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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRM Institutional Strengthening and Resilience Investment Options for the rural sector in the Tonle Sap region, Cambodia | Cambodia | Active |
$50,000.00 | 2/2022 | 8/2025 | Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries – Second Phase |
| The Philippines - Support to Climate and Disaster Risk-Informed Policies, Institutional Strengthening, and Budgets Execution | Philippines | Active |
$450,000.00 | 5/2022 | 12/2024 | MDTF GFDRR Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Supporting Disaster and Climate Resilience in Developing Countries |
| EAP Emissions reduction Program: Mobilizing Capital for climate and disaster risk reduction investments from global emissions reduction | East Asia and Pacific | Active |
$150,000.00 | 6/2022 | 8/2024 | MDTF GFDRR Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Supporting Disaster and Climate Resilience in Developing Countries |
| Strengthening urban flood resilience and DRM institutional capacity (Lao PDR) | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Active |
$400,000.00 | 12/2020 | 12/2023 | Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries – Second Phase |
| Yangon Safe Affordable Expansion Initiative (Yangon SAFE) | Myanmar | Active |
$700,000.00 | 6/2019 | 12/2023 | Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries – Second Phase |
| Disaster Risk Quantification, Financing, and Policy reforms for Resilience Building in Tonga | Tonga | Active |
$550,000.00 | 1/2022 | 10/2023 | MDTF GFDRR Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Supporting Disaster and Climate Resilience in Developing Countries |
| Myanmar - Strengthening Seismic Resilience | Myanmar | Active |
$500,000.00 | 4/2020 | 10/2023 | Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries – Second Phase |
| Enhancing integration of social inclusion and social protection in Disaster Risk Management in Indonesia | Indonesia | Active |
$150,000.00 | 6/2022 | 10/2023 | MDTF GFDRR Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Supporting Disaster and Climate Resilience in Developing Countries |
| Mongolia - Exploring Options for Resilient Housing Retrofit in Ger Districts of Select Cities | Mongolia | Active |
$150,000.00 | 3/2022 | 9/2023 | MDTF GFDRR Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Supporting Disaster and Climate Resilience in Developing Countries |
| Building Disaster Resilience of the Angkor World Heritage Site | Cambodia | Active |
$225,000.00 | 8/2021 | 8/2023 | Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries – Second Phase |
| Cambodia: Piloting Flood Management Planning Tool at the Sangkat Level in Phnom Phen | Cambodia | Active |
$150,000.00 | 3/2021 | 6/2023 | MDTF GFDRR Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Supporting Disaster and Climate Resilience in Developing Countries |
| Indonesia - investing in urban flood resilience and seismic risk mitigation | Indonesia | Active |
$800,000.00 | 12/2020 | 6/2023 | Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries – Second Phase |
| Philippines – Support to the Sustainable, Inclusive, and Resilient Tourism Project | Philippines | Active |
$750,000.00 | 12/2019 | 6/2023 | Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries – Second Phase |
| Developing an Adaptive Social Protection Framework in Timor-Leste | Timor-Leste | Active |
$150,000.00 | 3/2022 | 6/2023 | MDTF GFDRR Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Supporting Disaster and Climate Resilience in Developing Countries |
| Analytical work on Climate and Natural-Hazard Induced Migration | Vietnam | Active |
$75,000.00 | 5/2022 | 5/2023 | MDTF GFDRR Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Supporting Disaster and Climate Resilience in Developing Countries |
| Support to Evidence-based Disaster and Climate Risk Management Financing in Timor-Leste | Timor-Leste | Active |
$600,000.00 | 2/2022 | 4/2023 | MDTF GFDRR Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Supporting Disaster and Climate Resilience in Developing Countries |
| Tropical Cyclone Seroja Post-Disaster Assessment and Support to Resilience Building | Timor-Leste | Active |
$262,000.00 | 5/2021 | 4/2023 | MDTF GFDRR Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Supporting Disaster and Climate Resilience in Developing Countries |
| Averted Disaster Award | East Asia and Pacific | Active |
$200,000.00 | 6/2022 | 3/2023 | MDTF GFDRR Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Supporting Disaster and Climate Resilience in Developing Countries |
| EAP Regional Extreme Urban Heat Study – Assessing Risk and Adapting to Impacts | East Asia and Pacific | Active |
$450,000.00 | 7/2021 | 3/2023 | MDTF GFDRR Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Supporting Disaster and Climate Resilience in Developing Countries |
| Strengthening Resilience and Construction Quality of Subsidized Housing Sector in Indonesia | Indonesia | Active |
$43,025.33 | 12/2021 | 2/2023 | Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries – Second Phase |
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