Canadian Red Cross

Published purpose

This project seeks to reduce people's vulnerability to natural disasters throughout Southeast Asia, with a particular focus on women and children. The project aims to increase the resilience of Southeast Asians to natural disasters by helping communities to work better with national governments and regional organizations to establish more effective disaster risk reduction plans and policies. The project strengthens the ability of national Red Cross Societies and regional organizations to represent and communicate the needs of vulnerable groups, who are often more severely affected by disasters. It also helps the Red Cross Societies work with national governments and regional organizations, to ensure that laws and policies for disaster risk reduction take into account issues related to vulnerable communities, gender equality, and the environment. The project contributes to developing and implementing work-plans on disaster risk reduction between the Red Cross National Societies and regional organizations. It also supports the Red Cross National Societies to build awareness and skills related to International Disaster Response Law at the regional, national and community levels.