Projekte

Kurzbeschreibung:

Projektziel

The Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) focuses on life saving support and emergency services before and immediately after a disaster. It allows National Red Cross and Red Crescent (RCRC) Societies to directly access international funding for community action in all kinds of disasters when needs exceed the resources available at national level.

Erwartete Ergebnisse

The following main directions are identified In the DREF Strategy 2021-2025:

Strategic Objective 1: Enabling local action - enough funding as direct as possible

Strategic Objective 2: Saving more lives by anticipating crisis and acting earlier

Strategic Objective 3: Increasing the value of DREF in protracted, slow onset and complex event

With the Austrian contribution of EUR 1 Mio., the IFRC will be able to reach the following results (indicative): Provide life saving support, e.g. in the form of evacuations, search and rescue, distribution of relief items, cash or vouchers to approx. 322.000 people before or immediately after a disaster

Zielgruppe

Target groups of DREF are communities impacted by small, medium and large scale disasters, often related to climate-related hazards, as well as communities affected by protracted, slow onset and complex events.

The overall target of the Austrian contribution will be 322.000 people (indicative). The target group will be provided with life-saving support in emergency scenarios, both by improving resilience prior to disasters as well by providing timely response after the impact:

- 264.000 people covered through immediate disaster response mechanisms,

- 58.000 people covered by preparatory and forecast-based actions.

Location: worldwide.

Maßnahmen

With the contribution, the following activities can be carried out (not exclusive and potentially subject to change, depending on needs on the ground):

- Preparedness: e.g. conduct risk analysis and identify clear thresholds for anticipatory action with support and expertise from the RCRC Climate Centre.

- Assessments: e.g. Pre-disaster assessment of capacity to respond to imminent crisis

- Mobilization of Resources: Mobilizing and training of volunteers, surge personnel, equipment, pre-positioned stock, replenishment of stocks or funds used for cash

- Response: e.g. evacuations, search and rescue, distribution of relief items (such as Water and Sanitation or Shelter items) or cash or vouchers

- Monitoring and Evaluation e.g. beneficiary satisfaction surveys, lessons learned, etc

Hintergrundinformation

Every year, hundreds of small and medium-sized disasters occur with devastating impact on the most vulnerable. The Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) works in several ways: by allocating grants for National Red Cross Red Crescent Societies to respond to small-to medium scale disasters and silent emergencies where a potential Emergency Appeal would not attract enough global attention. The DREF also provides start-up loans to Emergency Appeals in the context of larger disasters, which are then refunded back to the DREF once donor support to the Emergency Appeal is recorded.

Additionally, Forecast-based Action (FbA) by the DREF provides a new financing mechanism solely dedicated for early action in advance of a crisis. FbA by the DREF emphasizes the importance of anticipatory humanitarian action and highlighting the IFRC’s collective efforts to support the paradigm shift from response to anticipation. Donor contributions with a flexibility to support both mechanisms are encouraged. The FbA by the DREF and the DREF mechanism provides vital support to National Societies, by providing rapid and predictable financial support which enables them to anticipate and respond to the needs of local communities ‘at risk’ and affected by disasters.

All DREF requests are reviewed individually and, if authorized, funds are allocated within 24 hours. Timely humanitarian assistance for people affected by both small- and large-scale natural disasters, health crises and complex emergencies is vital to prevent compounding vulnerability, further weakening of their coping capacity. FbA by the DREF and DREF funding for imminent crisis promotes support for National Societies to initiate actions ahead of the event, mitigating or reducing the impact on ‘at risk’ communities as well as a faster response.