Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR)

Type of Recipient
Public entity at the national level
Public entity at the sub-national level
Public entity at the regional level
Region
East Asia and Pacific
Europe and Central Asia
Middle East and North Africa
South Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
Fund Size

GFDRR has helped mobilize approximately $35 billion in financing since 2015 for disaster and climate resilience operations from the World Bank Group, national governments, and other development partners.

Co-financing Requirement
No
Application Timeframe

On a rolling basis.

Sectors and Themes
Cities
Disaster Risk Reduction
Economic Recovery
Industry and Infrastructure
Oceans and Coasts
Climate Objective
Adaptation
Type of Support Provider
Multilateral
Trustee or Administrator
World Bank
Contact Information

Established in 2006, the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) is a multi-donor partnership that supports low and middle-income countries to understand, manage, and reduce their risks from natural hazards and climate change. Specifically, GFDRR provides financial support for technical assistance and expertise and invests in new analytics, innovative solutions, and tools to generate and share best available global knowledge that can create outcomes and impact to help improve disaster risk management and climate change adaptation operations and policies.

GFDRR provides grant financing to the most vulnerable countries and communities where there is a higher likelihood it will have positive impact and draw in larger disaster and climate resilience investments. 

Support Provider

Australia, Austria, Canada, European Union, Germany, Italy, Japan, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States.

Purpose of Support
Strengthening enabling environments and stakeholder capacity
Funding Type
Grants
Monitoring and Reporting Procedures

An annual report for monitoring and evaluation is produced.

Organizational and Decision Making Structure

GFDRR governance is organized by its Consultative Group and Secretariat. The Consultative Group (CG) is GFDRR decision-making, oversight, and advisory body.

The Secretariat is hosted in the World Bank, which acts as trustee of resources contributed by donors. The Secretariat is responsible for awarding and managing grants, reporting on results, and outreach and partnership development.

Eligibility Criteria

GFDRR implements its strategy through eight areas of engagement that support the Sendai Framework priorities:

  1. Using science and innovation in disaster risk management
  2. Promoting resilient infrastructure
  3. Scaling up the resilience of cities
  4. Strengthening hydromet services and early warning systems
  5. Deepening financial protection through the joint partnership between GFDRR and the Disaster Risk Financing and Insurance Program (DRFIP)
  6. Building social resilience at the local level in developing countries
  7. Promoting the integration of climate risk and building climate resilience
  8. Recovery and reconstruction
Eligible Countries

GFDRR targets the most disaster-prone countries.

Priority Core Countries: Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Senegal, Togo, Indonesia, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vietnam, Kyrgyzstan, Haiti, Panama, Djibouti, Yemen, and Nepal

Information on how to

Access GFDRR allocates resources through a demand-driven approach based on strategic objectives and the application of grant allocation criteria as defined by the Consultative Group (CG).