Appeal history:

reliefweb.int - This Emergency Appeal was initially launched on a preliminary basis on 11 July 2008 for CHF 750,000 for 2 months to assist 47,500 beneficiaries

- Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF): CHF 483,047 were allocated from the Federation's DREF to support national societies to start implementing the planned activities.

Summary: Given the evolving climatic forecasts, this Revised Emergency Appeal responds to a request from national societies in West and Central Africa, and focuses on providing timely and appropriate support to pre-emptively provide rapid flood relief during the 2008 rainy season. Preparations have been carried out through contingency plans development, flood relief supply pre-positioning, and volunteer training. With this revised Appeal the Federation is providing creative and flexible tactical support to national societies in the region to take appropriate action during disasters, with the main component being the creation of relief stocks strategically located in Dakar, Senegal, Accra, Ghana, and Yaoundé, Cameroon.

This will enable the Federation to provide timely and qualitative support to national societies' emergency interventions when needed. Depending on the actual flood occurrence, the Federation will encourage a country-based approach, with the launch of separate country appeals, separate project codes, and respective operations updates.

This operation will be implemented over 2 months, and will therefore be completed by September 2008.

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