The LAC region is highly exposed to a wide range of natural hazards. The region is regularly struck by small and medium scale events that affect the population and, due to their frequency, undermine the fragile livelihoods of those affected.
ECHO's main objective was to respond to the acute humanitarian needs of the most vulnerable and exposed people while increasing their resilience in line with the EU resilience policy. Furthermore, ECHO support aimed at contributing to longer term strategies in the region, by carrying out awareness and advocacy actions to promote the replication and scaling-up of successful community DRR projects.
The independent overall evaluation of the ECHO actions in Latin America 2012-2015 provided a comprehensive, retrospective assessment of ECHO's strategy and approach in Latin America, covering the evaluation issues of relevance, coherence, EU Added Value, effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability. Further, it formulated prospective and strategic recommendations for a future ECHO strategy in the region.