AMOUNT: EUR 7 260 000
0 . Major changes since last version of HIP
Additional needs have arisen in the Indian Ocean for supporting the creation of a network of humanitarian teams in four countries (Madagascar, Mauritius, Comoros and Seychelles), similar to the successful project supported by ECHO in the Pacific with OCHA for the creation of humanitarian teams. These platforms will operate in close cooperation with UNDAC, engaging national Disasters Offices, national Red Cross societies and regional partners. DIPECHO experiences could be incorporated in the training curriculum of the national staff in order to encourage replicability and ensure sustainability. It is therefore appropriate to increase the allocation under the present HIP by EUR 260 000.