EU-South Asia Capacity building for Disaster Risk Management The main objective of this initiative is to help build resilience of South Asia to risks from hydrological climate-related disasters and to strengthen Disaster Risk Management capacities mainly at regional and national level. The aim is to strengthen the regional level, mainly through the SAARC Disaster Management Centre (SDMC) and the National Disaster Management Centres (NDMCs) of each member State, and to strengthen hydromet capacity amongst regional organisations and national agencies.