General information
Title
Additional contribution 2015-2016 to SFERA (Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities) - UN FAO
ID
XM-DAC-2-10-3017495
CRS ID
FF/2015/08
Start date
End date
Activity status
Completion
Budget
€1.525.000
Actor
UN Food and Agricultural Organisation - earmarked funds FAO_FAO - FAO - PRT
Sector
Humanitarian Aid - Emergency Response - Emergency food aid
Policy markers
Gender 1
Environment 1
Good Governance 1
Aid type
Contributions to specific-purpose programmes and funds managed by international organisations (multilateral, INGO)
Fragile state
No
Least developed country
No
Budgetline
54 52 356082 Humanitarian Funds
Finance type
GRANT
Tied status
No
Flow type
ODA
Body
General
SFERA is a key tool to support the implementation of the Strategic Objective 5, 'Increase the resilience of livelihoods to threats and crisis', which aims to improve the capacities of highly vulnerable populations to withstand and adapt to shocks. In particularSFERA is essential to FAO's continued ability to provide rapid, high-impact emergency assistance to the most vulnerable populations affected by disaster. SFERA also plays a critical role in coordinating a collaborative, longer-term response focusing on people's livelihood and resilience strategies, as well as improving the capacity of their local institutions to prevent, protect and restore livelihoods. The Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities (SFERA) enables the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to take rapid and effective action in response to food and agricultural threats and emergencies.
The Fund has three components: