ECHO Daily Map of 05 May 2021

Published on 5 May 2021

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India: EU mobilises an initial €2.2 million in emergency funding for the vulnerable during COVID-19

5 May 2021
Today, the Commission has announced that it will allocate an initial €2.2 million in emergency funding to respond to the drastic surge in COVID-19 cases in India. The funding will support the World Health Organization (WHO) for a 6-month case management of COVID-19 patients, as well as strengthening laboratory capacity for COVID-19 testing.

Handbook and appendix on Nature Based Solutions (NBS)

5 May 2021
The Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (European Commission) published, on the 4th of May 2021, the "Handbook and appendix on Nature Based Solutions (NBS)".The Handbook aims to provide decision-makers with a comprehensive NBS impact assessment framework, and a robust set of indicators and methodologies to assess impacts of nature-based solutions across 12 societal challenge areas: Cli