PCI's Humanitarian Assistance Programs

Strengthening Local Response Networks in India

Phase II: Cross-Sectoral Strategies for Risk Reduction

Cross-Sectoral Strategies for Risk Reduction, phase II is a multi-sectoral initiative to enhance disaster response coordination in five states of India: Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Odisha and Uttarakhand. With continued support of USAID / OFDA (Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance), PCI is embarking on this second phase for a year-long effort to strengthen local response networks in all the 5 states in India to reduce vulnerability to disasters and respond to them effectively.

The project is designed to facilitate the participation and expertise of a wide network of humanitarian assistance and disaster risk management stakeholders from Indian government, NGO, university and business sectors to help reinforce existing mandates, priorities and resources for reducing vulnerability to disasters and to help identify a sustainable mechanism for better local response network.

This project expands upon PCI’s two-year Cross Sectoral Strategies for Risk Reduction (CSR2) initiative implemented in the state of Bihar (September 2008- March 2011), which successfully convened more than 280 institutions from government, NGO sector, universities and businesses in a state-level platform for disaster risk reduction coordination.