East Asia and Pacific
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
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
Jamaica
Argentina
Colombia
Albania
India
China
Afghanistan
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
Dominican Republic
Nicaragua
Somalia
Namibia
Yemen
Myanmar
In FY18, GFDRR supported activities in more than 12 countries across the East Asia and Pacific. These activities leveraged $2.8 billion in development finance across the region.
East Asia Pacific is the most disaster-stricken region in the world. More than 1.6 billion people in the region were affected by disasters between 2000 and 2011. Many of the areas worst hit are urban centers. Between 1980 and 2012, the number of people living in cities in East Asia and the Pacific increased by over one billion, more than all other regions combined. Another billion are expected to move to these cities by 2040. Poorly planned development and increasing concentration of people and assets in urban centers creates disaster hot spots.
Without action, multi-billion dollar disasters could become increasingly common. To address this trend, there is an urgent need to invest in risk analysis to inform urban planning and development. Investments are also needed for better hazard forecasting, information systems, and emergency response. More needs to be done to better understand the fiscal impact of disasters, and how to guide recovery planning in a way to build back communities that are safer and stronger.
In East Asia and the Pacific, GFDRR has been deeply engaged in developing comprehensive disaster risk management programs. In the Philippines, for instance, GFDRR provided technical assistance for up to $9 billion risk in reduction investments for the Metro Manila Flood Risk Master Plan, and supported recovery efforts after Typhoon Haiyan. In the Pacific’s small island states, GFDRR is helping to protect countries against economic shocks due to natural disasters through an innovative risk financing mechanism. Overall, as shown above, almost 40% of GFDRR grants went toward risk reduction efforts, with approximately a fifth focused on risk identification and preparedness.
Grants Awarded by GFDRR 2007 - Present
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Rapid Damage Assessment of Cyclone Gita in the Kingdom of Tonga (Bank Executed) $115,000 02/2018 - 12/2018 |
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