Situation Awareness. EU Sub-Saharan Africa Funding. Resiliency Building

Situation Awareness list.

1.      MAJOR EU BOOST FOR DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT IN AFRICA

14 July 2015, ADDIS ABABA – Details of an €80 million package of support from the European Union to disaster risk management across sub-Saharan Africa over the next five years, were unveiled today at the Financing for Development Conference.

Margareta Wahlström, the head of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), said: “This is a strategic long-term investment in building resilience in Africa. It will help to reduce mortality and economic losses by improving preparedness, early warning systems and putting in place systems for understanding how disaster losses are generated in order to avoid them in the future.”

Roberto Ridolfi, Director for Sustainable Growth and Development in Europeaid, said: "Resilience has many facets. Natural and climate related hazards dominate the disaster profile of Sub Saharan African. A holistic approach to building disaster resilience and to secure development gains in Africa, based on accurate risk information and improved decision support systems, is therefore necessary – and with this programme we will make an important contribution to achieve this goal."

The programme “Building Disaster Resilience to Natural Hazards in Sub-Saharan African Regions, Countries and Communities”, an initiative of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, will be financed by the European Union within the frame of the 10th European Development Fund...........

2.      Africa disaster reduction fund is major new step

ADDIS ABABA, 14 July 2015 – An €80-million package of funds from the European Union to support disaster risk management across Sub-Saharan Africa was unveiled today at the 3rd International Conference on Financing for Development, winning praise for its potential impact... 

Read more at: http://www.unisdr.org/archive/45134

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Reminder: Request for Proposals for Promising Practices Presentation Dear Colleagues, Reminder and Deadline Extension: Submit Promising Practices Proposals by Monday, July 27 The Office of Disability Integration & Coordination (ODIC) at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) National Network, led by the Pacific ADA Center, are seeking proposals for webinar presentations for issues and promising practices in emergency management inclusive of people with disabilities and others with access and functional needs that will begin in the Fall 2015. The webinars will provide an exciting opportunity for emergency managers, people with disabilities and others with access and functional needs, first responders, planners, community organizations, and other community partners to exchange knowledge and information on promising practices in inclusive emergency preparedness for the whole community. Topics have related to emergency preparedness and disaster response, recovery and mitigation as well as accessibility and reasonable accommodation issues under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the ADA and other relevant laws. We now invite individuals and organizations across the country to describe inclusive emergency management practices. Reviewers from FEMA ODIC and the Pacific ADA Center (on behalf of the ADA National Network) will select practices that have promise for national dissemination. These promising practices will be presented in monthly webinars sponsored by the two organizations. We encourage proposals that highlight inclusive practices in emergency management, response and recovery, mitigation, as well as practices for integrating people with disabilities in emergency preparation issues. Please note that we have extended the deadline to close of business, Monday, July 27, 2015. If you are interested in submitting a proposal, please fill out the attached form and return by July 27, 2015. Please submit your application by fax at 540-504-2830 or by email to Jacob.Rodrigueznoble@fema.dhs.gov. Webinars will be selected by September 29, 2015. Together we can achieve preparedness inclusive of the whole community. Sincerely, Lewis Kraus, Deputy Director Center on Disability at the Public Health Institute 555 12th Street, Suite 215 Oakland, CA 94607 510-285-5615 Voice 510-285-5614 Fax Marcie Roth, Director Office of Disability Integration and Coordination DHS/Federal Emergency Management Agency 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472