In response to the urgent need to rehabilitate areas affected by the Tsunami of 26 December 2004, the Commission decided to launch the Pro Eco II B - Post Tsunami Call for Proposals. The call is a tailor-made programme specifically designed to help local communities rehabilitate and reconstruct effectively and efficiently in the Tsunami-hit areas of India, Indonesia, Maldives, Thailand and Sri Lanka.
The focal points of the Pro Eco II B - Post Tsunami Programme are waste management/sanitation, water management/sanitation, environmental planning of coastal settlements, coastal zone management, sustainable transport, sustainable energy, local implementation of international agreements relating to natural catastrophes and/or geologic hazards.