Capacity Building, Preparedness, and Planning

Activities improve the ability of the USG, host countries and other partners to prepare for and mitigate the effects of disasters.

Activities include any efforts to enhance the capacities and operational readiness of the USG (in Washington and in the field), humanitarian assistance providers, national host-country authorities, and local communities to engage in disaster reduction and response activities.

Activities consist of standardized and coordinated assessments, monitoring, information sharing, data and situational analysis, joint planning; enhancement of coping mechanisms, including the capacity to address adaptation to constantly changing situations on the ground including climate variability and climate change.

Activities may also reduce the likelihood that a shock will occur, limit the damage caused by a shock, and increase the affected populations resilience to future shocks.