Mission
AAI is an international humanitarian organisation that saves lives and reduces human suffering through the provision of health action in response to humanitarian emergencies and by building the resilience of communities that are vulnerable to crisis.
Disaster Reduction Goal
To engage with local communities in managing local disaster risk by increasing local capacity and resilience and reducing vulnerability to natural hazards often with the collaboration of external actors from civil society, local government and the private sector.
DRR activities
Policies and Programmes in DRR
DRR Capacity Development on behalf of ADRRN in Timor Leste
Membership in Key Networks
Australian Council for International Development (ACFID)
Asian Disaster Reduction & Response Network
People in Aid
Disaster Reduction Focal Point(s)
Marc Preston
Websites
http://www.aai.org.au
Making disaster risk reduction a policy priority, institutional strengthening (HFA 1)
Mainstreaming DRR organisationally within AAI and also in its programmes and projects.