Where We Work

Latin America and Caribbean (LAC)

Funding Portfolio

$31.7M Active

$19.3M New

46 Active

23 New

*New grants started in the most recent fiscal year.

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.

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
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
Resilience Enhancement in Costa Rica: Saving Lives, Fostering Economic Reactivation	Costa Rica	Active	$250,000.00	6/2021	6/2023	MDTF GFDRR Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Supporting Disaster and Climate Resilience in Developing Countries
LAC Promoting Resilient Infrastructure in Latin America and the Caribbean (Resilient Infrastructure Scorecard and Investment Goals – LAC RISING)		Active	$200,000.00	6/2021	6/2023	MDTF GFDRR Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Supporting Disaster and Climate Resilience in Developing Countries
Hands-on Implementation Support to Resilient Recovery from Tropical Storms Eta and Iota		Active	$100,000.00	5/2021	6/2023	MDTF GFDRR Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Supporting Disaster and Climate Resilience in Developing Countries
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Preparing for compounding emergencies		Active	$150,000.93	4/2021	6/2022	Caribbean Regional Resilience Building Facility EU
Strengthening disaster risk management and dam safety in the State of Ceara, Northeast Brazil	Brazil	Active	$300,000.00	3/2021	3/2023	Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries – Second Phase
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
River Basin Management for Resilient Water Security in the Dry Corridor		Active	$300,000.00	3/2021	3/2023	Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries – Second Phase
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
Implementing Resilient Urban Transport Systems for Improved DRM in Belo Horizonte	Brazil	Active	$350,000.00	1/2021	1/2023	Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries – Second Phase
Resilient Water Supply and Sanitation Services in Urban Areas in Bolivia	Bolivia	Complete	$63,068.92	1/2021	12/2022	Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries – Second Phase
Enhancing capacity to design and implement resilient transport systems in Haiti	Haiti	Active	$500,000.00	1/2021	1/2023	Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries – Second Phase
Strengthening Disaster Risk Preparedness and Response Capacities for a Resilient Recovery in Central America		Active	$600,000.00	11/2020	11/2022	Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries – Second Phase
Peru Dam Safety and Risk Assessment	Peru	Active	$150,000.00	11/2020	12/2022	Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries – Second Phase
Caribbean Physical and Financial Resilience Building Program		Active	$1,150,142.75	8/2020	2/2023	Caribbean Regional Resilience Building Facility EU
Enhancing Resilience to Natural Disasters in Peru’s Water Supply and Sanitation Sector	Peru	Complete	$93,796.23	8/2020	3/2022	Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries – Second Phase
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
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
Resilient Housing and Affordability Assessments		Active	$298,068.00	6/2020	2/2023	Caribbean Regional Resilience Building Facility EU
Building Physical, Fiscal and Inclusive Resilience in Haiti	Haiti	Active	$603,090.02	5/2020	12/2022	Caribbean Regional Resilience Building Facility EU