South Asia is prone to a range of seismic and hydromet hazards. Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka are in the top 10 vulnerable countries to climate change. The impacts of disasters are amplified by the region’s rapidly growing cities, but progress is being made as countries and communities continue to invest in pre-disaster planning. GFDRR, for its part, is providing technical assistance to modernize hydromet systems, develop urban disaster risk management plans, plan and implement resilient reconstruction, support recovery planning, and introduce adaptive social protection solutions.
Countries
Which Areas of Engagement are covered by grants in this region?
Inclusive Disaster Risk Management & Gender Equality
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Resilience: Developing New and Innovative Approaches in India | India | Complete |
$999,899.55 | 10/2019 | 9/2020 | Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries |
| Urban Resilience in SAR Cities | South Asia | Active |
$1,200,000.00 | 9/2019 | 6/2022 | Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries |
| Bhutan Hydromet Services and Disaster Resilience Regional Project (HSDRRP) | Bhutan | Active |
$491,879.00 | 8/2019 | 12/2021 | Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries |
| Strengthening Capacity and Information Management for Improved Disaster Risk Assessment in Bhutan | Bhutan | Active |
$250,000.00 | 8/2019 | 12/2021 | Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries |
| Green and Resilient Industries to Enhance Competitiveness in Bangladesh | Bangladesh | Active |
$800,000.00 | 7/2019 | 7/2022 | Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries |
| Supporting Needs Assessment and Recovery Planning in Odisha | India | Complete |
$342,208.54 | 6/2019 | 10/2020 | GFDRR Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Supporting Disaster and Climate Resilience in Developing Countries |
| Supporting Resilient Recovery Planning and Implementation in Kerala | India | Complete |
$249,973.58 | 6/2019 | 10/2020 | GFDRR Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Supporting Disaster and Climate Resilience in Developing Countries |
| Assessing incremental costs for designing disaster and climate resilient infrastructure in South Asia | South Asia | Complete |
$199,998.22 | 6/2019 | 10/2020 | GFDRR Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Supporting Disaster and Climate Resilience in Developing Countries |
| AF Hydromet & Early Warning Services for Resilience | Afghanistan | Active |
$450,000.00 | 4/2019 | 6/2021 | Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries |
| Building Community Inclusive Flood Management in Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | Active |
$600,000.00 | 4/2019 | 12/2021 | Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries |
| Strengthening Health Emergency Preparedness and Response in SAR | South Asia | Complete |
$299,405.26 | 2/2019 | 8/2020 | GFDRR Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Supporting Disaster and Climate Resilience in Developing Countries |
| Strengthening DRM Policies in SAR | South Asia | Complete |
$649,991.98 | 1/2019 | 10/2020 | GFDRR Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Supporting Disaster and Climate Resilience in Developing Countries |
| Disaster and Climate Resilience at Provincial Level | Pakistan | Complete |
$460,828.79 | 12/2018 | 10/2020 | GFDRR Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Supporting Disaster and Climate Resilience in Developing Countries |
| Enhancing capacity of Regional DRM and Hydromet institutions and last mile connectivity | South Asia | Active |
$1,651,589.00 | 12/2018 | 6/2022 | EU-South Asia Capacity Building for Disaster Risk Management |
| Building Resilient Sanitation Services in Dhaka | Bangladesh | Complete |
$155,771.67 | 10/2018 | 8/2020 | GFDRR Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Supporting Disaster and Climate Resilience in Developing Countries |
| Mainstreaming Inclusive Resilience in South Asia | South Asia | Complete |
$496,862.38 | 5/2018 | 10/2020 | GFDRR Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Supporting Disaster and Climate Resilience in Developing Countries |
| Promoting Resilient Infrastructure in South Asia – Phase 2 | South Asia | Complete |
$999,650.54 | 4/2018 | 9/2020 | Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries |
| Enhancing Knowledge and Effectiveness of DRM in South Asia | South Asia | Complete |
$297,465.84 | 4/2018 | 10/2020 | GFDRR Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Supporting Disaster and Climate Resilience in Developing Countries |
| Technical assistance to build capacities for scaling up DRM investments in SAR | South Asia | Complete |
$497,191.60 | 4/2018 | 10/2020 | GFDRR Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Supporting Disaster and Climate Resilience in Developing Countries |
| Creating enabling environment for disaster risk financing in Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | Complete |
$499,701.45 | 4/2018 | 9/2020 | Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries |
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