Commission funds disaster preparedness for €10 million in Central America

The European Commission's seventh DIPECHO (Disaster Preparedness ECHO) Action Plan on 15 April 2010, worth €10 million, would target the most vulnerable local communities and their institutions involved in risk reduction in El Salvador, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama.

Furthermore, regional programming could take into account the whole of Central America. It was estimated that approximately 800,000 people would benefit directly from this Action Plan.

• Primary Source

European Commission: DG Trade: Countries and regions: Central America http://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/countries-and-regions/regions/central-america/

ESO: Background information: Relations between Nicargua and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/relations-between-nicargua-and-the-european-union/

ESO: Background information: Relations between Guatemala and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/relations-between-guatemala-and-the-european-union/

ESO: Background information: Relations between El Salvador and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/relations-between-el-salvador-and-the-european-union/

ESO: Background information: Relations between Honduras and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/relations-between-honduras-and-the-european-union/

ESO: Background information: Disaster Preparedness Assistance: The European Commission provides a total of EUR 12 million in humanitarian aid for Central America and Central Asia http://www.europeansources.info/record/disaster-preparedness-assistance-the-european-commission-provides-a-total-of-eur-12-million-in-humanitarian-aid-for-central-america-and-central-asia/

ESO: Background information: Relations between the European Union and Costa Rica http://www.europeansources.info/record/relations-between-the-european-union-and-costa-rica/

ESO: Background information: Relations between Panama and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/relations-between-panama-and-the-european-union/

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