The DPPC requests and obtains
funds and other resources for its activities by launching annual appeals,
usually in December. Occasionally, it makes seasonal and special appeals, to
which the international donor community often responds favourably. Currently,
the Commission is responding to the needs of disaster victims using the
resources made available in response to such appeals.
At present, a Five Year
National Disaster Prevention and Preparedness plan is under formulation by the
Commission with the full participation of its regional partners. Its aim is to
create a framework for the Government’s effort to link relief to development
thus enabling donors to make multi-year pledges of food and other resources.
Long term planning is a prerequisite for successfully linking relief to
development and promotion of food security. It also allows integration into the
Government’s plan and co-ordination of NGO activities.