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arihant current affairs magazine Published this article page no 16 IDA provides significant levels of debt relief through the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative and the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI). Program for Asia Resilience to Climate Change (PARCC) It is a trust fund supported by the United Kingdoms Department for International Development and administered by the World Bank. It was launched in 2018 to strengthen disaster and climate resilience in Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Myanmar Nepal Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Regional Integrated MultiHazard Early Warning System for Africa and Asia (RIMES) It is an intergovernmental institution for the generation and application of early warning information. RIMES evolved from the efforts of countries in Africa and Asia in the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. RIMES builds capacity of its Member States in the endtoend early warning of tsunami and hydrometeorological hazards. It operates from its regional early warning center located at the campus of the Asian Institute of Technology in Thailand. India is a founding member and currently chairs RIMES Council. Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) It is an intergovernmental organization that works to build the resilience of people and institutions to disasters and climate change impacts in Asia and the Pacific. Established 1986 Headquarter Bangkok Thailand. It provides comprehensive technical services to countries in the region to support sustainable solutions for risk reduction and climate resilience. ADPC is governed by its nine founding member countries Bangladesh Cambodia China India Nepal Pakistan the Philippines Sri Lanka and Thailand arihant current affairs magazine buy.