Small Island States Resilience Initiative (SISRI)

Climate Objective
Adaptation
Sectors and Themes
Cities
Industry and Infrastructure
Transport
Type of Support Provider
Multilateral
Type of Recipient
Public entity at the national level
Co-financing
No
Trustee or Administrator
World Bank
Contact Information
Countries
Cook Islands
Niue
Fiji
Kiribati
Micronesia
Nauru
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Singapore
Timor-Leste
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Grenada
Guyana
Haiti
Jamaica
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Suriname
Trinidad and Tobago
Bahrain
Maldives
Comoros
Equatorial Guinea
Mauritius
Sao Tome and Principe
Seychelles
Solomon Islands
Region
East Asia and Pacific
Sub-Saharan Africa

The Small Islands States Resilience Initiative (SISRI) is a global program launched by the World Bank in September 2014, in response to calls by Small Island States for greater and more effective support to build their resilience to climate change and disaster risk. The goal of SISRI is to support Small Island States in reducing climate and disaster risks to their populations, assets, ecosystems and economies.

Support Provider

European Union, Japan, and contributions from several other members of the World Bank.

Purpose of Support
Strengthening enabling environments and stakeholder capacity
Prepare Proposals, Projects and Pipelines
Financial Instruments Offered
Grants
Concessional loans
In-kind contributions
Organizational and Decision Making Structure

The Small Island States Resilience Initiative (SISRI), supported through the World Bank and GFDRR, is a global program established in response to calls by Small Island States for greater and more effective support to build their resilience. SISRI works through established procedures at the World Bank, while offering innovative and dedicated assistance specifically targeted at building resilience in Small Island States.

Eligible countries

SISRI aims to support up to 30 countries in the Caribbean, Pacific and African/Indian Oceans during its first commitment period of 2016-2018.

Eligible Countries and Geographic Regions
East Asia and Pacific
Cook Islands
Niue
Fiji
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Micronesia
Nauru
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Singapore
Timor-Leste
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Latin America and Caribbean
Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Grenada
Guyana
Haiti
Jamaica
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Suriname
Trinidad and Tobago
Bahrain
Maldives
Sub-Saharan Africa
Comoros
Equatorial Guinea
Mauritius
Sao Tome and Principe
Seychelles
Solomon Islands
Information on how to
Receive additional information by contacting Denis Jordy at djordy@worldbank.org.