Summary

The Australian Government will work with international partners to provide A$100 million to assist countries across the globe reduce their vulnerability to natural disasters.

Description

Australia will contribute $100 million over five years to help developing countries reduce their vulnerability to natural disasters, as announced on 5 July 2012 at the Development Cooperation Forum in New York.

This brochure, designed to introduce the new initiative, provides an overview of disaster risk reduction, including why it's so important, priorities for disaster-prone regions, and Australia's commitment to disaster risk reduction and climate change adaption.

Australia committed to investing in disaster risk reduction (PDF 76kb)
Australia committed to investing in disaster risk reduction (Word 30kb)

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