theatre of a number of internal conflicts and political volatility.
The impact of disasters is not felt uniformly. The poorest and marginalised are typically the worst affected as they tend to live in vulnerable areas and have low coping mechanisms to deal with the impact of disasters. Demographic pressure, poor urban planning, settlements in high-risk areas and reduced livelihood options result in high vulnerability to more frequent, more intense and more unpredictable disasters. Urban communities are increasingly at risk.
About 60% (27.5 million) of the world's children suffering from Global Acute Malnutrition (GAM) live in countries covered by this HIP.