Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance – Middle East, North Africa, and Europe – Early Recovery, Risk Reduction, and Resilience, Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 – Iraq
In FY 2022, USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/BHA) provided more than $17 million to partner organizations implementing early recovery, risk reduction, and resilience (ER4) activities in five countries across the Middle East, North Africa, and Europe (MENAE). Countries in MENAE are susceptible to a range of natural disasters, including earthquakes, extreme winter weather, floods, and wildfires, putting communities at heightened risk of vulnerability.
USAID/BHA supported programs in Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Syria, the West Bank and Gaza, and the Europe and Caucasus regions during the fiscal year to build resilience and improve emergency preparedness among community members and local disaster management specialists.
USAID/BHA partners across the region have implemented activities to bolster community resilience to natural disasters and strengthen the capacity of vulnerable populations to mitigate the effects of future climatic events. For example, USAID/BHA provided support for standalone ER4 activities in Libya in FY 2022, including $900,000 to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to train local and national stakeholders on displacement tracking methods, facilitate community-based consultations, and support environmental improvement projects.
