The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies reportedly plans to allocate around nine million dollars this year for projects to support North Korea ahead of the monsoon season.

Radio Free Asia said Wednesday that the Red Cross plans to select 31 towns that are considered to be the most vulnerable to natural disasters and will provide them with up to nine-and-a-half million dollars for preparedness training and to build dams and reservoirs.

The report said the international organization’s plans aim to help some eight-point-two million North Koreans this year.

The Red Cross also plans to form a committee on preventing natural disasters in the North from this month until mid-September, when the region is affected by monsoon rains.