Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR)

Climate Objective
Adaptation
Sectors and Themes
Cities
Disaster Risk Reduction
Economic Recovery
Industry and Infrastructure
Oceans and Coasts
Type of Support Provider
Multilateral
Type of Recipient
Public entity at the national level
Public entity at the sub-national level
Public entity at the regional level
Fund Size

Between 2007 and 2022, GFDRR has provided $890 million in technical assistance, analytics, and capacity building support to more than 157 countries through in-country, regional, and global activities.

Co-financing
No
Application Timeframe

On a rolling basis.

Trustee or Administrator
World Bank
Contact Information
Countries
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Comoros
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire
Cuba
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Fiji
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Ghana
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Jamaica
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Kuwait
Kyrgyz Republic
Laos
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Macedonia
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
North Korea
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Qatar
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Korea
South Sudan
Sri Lanka
Suriname
Syria
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
United Arab Emirates
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Region
East Asia and Pacific
Europe and Central Asia
Middle East and North Africa
South Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa

The Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) is a global partnership program for disaster risk management and climate change adaptation managed by the World Bank on behalf of its members. GFDRR supports implementation of Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA)’s successor, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030. Through its in-country work, GFDRR awards grants for specific activities in line with its seven operating principles:

  • Demand-driven approach to ensure maximum impact
  • Leveraging development investments and policies
  • Focusing on inclusive design and participation
  • Empowering women and mainstreaming gender
  • Jointly addressing disaster and climate risk
  • Developing knowledge and sharing best practices
  • Prioritizing a results-oriented approach
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
Financial Instruments Offered
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

Eligible Countries and Geographic Regions
East Asia and Pacific
Cook Islands
Niue
Cambodia
China
Fiji
Indonesia
Kiribati
North Korea
South Korea
Laos
Malaysia
Marshall Islands
Micronesia
Mongolia
Myanmar
Nauru
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Samoa
Singapore
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Vietnam
Europe and Central Asia
Albania
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Georgia
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyz Republic
Macedonia
Moldova
Montenegro
San Marino
Serbia
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Latin America and Caribbean
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Suriname
Trinidad and Tobago
Uruguay
Venezuela
Middle East and North Africa
Iran
Algeria
Bahrain
Djibouti
Egypt
Iraq
Israel
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Libya
Morocco
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Tunisia
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
South Asia
Brunei
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Sub-Saharan Africa
Uganda
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Côte d'Ivoire
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Tanzania
Togo
Solomon Islands
Zambia
Zimbabwe
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).