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REGIONAL SUMMARY
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In FY 2022, USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/BHA) provided approximately $110 million to partner organizations conducting early recovery, risk reduction, and resilience (ER4) activities in 16 countries across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Populations in the region are vulnerable to a range of natural disasters, including drought, earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, landslides, and wildfires. These hazards compound existing vulnerabilities faced by many communities in LAC.
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Through its Regional Disaster Assistance Program (RDAP), USAID/BHA maintained a network of 29 disaster risk management specialists, as well as more than 400 surge staff, in countries across LAC to strengthen emergency preparedness and response capacity for natural disasters.
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In Haiti, with nearly $19.6 million in FY 2022 funding, USAID/BHA supported six partner organizations to implement standalone ER4 activities. This included approximately $11 million to Catholic Relief Services (CRS) for a multi-year Resilience Food Security Activity (RFSA) aiming to improve immediate food security and nutrition outcomes and bolster long-term resilience against climatic and systemic challenges.
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USAID/BHA also supported activities to strengthen community preparedness and response capacity for earthquakes, volcanoes, wildland fires, and other natural disasters across the region. In addition, USAID/BHA supported activities to strengthen agricultural sustainability in drought-prone areas of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.