WFP- Emergency Preparation and Response Capacities Funding under this initiative supports the World Food Programme to build emergency preparedness and response capacities related to food and nutritional security in nine countries in Central and South America: El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Bolivia, Columbia, Ecuador, Paraguay and Peru. The initiative consists of two components: capacity development and institutional strengthening; and knowledge management. The total value of this initiative is $1.8 million over 2 years, starting 2012-13.