• In FY 2022, USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/BHA) provided more than $35.9 million to partner organizations conducting early recovery, risk reduction, and resilience (ER4) activities in 12 countries across East Asia and the Pacific (EAP), as well as through regional assistance. Populations throughout EAP are vulnerable to a range of natural disasters, including cyclones, droughts, earthquakes, floods, and volcanic eruptions. These hazards compound existing vulnerabilities faced by many communities in the region.
• USAID/BHA partners continued to support Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its member states to develop and institutionalize early warning, disaster management, and hazard monitoring systems during FY 2022.
• With $1.2 million in FY 2022 funding, USAID/BHA supported the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to strengthen first responder capacity of national Red Cross and Red Crescent societies across EAP, enabling them to respond more efficiently and rapidly to natural disasters.
• USAID/BHA programs emphasized addressing the unique risk reduction needs of urban and rural communities across the region, with programs focused on building the capacities of local, national, and regional disaster risk reduction (DRR) authorities, as well as integrating gender and disability inclusion, to bolster preparedness for and resilience against natural disasters.
Source: US Agency for International Development