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FY 2007: Year in Review

In FY 2007, OFDA responded to 77 disasters affecting more than 94 million people in 57 countries. Ongoing conflicts, flooding, drought, food insecurity, a cyclone, an Ebola hemorrhagic fever outbreak, and a meningitis outbreak confronted countries throughout Africa. Asia and the Pacific region experienced natural disasters, including typhoons, a cyclone, earthquakes, and flooding, as well as complex emergencies. Nine countries in Europe, the Middle East, and Central Asia (EMCA) required assistance to address issues related to flooding, wildfires, a cyclone, and complex political and security challenges. Hurricanes, heavy rainfall, and flooding led to the majority of disaster declarations in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region, while wildfires and an earthquake also required OFDA’s assistance.

In both natural and complex disasters, affected populations required emergency assistance, including safe drinking water, emergency shelter, health care services, food assistance, and emergency relief supplies such as soap, kitchen sets, blankets, and water containers. Countries facing insecurity or emerging from periods of political or economic volatility also required support for local capacity building, protection of vulnerable populations, and coordination of international humanitarian response efforts.

In FY 2007, OFDA provided nearly $479 million for the purchase and distribution of emergency relief supplies and to support relief activities in the following sectors: water, sanitation, and hygiene; health; agriculture and food security; nutrition; shelter and settlements; economy and market systems; protection; humanitarian coordination and information management; and logistics and relief commodities. OFDA deployed Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DARTs) or assessment teams to Belize, Central African Republic, Chad, Greece, Jamaica, Kenya, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, and Sri Lanka and supported USAID’s field offices in Sudan.

In addition to responding to ongoing disasters, OFDA directed more than $70.4 million, including nearly $28.7 million for avian influenza preparedness activities, to prepare for and mitigate the hazards of natural disasters. OFDA tailored these disaster risk reduction programs to the specific risks that communities may face and designed the programs to build and improve local disaster management capabilities. In FY 2007, these efforts included support for storm early warning systems, volcano monitoring programs, and improved emergency communication networks.

To read the OFDA FY 2007 Annual Report, click here (10.67MB PDF).

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