Swedish Red Cross- Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaption in Sudan Svenska Röda Korset- Katastrofriskreducering och klimatanpassningsarbete i Sudan The project will be implemented in partnership between Swedish Red Cross (SRC) and Sudanese Red Crescent Society (SRCS). The proposed project is new to the Swedish Embassy in Khartoum. Sida/Embassy's fund will support 10 communities and maintain some support to 12 communities, which earlier supported by SRC and Radiohjalpen between (2018-2021). The support to the 12 communities will be to lesser extent, to capture learning and ensure that the SRCS local volunteer network is capable to continue supporting the communities. The proposed project will be implemented in four states in Red Sea, North Kordofan, River Nile and Northern states, targeting approximately 146,000 individuals in 22 communities (approximately 51% women and 49% men) and 240 of SRCS staff and volunteers at national, branch and community level (approximately 60% women and 40% men). The targeted states are sensitive to flooding, extreme temperature, desertification, drought and sand drifts. The communities themselves are in greatest need for capacity development in assessing, managing and reducing disaster risks and adapting to climate change impacts. In addition, SRCS in the four targeted states have good structures including a strong volunteer base.

The aim of proposed project to increase communities' awareness of risks and hazards and how to prevent them, and to strengthen communities' knowledge of their risks. The project will install community based early warning system and disaster response teams. The project will perform different kinds of awareness raising activities e.g. risk mapping exercise, safe areas and evacuation routes. etc.
The results of the project will contribute to improve the living conditions of the targeted communities. The longer term effects are related to institutional and behavioural change. Through the enhanced preparedness to disasters, people’s resilience will be strengthened and their vulnerabilities to hazards decreased. This will in the long-term have a positive impact on stability, security, conflict resolution and peaceful development. Projektet kommer att genomföras i samarbete mellan Svenska Röda Korset (SRC) och Sudanesiska Röda Halvmånen (SRCS). Det föreslagna projektet är nytt för den svenska ambassaden i Khartoum. Sida/Ambassadens fond kommer att stödja 10 samhällen och upprätthålla ett visst stöd till 12 samhällen, som tidigare stöddes av SRC och Radiohjalpen mellan (2018-2021). Stödet till de 12 samhällena kommer att vara i mindre utsträckning för att fånga upp lärande och se till att SRCS lokala volontärnätverk kan fortsätta att stödja samhällena. Det föreslagna projektet kommer att genomföras i fyra stater i Röda havet, Norra Kordofan, Nilen och norra stater, med inriktning på cirka 146 000 individer i 22 samhällen (cirka 51% kvinnor och 49% män) och 240 av SRCS personal och volontärer på nationell, filial och samhällsnivå (cirka 60% kvinnor och 40% män). De berörda staterna är känsliga för översvämningar, extrem temperatur, ökenspridning, torka och sanddrift. Samhällena själva är i störst behov av kapacitetsutveckling för att bedöma, hantera och minska katastrofrisker och anpassa sig till klimatförändringarnas effekter. Dessutom har SRCS i de fyra riktade staterna goda strukturer inklusive en stark volontärbas.

Syftet med det föreslagna projektet är att öka samhällenas medvetenhet om risker och faror och hur de kan förebyggas samt att stärka samhällenas kunskap om sina risker. Projektet kommer att installera samhällsbaserade system för tidig varning och katastrofinsatsgrupper. Projektet kommer att utföra olika typer av medvetandehöjande aktiviteter, t.ex. riskkartläggning, säkra områden och utrymningsvägar. etc. Resultaten av projektet kommer att bidra till att förbättra levnadsvillkoren för de berörda samhällena. De långsiktiga effekterna är relaterade till institutionella och beteendemässiga förändringar. Genom den förstärkta beredskapen för katastrofer kommer människors motståndskraft att stärkas och deras sårbarhet för faror att minska. Detta kommer på lång sikt att ha en positiv inverkan på stabilitet, säkerhet, konfliktlösning och fredlig utveckling. The project "Swedish Red Cross- Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaption in Sudan" is aiming to reach overall and specific objectives and corresponding outcomes as follows;
Overall Objective; More resilient communities able to mitigate, prepare and respond to natural hazards and climate change.
Specific objective; Strengthening the technical capacities of SRCS within Protection Gender Inclusion (PGI) and Community Engagement Accountability (CEA) sensitive Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Change Adaption (CCA) and community resilience.
Corresponding outcomes;
Outcome 1: SRCS governance, staff and volunteers have DRR/CCA technical capacity to deliver and support community-based DRR/CCA programming. It has 3 outputs;
• Output 1.1; Capacity of SRCS governance, staff and volunteers to support and implement DRR/CCA and resilience activities is strengthened.
• Output 1.2; Practical tools are developed and made available to SRCS staff and volunteers to implement quality PGI/CEA sensitive DRR/CCA/resilience activities.
• Output 1.3; Advocacy and awareness raising activities in PGI/CEA sensitive DRR and CCA are held with relevant stakeholders.
Outcome 2: The Sudanese Red Crescent Society (SRCS) have the technical capacity on programme and institutional level to mainstream Protection Gender Inclusion (PGI), Community Engagement and Accountability (CEA) and environmental sustainability, throughout the programme cycle. The outcome has 2 outputs;
• Output 2.1; The SRCS staff and volunteers capacities in PGI/CEA have been strengthened and the development of PGI/CEA policy, tools and guidelines have been supported, contributing towards the process of institutionalising PGI/CEA mainstreaming.
• Output 2.2; The SRCS staff and volunteers capacities in environmental sustainability have been strengthened, contributing towards the process of environmental sustainability mainstreaming.
Outcome 3: Increased capacity of women, men, girls, and boys, in the targeted communities to cope with, mitigate, prepare for and respond to disasters and climate change The outcome has 3 outputs;
Output 3.1; Women, girls, men, boys and SRCS local volunteers are aware of natural hazards and climate change risks and have the capacity to mitigate the risks and adapt.
• Output 3.2; Women, girls, men, boys and SRCS local volunteers in target communities including schools have the capacity to prepare for and provide effective response to disasters.
• Outputs 3.3; PGI-sensitive community-based early warning systems enhanced.