Caterpillar aims to improve the efficiency of disaster emergency rescue
In August 4, 2016, the Caterpillar, the Caterpillar foundation and the China foundation for poverty alleviation held the "disaster preparedness system construction seminar" in Beijing and the establishment of the special fund for disaster preparedness of the first enterprise foundation in china.
The injection of new capital fund "and" disaster preparedness and mitigation projects as the 2015 Caterpillar foundation China poverty alleviation fund jointly set up at the same time, through discussing the construction preparation of disaster prevention and mitigation system, calling for more enterprises to participate in the pre disaster donations, help strengthen the construction of disaster preparedness and Prevention work and social relief efforts, working together to enhance disaster emergency rescue work.
Chen Qihua, vice president of Caterpillar global and chairman of Caterpillar (China) Investment Co., Ltd., said, "in China, Caterpillar is committed to become a responsible, contributing" corporate citizen". Emergency rescue is Caterpillar and the Caterpillar foundation has sustained areas of concern, we raise donations, mobilization of equipment rush to the disaster area, and to support post disaster reconstruction. In addition, we also actively promote the world's leading relief idea and practice, together with the Chinese poverty alleviation fund, through the establishment of "special fund for disaster preparedness and mitigation", advocated innovative ideas before disaster donations, disaster prevention, disaster relief and reconstruction, to help disaster affected populations."
In 2015, the Caterpillar foundation and the professional international donor organization granted Asian cooperation, and established a special fund for disaster preparedness and reduction with the China foundation for poverty alleviation. The Caterpillar foundation will give new funds to special funds by giving Asia every year. In 2015 and 2016 the Caterpillar foundation to the special fund of $500 thousand, or about 3 million 250 thousand yuan, not only for different areas of targeted pre disaster material reserves, also provide training for social rescue forces and volunteers, to help them become more professional, and support community disaster prevention awareness training, knowledge and skills. According to the annual disaster preparedness, disaster prevention and disaster reduction needs, the poverty alleviation foundation of China has unified planning and use. At present, the first funding support for disaster preparedness materials have been all in storage, training for professional rescue teams has ended.
China poverty alleviation fund vice Shaogao Yangtze River said, "globally, less than 0.7% of the disaster assistance for disaster risk reduction, and spending on disaster prevention and reduction in every $1 means that will save the corresponding rescue and post disaster reconstruction spending $7. Chinese poverty alleviation foundation and the Caterpillar Foundation jointly set up a "special fund for disaster preparedness and mitigation" is the social organizations to participate in the preparation of practice and innovation of preventing disaster relief work, this concept will be the focus in the donation after transfer to the pre disaster donations, focusing on prevention and preparation, to help improve the efficiency of emergency rescue, to minimize casualties and property the loss, but also in a more professional way to promote the social organizations and the public to participate in emergency relief."
Disaster preparedness and mitigation of the special fund for the first time opened in June 24th this year, Jiangsu Yancheng tornado hail especially after a major disaster, within 20 hours, Chinese poverty alleviation fund can at 210 top special relief tent, and served on the affected area in the evening, and quickly set up temporary shelters, effectively alleviate the affected people basic living security problems. In addition, the fund will also support the Chinese poverty alleviation fund launched the "humanitarian" disaster prevention system construction projects to enhance the ability of training, promote the social organization more orderly and more professional participation in disaster management, play the advantages of non-governmental forces, and the government work better. In the future, in the field of disaster prevention and reduction, the special fund also plans to take the left behind children as the main target group in disaster prone areas, and take disaster reduction education as the main content, to enhance the ability of these children to cope with disasters and daily security risks, and to safeguard children's safety.
Wang Peng, Assistant Secretary General of China foundation for poverty alleviation and Research Fellow of China Earthquake Emergency Search and rescue center, vice president of China international rescue team, Qu Guosheng, vice president of Caterpillar global, and chairman of Caterpillar (China) Investment Co., Ltd., Chen Qihua, received media visit.
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