The Strengthening Climate Resilience (SCR) Initiative is a two-year program funded by DFID that began in October 2009. It is led by a consortium including the Institute of Development Studies, Christian Aid, and Plan International. The initiative focuses on 10 countries across Southeast Asia, East Africa, and South Asia. The generic goals are to enhance governments' and civil societies' ability to reduce disaster risk and strengthen resilience to climate change by integrating approaches like climate adaptation and development. A key part of the initiative is to develop, test, and promote a "climate-smart approach to disaster risk management" that integrates tackling changing hazards, enhancing adaptive capacity, and addressing poverty and vulnerability.