East Asia and Pacific (EAP) has suffered the costliest disasters of any region as a whole, with disaster losses continuing to outpace economic growth in some subregions. Annualized economic losses amount to more than $300 billion per year when slow-onset disasters are taken into account. In terms of climate-related events alone, Southeast Asian countries often rank among the top 10 countries most affected globally.
Countries
Which Areas of Engagement are covered by grants in this region?
Sendai Priorities
Priority 1Understanding disaster risk
Priority 2Strengthening disaster risk governance to manage disaster risk
Priority 3Investing in disaster risk reduction for resilience
Priority 4Enhancing disaster preparedness for effective response and to “Build Back Better” in recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction
GFDRR Grants
Data only includes core program grants.
| Name | Country | Status | Amount | Start | Complete | Funding Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Understanding Community Resilience to Climate Change in Indonesia | Indonesia | Active |
$150,000.00 | 5/2020 | 8/2020 | Multi Donor Trust Fund for Mainstreaming Disaster and Climate Risk Management in Developing Countries |
| Timor-Leste Support to Ensure Sustainable and Resilient Water and Sanitation Services | Timor-Leste | Active |
$70,000.00 | 5/2020 | 5/2021 | Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries – Second Phase |
| Myanmar Strengthening Seismic Resilience | Myanmar | Active |
$500,000.00 | 4/2020 | 4/2022 | Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries – Second Phase |
| Community-based Disaster Risk Management for Resilient Poverty Reduction in Lao PDR | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Active |
$150,000.00 | 3/2020 | 8/2020 | Multi Donor Trust Fund for Mainstreaming Disaster and Climate Risk Management in Developing Countries |
| Improving Rural Accessibility and Road Resilience to Natural Disaster and Climate Risks in Cambodia | Cambodia | Active |
$200,000.00 | 3/2020 | 3/2022 | Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries – Second Phase |
| Assessment of the DRM Sector in Cambodia | Cambodia | Active |
$10,000.00 | 2/2020 | 8/2020 | Multi Donor Trust Fund for Mainstreaming Disaster and Climate Risk Management in Developing Countries |
| Laos Dam Safety Institutional Developments | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Active |
$100,000.00 | 2/2020 | 3/2021 | Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries – Second Phase |
| Assessment of the DRM Sector in Myanmar | Myanmar | Active |
$10,000.00 | 2/2020 | 8/2020 | Multi Donor Trust Fund for Mainstreaming Disaster and Climate Risk Management in Developing Countries |
| Assessment of the DRM Sector in Lao PDR | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Active |
$25,000.00 | 2/2020 | 8/2020 | Multi Donor Trust Fund for Mainstreaming Disaster and Climate Risk Management in Developing Countries |
| Strengthening Disaster Risk Management and Resilience Policies in Fiji | Fiji | Active |
$200,000.00 | 2/2020 | 2/2021 | GFDRR Single Donor Trust Fund for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in the Indo-Pacific Region |
| Enhancing the capacity of Samoa for multi-hazard early warning systems, disaster preparedness and response | Samoa | Active |
$200,000.00 | 2/2020 | 2/2021 | GFDRR Single Donor Trust Fund for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in the Indo-Pacific Region |
| Resilient Public Facilities in Pacific Island Countries | Pacific Islands | Active |
$1,700,000.00 | 2/2020 | 2/2021 | GFDRR Single Donor Trust Fund for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in the Indo-Pacific Region |
| Resilient Urban Mobility Diagnostics for Indonesian Cities | Indonesia | Active |
$180,000.00 | 2/2020 | 3/2021 | Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries – Second Phase |
| Supporting Resilient Human Settlements in Pacific Island Countries | Pacific Islands | Active |
$1,675,000.00 | 1/2020 | 2/2021 | GFDRR Single Donor Trust Fund for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in the Indo-Pacific Region |
| Strengthening housing resilience and multi-hazard early warning capacity in Tonga | Tonga | Active |
$200,000.00 | 1/2020 | 2/2021 | GFDRR Single Donor Trust Fund for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in the Indo-Pacific Region |
| Enhancing resilient infrastructure management in Tuvalu | Tuvalu | Active |
$200,000.00 | 1/2020 | 2/2021 | GFDRR Single Donor Trust Fund for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in the Indo-Pacific Region |
| Supporting institutional capacity building to operationalize DRM policy reform in Vanuatu | Vanuatu | Active |
$200,000.00 | 1/2020 | 2/2021 | GFDRR Single Donor Trust Fund for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in the Indo-Pacific Region |
| Building the Social Resilience of Communities in the Pacific | Solomon Islands | Active |
$800,000.00 | 12/2019 | 2/2021 | GFDRR Single Donor Trust Fund for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in the Indo-Pacific Region |
| Strengthening Ulaanbaatar SME Competitiveness and Resilience | Mongolia | Active |
$100,000.00 | 12/2019 | 8/2020 | Multi Donor Trust Fund for Mainstreaming Disaster and Climate Risk Management in Developing Countries |
| Philippines – Support to the Sustainable, Inclusive, and Resilient Tourism Project | Philippines | Active |
$750,000.00 | 12/2019 | 6/2021 | Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries – Second Phase |
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