19-June 2014
The Asian Development Bank
(ADB) announced Tuesday a $2 million grant from the Japan Fund for Poverty
Reduction to help Cambodia address disaster risks more effectively.
The ADB said Cambodia was expected
to experience "increasingly unpredictable floods and droughts that may
overwhelm the country’s limited resources." A recent ADB assessment showed
that the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM) needed "solid
policy and resources to manage disasters effectively," the bank said. "Conditions
are more challenging at the subnational level —the front line in addressing
direct impacts of emergencies and disasters," it added.
The two-year project funded by
the Japanese government starts next month and will help integrate disaster risk
responses into national development plans. It will also develop a unified
strategy for disaster risk management across different government sectors for
improved coordination and training for the NCDM secretariat.
Source:
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=OWQxZmFiZTE4MWZ
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