Africa
Botswana
Romania
Paraguay
Tunisia
Bulgaria
Belarus
Tuvalu
Zambia
Uganda
Tanzania
Dominican Republic
South Africa
Somalia
Solomon Islands
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Mauritius
Mauritania
Sao Tome and Principe
Saint Lucia
Liberia
Jamaica
Guinea
Fiji
Ethiopia
Eritrea
Dominica
Congo Democratic Republic
Comoros
Cameroon
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Jordan
Suriname
Zimbabwe
Uzbekistan
Tajikistan
Iraq
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Tunisia
Trinidad and Tobago
Marshall Islands
Cook Islands
Grenada
Mauritius
Eritrea
Mauritania
Sao Tome and Principe
Guinea
Gabon
Congo Democratic Republic
Chad
Angola
Jamaica
Argentina
Colombia
Albania
India
China
Afghanistan
Guyana
Chile
Indonesia
Guatemala
Cameroon
Georgia
Fiji
Cambodia
El Salvador
Egypt
Burundi
Lesotho
Ecuador
Brazil
Lebanon
Dominica
Bolivia
Kyrgyz Republic
Bhutan
Kiribati
Djibouti
Belize
Kenya
Costa Rica
Armenia
Kazakhstan
Comoros
Bangladesh
Dominican Republic
Nicaragua
Somalia
Namibia
Yemen
Myanmar
Seychelles
Vietnam
Solomon Islands
Mozambique
Panama
Vanuatu
Mongolia
Haiti
Uruguay
Sierra Leone
Moldova
Nepal
Uganda
Serbia
Morocco
Ghana
Saudi Arabia
Mexico
Madagascar
Turkey
Samoa
Liberia
Burkina Faso
Tonga
Rwanda
Malawi
Timor-Leste
Philippines
Senegal
Thailand
Peru
Togo
Tanzania
Papua New Guinea
Benin
Pakistan
Ethiopia
Sri Lanka
Nigeria
South Africa
Niger
In FY18, GFDRR activities supported more than 25 countries in Africa. These activities leveraged $917 million in development finance across the region.
In recent years, most of Sub-Saharan Africa has experienced robust and sustained economic growth. A quarter of the countries in the region registered a GDP growth rate of 7% or higher going into 2013. However, just one major natural disaster, such as a drought or widespread flooding, can greatly affect a country’s growth rate. In many parts of Sub-Saharan Africa, the economy is based on rain-fed agriculture, which is easily damaged by the effects of climate change. Additionally, aging or poorly maintained infrastructure such as roads, power lines, and irrigation systems; a lack of basic data on weather patterns and hazards; and weak government institutions increase risks due to natural disasters.
Rapid urbanization and land degradation exacerbate these risks—by 2050, an estimated 60% of the population will live in cities. Fortunately, political commitment to disaster risk management in Sub-Saharan African countries is growing, creating opportunities for engagement. FY17 saw new areas of focus for GFDRR in the region, including efforts to establish open data access and sharing of disaster-related information. GFDRR is also working with governments to develop financial protection mechanisms. These initiatives are helping the region to build the long-term resilience to natural disasters needed to sustain countries’ economic growth.
In Malawi, GFDRR is helping the government implement innovative forecasting and risk modeling systems to protect people against the risk of floods and droughts. In Mozambique, GFDRR is helping to construct safer schools using new building codes that enable key infrastructure to withstand the forces of cyclones and severe storms. Similarly, in Madagascar, new transport and irrigation infrastructure safety codes proved so efficient that only one in 1,000 improved public buildings constructed by a social fund is suffering damages.
Grants Awarded by GFDRR 2007 - Present
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