New UK aid focused on early action and helping front-line responders anticipate
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The UK government Tuesday took the opportunity of a high-level dialogue of the Risk-informed Early Action Partnership (REAP) to announce US$ 17 million for developing countries to better prepare for and respond to disasters, including those linked to climate change.
The funds will go to Start Network agencies, while just over US$ 11 million more will support the Centre for Disaster Protection to help climate-vulnerable countries deal with crises such as extreme weather caused by climate change and pandemics, a UK press release said all part of a package worth nearly $US 70 million announced earlier this year.
New UK funding to boost climate disaster responses
New funding will support developing countries to better prepare for and respond to disasters.
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11 May 2021
The UK has announced £12 million in new funding to support developing countries to better prepare for and respond to disasters, including those linked to climate change. The funds will go to the Start Network for rapid responses by charities to crises like droughts and floods.
A further £8 million will support the Centre for Disaster Protection to help climate-vulnerable countries deal with crises such as extreme weather caused by climate change and pandemics. This forms part of a wider £48 million package of climate support announced by the Foreign Secretary earlier this year.
New UK funding to boost climate disaster responses
Format
New funding will support developing countries to better prepare for and respond to disasters.
The UK has announced £12 million in new funding to support developing countries to better prepare for and respond to disasters, including those linked to climate change. The funds will go to the Start Network for rapid responses by charities to crises like droughts and floods.
A further £8 million will support the Centre for Disaster Protection to help climate-vulnerable countries deal with crises such as extreme weather caused by climate change and pandemics. This forms part of a wider £48 million package of climate support announced by the Foreign Secretary earlier this year.
Excellencies, friends,
On behalf of the governments of Saint Lucia and the UK and the Risk-informed Early Action Partnership – welcome to you all.
Thank you for joining today’s important discussions to determine how to scale up early action on disasters.
We must reach REAP’s goal of making 1 billion people safer from disaster by 2025.
Between 1970 and 2019, 79% of disasters involved weather, climate and water-related hazards.
70% of resultant deaths occurred in the Least Developed Countries.
Sadly, these events will only increase.
But increasing also is our ability to forecast and forewarn: over half of humanitarian needs stem from ‘predictable’ events.
But still only 1% of humanitarian finance is prearranged.