South East Asia Finnish Red Cross supported DRRDPDM

South East Asia Finnish Red Cross supported DRR/DP/DM projects Asia Pacific Marko Korhonen Regional representative

AFGANISTAN Asia Pacific

FINNISH RED CROSS and ECHO / DIPECHO § First ECHO funding at 1996 • Since then there has been projects every year up to date § 2013 two running Dipecho projects: • Honduras • Argentina and Paraguay § Finnish Red Cross is known for: • ERU’s (Emergency Response Unit) • Especially Field Hospital • Large delegate reserve and strong training dept. (400+ active members) § Currently largest ECHO application in process. • Jordania/Syria Field hospital • Consortium with other European Red Crosses and IFRC Asia Pacific

1996 – 2010 ▲ + 23, 864, 713€ Tajikistan Federal Rebublic of Yugoslavia, Albania and FYRo. M Swaziland 1999 • Two projects, funding to Finnish Red Cross totalling 1, 600, 000€ 2002 -2005 • Four projects, funding to Finnish Red Cross totalling Trinidad & 2, 385, 759€ Tobago, St. Vincent & 2007 -2009 Grenadines • Two projects, funding to Finnish Red Cross totalling 893, 221€ Asia Pacific India Iran Ethiopia 1996 -2005 Azerbaijan 1996 -2000 Russian Federation 1997 -1999 • Ten projects, funding to Finnish Red Cross totalling 1, 465, 000 ECU and 4, 270, 555€ • Six projects, funding to Finnish Red Cross totalling 1, 950, 000 ECU DPR Korea and 1, 650, 000€ • Two projects, funding to Finnish Red Cross totalling 184, 676 ECU and Palestine 675, 588€ A/O T • One project, funding to Finnish Red Cross totalling 2, 102, 500€ • One project, funding to Finnish Red Cross totalling 300, 000€ • Two projects, funding to Finnish Red Cross totalling 691, 971€ 2001 2003 -2004 • Two projects, funding to Finnish Red Cross totalling 2, 273, 163€ 2008 • One project, funding to Finnish Red Cross totalling 2, 000€ 2002 Pakistan 2005 -2006 • One project, funding to Finnish Red Cross totalling 2, 000€ Zimbabwe 2008 • One project, funding to Finnish Red Cross totalling 380, 700€ 2002 -2004 Paraguay, Argentina, Bolivia Haiti 2007 -2009 • Five projects, funding to Finnish Red Cross totalling 1, 590, 706€ 2010 • Two projects, funding to Finnish Red Cross totalling 2, 698, 900€

Philippines Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction Project § Implemented at Aklan Province and Caloocan City § Project started at Aklan 2010 § Both Urban and Rural environments § Includes Both “software” and “hardware” components § 2012 -2015 overall budget ca. 750. 000€ Successes and challenges - co-operation with local government - Great networking at Urban regions - Disasters affect projects timetable - Strong district organizations - Increased capacity at local level Asia Pacific

Cambodia Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction Project • Started at 2010 and continues up to 2015 • Implemented at Kampong Thong district • Close co-operation with FRC supported CBHFA project • Both “software” and “hardware” components • 2012 -2015 budget ca. 300. 000€ Successes and challenges - Co-operation between health and DRR projects - Increased capacity at district and local level -Sustainability issues at some of the hardware components - Strong co-operation with local government Asia Pacific