Brussels, 12/07/2012 (Agence Europe) - €35 million will be allocated this year for disaster prevention, attenuation and preparedness programmes (DIPECHO) benefitting millions of people from the most vulnerable and poorest communities in Central America, Central Asia and the Caucasus region, South-East Asia and Southern Africa, the European Commission announced on Thursday 12 July.
“Experience shows that simple measures for disaster-preparedness like early warning alerts, elevated homes...