Guatemala: the Commission provides €1,325 million in humanitarian aide to cope with the drought

Central America, especially Guatemala, were particularly hard hit by El Nino at the end of 2009 and on the beginning of 2010.

The situation in the "dry corridor" of Guatemala bordering Honduras and Salvador was critical. The region suffered from a severe drought caused by the El Nino phenomenon. The European Commission therefore allocated €1.325 to help those populations most affected.

The funds would be channelled through the Commission's Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO) with projects implemented by its humanitarian partners. He would provide food assistance, the distribution of seeds, food-for-work programmes, the improvement of water distribution and stocking systems, as well as a system of surveillance for food security.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Relations between Guatemala and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/relations-between-guatemala-and-the-european-union/

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