Preparing assistance to vulnerable population in the areas of Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan affected by natural disasters (DIPECHO IV)

Overall Objective is raising awareness among the population in disaster prone and designing/adopting community based disaster preparedness plans in 21 villages and further distribution among local authorities. This pilot project will include disaster awareness activities based on active involvement of local communities in the disaster prone areas for better preparedness to the potential disasters. To achieve this goal, activists from a number of local communities will attend training for trainers on disaster preparedness and in turn will train the broader audience at the DP centres established in their communities. Additionally educational materials will be developed for including in the school extra curricula classes in the disaster prone areas. Meetings and dialogues will be organized on the subject of risk reduction with all stakeholders and disaster response plans will be developed with allocation of responsibilities.

Project period: 2007—2008

Project Donor: European Commission Directorate-General for Humanitarian Aid — ECHO

Capacity building of local authorities and communities in the areas of Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan affected by natural disaster (DIPECHO V)

Considering that the area of Turkmenistan is affected on a regular basis by different types of disasters such as earthquakes, mudslides, flooding, salinity, hot winds which all have a devastating effect on the livelihoods of vulnerable people, this project aims at providing vulnerable rural populations of Turkmenistan with increased awareness and preventive capacity towards natural disasters.

Capacity building and community preparedness in Turkmenistan (DIPECHO VII)