Middle East and North Africa

Across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), droughts, earthquakes, water scarcity, and heat waves continue to hamper development efforts and adversely impact livelihoods and economies. While the absolute number of disasters around the world has almost doubled since the 1980s, the average number of natural disasters in the region has almost tripled over the same period. While IFRC Disaster Law has previously conducted activities in Lebanon and Egypt, we are not currently active in the MENA region. Noting the region’s particular vulnerability to disaster, IFRC Disaster Law welcomes expressions of interest from Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies in MENA, as well as other prospective partners, who would like to implement disaster law activities or projects in the region.