THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION’S HUMANITARIAN AID IN NICARAGUA

October 1998: Hurricane Mitch

Starting in 1998, the Commission took four decisions, including a Global Plan, to fund 34 projects managed by European NGO partners and other humanitarian organizations.

• Funding - over €11 million

• Continuing interventions targeted:
  • Health (in the broad sense of the term, including assistance and prevention)
  • Water and sanitation
  • Nutritional support in shelters
  • Rehabilitation of housing and community buildings

• In the emergency phase, interventions also focused on:
  • Food aid
  • Distribution of essential items
  • Emergency shelter (including basic roofs)

July 1999: Eruption of Cerro Negro Volcano, Nicaragua

The European Commission took an emergency decision, which funded two projects executed by European NGOs and organizations in the Red Cross family.
 

Cerro Negro Volcano, León Dept, Nicaragua. 2005 © EC/ECHO/François Duboc

• Funding - €500,000

• Aid targeted food and basic needs.

July 2000: Earthquake in Masaya, Nicaragua

The European Commission adopted an emergency decision to finance three humanitarian aid projects run by 3 organizations (2 European NGOs and one United Nations Agency)

• Funding - €990,000

• Aid targeted emergency assistance, health and rehabilitation and/or shelter construction (basic roofing)

2001: Drought in Central America (Nicaragua)

An emergency decision was taken to finance two projects under the supervision of 2 European NGOs.

• Funding - €450,000

• Aid targeted the delivery of food, tools and agricultural inputs, health assistance and improvements in access to water.

2002: Drought and food crisis

The European Commission adopted an emergency decision to finance three national projects and one regional project through 4 NGOs.

• Funding - over €1 million

• Aid targeted monitoring and treatment of acute malnutrition.

2003: Follow-up and monitoring of the nutritional situation in Central America

An emergency decision was taken for a regional project with a European NGO.

• Funding - €130,000

• Aid targeted follow-up and monitoring of acute malnutrition in Central America.

1996-2006: DIPECHO Action Plans for disaster preparedness

Aiming to prevent, prepare for, and mitigate disasters, the Commission implemented four DIPECHO Action Plans in Nicaragua totaling approximately €5.3 million, which have funded 23 projects. The projects selection under the 5th Action Plan is on going.

Dipilto, Dept of Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua. 2005 © ACSUR Las Segovias

The DIPECHO Action Plans have focused on the following activities:
• Training/capacity building (strengthening local peoples’ and authorities’ response capacity)
• Elaboration of emergency plans at the local level (community and municipality)
• Formation of emergency brigades at the community and municipal level
• Small-scale mitigation works for demonstration purposes and awareness raising
• Infrastructure works for emergency preparedness (emergency shelters, water tanks, etc)
• Early warning systems for floods, volcanic eruptions, landslides, etc.
• Technical studies and surveys to incorporate natural disaster risk management in the development planning process

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