Disaster and Climate Risk Management Project

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The project development objective (PDO) of the Disaster and Climate Risk Management Project is to strengthen the State Hydro-meteorological Service's ability to forecast severe weather and improve Moldova's capacity to prepare for and respond to natural disasters. There are four components to the project. Component A: strengthen the SHS's severe weather forecasting capacity. The component aims to strengthen the SHS's ability to forecast severe weather and provide decision-makers and other users with more effective, diverse, and timely forecasts and warnings. Component B: improve disaster preparedness and emergency response. The component aims to strengthen Government capacity to manage emergencies and coordinate disaster response among levels of government agencies units by establishing and operating the Emergency Command Center (ECC), and associated capacity-building activities. Component C: initiate activities for adaptation to climate risks in agriculture. The component aims to improve the practical application of agro-meteorological information in the agriculture sector in order to increase its resilience towards adverse weather effects. Component D: project management. The component will provide fiduciary support to implement components A, B, and C.