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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines: Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management to Sustain Local Infrastructure - A Case Study on Resilient Roads Planning | Philippines | Complete |
$199,991.45 | 3/2018 | 11/2019 | Multi Donor Trust Fund for Mainstreaming Disaster and Climate Risk Management in Developing Countries |
| UAV4Resilience - Utilizing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Disaster Assessments in the Pacific Islands | Pacific Islands | Complete |
$739,133.66 | 1/2017 | 7/2020 | European Union (EU) - African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) Region Disaster Reduction Partnership Trust Fund |
| Expanding Vietnam’s Disaster Responsive Social Protection System: Replication of Can Tho Experience to Tra Vinh Province and Informing National Policy | Vietnam | Complete |
$49,373.88 | 1/2019 | 8/2020 | GFDRR Trust Fund for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries |
| 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 |
| Pacific Resilience Program - Tonga GFDRR Supervision Grant | Tonga | Active |
$150,000.00 | 3/2016 | 9/2020 | Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries |
| Building Resilience in Pacific Atoll Island Countries | Pacific Islands | Active |
$200,000.00 | 5/2019 | 6/2020 | Multi Donor Trust Fund for Mainstreaming Disaster and Climate Risk Management in Developing Countries |
| Increasing Resilience of Vietnam’s Coastal Areas | Vietnam | Active |
$600,000.00 | 3/2019 | 9/2020 | Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries – Second Phase |
| 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 |
| Integrating DRM in China Urban Operations | China | Active |
$1,410,000.00 | 9/2018 | 8/2020 | Multi Donor Trust Fund for Mainstreaming Disaster and Climate Risk Management in Developing Countries |
| Resilient Approaches for Roads Infrastructure in Myanmar | Myanmar | Active |
$400,000.00 | 2/2018 | 9/2020 | Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries |
| Yangon Integrated Flood Resilience Strategy | Myanmar | Active |
$225,000.00 | 11/2019 | 8/2020 | Multi Donor Trust Fund for Mainstreaming Disaster and Climate Risk Management in Developing Countries |
| Support to Operationalize Contingent Emergency Response Components (CERCs) in Cambodia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, and Myanmar | Cambodia | Active |
$40,000.00 | 1/2019 | 8/2020 | Multi Donor Trust Fund for Mainstreaming Disaster and Climate Risk Management in Developing Countries |
| Integrating Disaster and Climate Risk into Coastal Area Development in Vietnam | Vietnam | Active |
$670,000.00 | 7/2019 | 2/2021 | GFDRR Single Donor Trust Fund for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in the Indo-Pacific Region |
| Fiji - Enhancing capacity for improving design and construction of single-story houses and schools for climate and disaster risk | Fiji | Active |
$100,000.00 | 5/2019 | 9/2020 | European Union (EU) - African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) Region Disaster Reduction Partnership Trust Fund |
| 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 |
| Piloting and Scaling up Building Climate Resilient Bridges in Poor Rural Areas of Vietnam | Vietnam | Active |
$250,000.00 | 1/2018 | 8/2020 | Multi Donor Trust Fund for Mainstreaming Disaster and Climate Risk Management in Developing Countries |
| Strengthening Financial Planning and Rural Infrastructure for Disaster Resilience in Cambodia (BETF) | Cambodia | Active |
$300,000.00 | 2/2017 | 9/2020 | Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries |
| 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 |
| Building Resilience into Landscapes and Livelihoods in Lao PDR | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Active |
$444,000.00 | 6/2019 | 2/2021 | GFDRR Single Donor Trust Fund for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in the Indo-Pacific Region |
| Strengthening the policy and regulatory framework for Disaster Risk Management in Tuvalu | Tuvalu | Active |
$200,000.00 | 5/2019 | 9/2020 | European Union (EU) - African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) Region Disaster Reduction Partnership Trust Fund |
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