West Africa National Level DRR The West Africa National Level Disaster Reduction and Recovery initiative will encompass the World Bank Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) mainstreaming and climate change adaption within West Africa development strategies. Activities proposed as part of these programs include comprehensive risk assessments, coordination of DRR and climate change agendas, sectoral mainstreaming, support to meteorological agencies, urban vulnerability reduction, capacity building of key health staff in disaster prone areas and improving the enforcement of building codes. The total value of this initiative is $1.5 million to be expensed during the 2010-11 financial year.