THE UNITED NATIONS WORLD FOOD
$17,000,000.00 CAD
- Department
- Global Affairs Canada
- Program
- —
- Recipient country
- Canada
- Fiscal year
- 2022-2023
- Agreement period
- March 24, 2023 – December 31, 2026
- Project status
- Implementation
- Reference
- CA-3-P011596001
Published purpose
This project aims to improve the resilience of vulnerable populations, including women and children, to climate shocks in Africa. Project activities include: (1) developing tools and disseminating guidelines on gender equality in disaster risk management; (2) providing support to the African Risk Capacity (ARC) member states for monitoring and reporting on the implementation of disaster response, including gender activities and gender-disaggregated data; and (3) providing technical assistance to national experts to establish a network of trainers on gender in disaster risk management. The project seeks to support the ARC to expand beyond the current member countries to reach all 55 African Union (AU) member countries.
In plain English AI-generated
This project supports African countries in improving disaster risk management and climate resilience, with a focus on gender equality, through the African Risk Capacity initiative.
Category: Foreign Aid Development Primarily funds activity outside Canada
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