USAID/OFDA ONGOING DRR PROGRAMS IN SOUTH, WEST, AND NORTH AFRICA IN FY 2010

In West Africa, programs were implemented in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Côte d'Ivoire, with a primary focus on disaster preparedness and response. In Southern Africa, programs were conducted in Mozambique, Madagascar, and Lesotho, with a focus on drought preparedness and flood preparedness, forecasting, and management. In North Africa, programs were implemented in Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, with a focus on disaster preparedness and response. In West Africa, the programs in Sierra Leone and Liberia focused on disaster preparedness and response, with a particular emphasis on flood preparedness and management. In Côte d'Ivoire, the program focused on disaster preparedness and response, with a focus on flood preparedness and management. In Southern Africa, the programs in Mozambique and Madagascar focused on drought preparedness, with a focus on improving early warning systems and enhancing community resilience. In Lesotho, the program focused on flood preparedness, forecasting, and management, with a focus on improving early warning systems and enhancing community resilience. In North Africa, the programs in Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia focused on disaster preparedness and response, with a focus on improving early warning systems and enhancing community resilience. The programs in these countries also focused on improving the capacity of national disaster management authorities to respond to disasters. In addition, the programs in these countries focused on improving the capacity of local communities to prepare for and respond to disasters. The programs in West, Southern, and North Africa were implemented in partnership with national governments, local communities, and other stakeholders. The programs aimed to improve the capacity of national disaster management authorities to respond to disasters, improve the capacity of local communities to prepare for and respond to disasters, and improve early warning systems to enhance community resilience. The programs also aimed to improve the capacity of national governments to respond to disasters and to improve the overall disaster preparedness and response capacity in the region. The programs in West, Southern, and North Africa were implemented in several countries, including Sierra Leone, Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire, Mozambique, Madagascar, Lesotho, Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia. The programs were implemented in partnership with national governments, local communities, and other stakeholders, and aimed to improve the capacity of national disaster management authorities to respond to disasters, improve the capacity of local communities to prepare for and respond to disasters, and improve early warning systems to enhance community resilience.