By recent estimates, Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is one of the most vulnerable regions to extreme weather events—five of the top ten countries most affected by climate globally are in the LAC region. The work that is being done to reconstruct entire nations and strengthen resilience, particularly in the Caribbean, is continuous. Efforts to mainstream resilience across development sectors are making significant progress, with ongoing country engagements broadening to include more in-depth policy reforms, as well as innovative applications of solutions for safer housing, insurance, quality infrastructure, and more resilient cities.
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 |
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Strengthening Multi-Hazard, Emergency Preparedness and Response Systems in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - BETF | Active |
$190,863.75 | 10/2021 | 2/2023 | Caribbean Regional Resilience Building Facility EU | |
Haiti: Evaluating flexible approaches to cash transfers for emergency-response | Haiti | Active |
$500,000.56 | 6/2020 | 10/2022 | Caribbean Regional Resilience Building Facility EU |
Haiti - Strengthening Preparedness, Response and Resilient Recovery | Haiti | Active |
$751,099.30 | 12/2021 | 2/2023 | Caribbean Regional Resilience Building Facility EU |
Guyana - Resilient, Green and Inclusive Flood Investment Baseline for the Georgetown Metropolitan Area | Guyana | Active |
$503,408.95 | 7/2020 | 2/2023 | Caribbean Regional Resilience Building Facility EU |
Strengthening emergency preparedness and response systems and the climate and disaster resilience of critical infrastructure services in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). | Active |
$200,000.62 | 12/2021 | 2/2023 | Caribbean Regional Resilience Building Facility EU | |
Caribbean Physical and Financial Resilience Building Program | Active |
$1,150,142.75 | 8/2020 | 2/2023 | Caribbean Regional Resilience Building Facility EU | |
Strengthening the integration and application of resilient technologies and practices in critical work and systems | Active |
$100,000.31 | 12/2021 | 2/2023 | Caribbean Regional Resilience Building Facility EU | |
Disaster Resilience and Vulnerability Rapid-Response Household Phone Survey for the Caribbean | Active |
$213,624.00 | 3/2021 | 8/2022 | Caribbean Regional Resilience Building Facility EU | |
Strengthening Disaster and Climate Change Resilience in the Housing Sector in the Dominican Republic | Dominican Republic | Active |
$381,195.88 | 12/2021 | 2/2023 | Caribbean Regional Resilience Building Facility EU |
Enhancing Resilient Territorial Development in the Dominican Republic | Dominican Republic | Active |
$751,029.95 | 12/2019 | 2/2023 | Caribbean Regional Resilience Building Facility EU |
Informing the shock-responsive targeting of vulnerable households in Haiti | Haiti | Active |
$296,700.00 | 3/2021 | 2/2023 | Caribbean Regional Resilience Building Facility EU |
Strengthening financial protection and emergency response in Dominica | Dominica | Active |
$97,185.14 | 12/2021 | 2/2023 | Caribbean Regional Resilience Building Facility EU |
Caribbean Disaster Risk Financing Technical Assistance Program | Active |
$751,707.89 | 12/2019 | 2/2023 | Caribbean Regional Resilience Building Facility EU | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Preparing for compounding emergencies | Active |
$150,000.93 | 4/2021 | 6/2022 | Caribbean Regional Resilience Building Facility EU | |
Support to the Caribbean Ocean and Aquaculture Sustainability Facility (COAST) | Active |
$503,918.00 | 12/2021 | 2/2023 | Caribbean Regional Resilience Building Facility EU | |
Technical Assistance to the Caribbean Regional Air Transport Resilience Project | Haiti | Active |
$200,683.46 | 1/2020 | 9/2022 | Caribbean Regional Resilience Building Facility EU |
EU-CRF: Second Central America and Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Project | Active |
$11,841,000.00 | 9/2021 | 12/2022 | Caribbean Regional Resilience Building Facility EU | |
Improving Urban Resilience of Coastal Cities in the Caribbean through Resilient Infrastructure and Urban Planning | Active |
$500,000.81 | 3/2020 | 2/2023 | Caribbean Regional Resilience Building Facility EU | |
EU-CRF: Second Central America and Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Project | Active |
$297,325.00 | 6/2021 | 12/2022 | Caribbean Regional Resilience Building Facility EU | |
Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Public Infrastructure Management in Haiti | Haiti | Active |
$448,183.69 | 5/2020 | 12/2022 | Caribbean Regional Resilience Building Facility EU |
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