South Asia (SAR)

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.

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
Supporting Tools for Improving the Safety and Resilience of Dams and Downstream Communities in India	India	Active	$330,000.00	3/2021	2/2023	Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries – Second Phase
Strengthening Resilient Logistics Infrastructure in Bangladesh	Bangladesh	Active	$350,000.00	2/2021	1/2023	Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries – Second Phase
Supporting resilient public transport infrastructure in Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka	Active	$250,000.00	1/2021	12/2023	Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries – Second Phase
Water Security and Drought Resilience for Water Supply in Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka	Active	$300,000.00	1/2021	10/2023	Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries – Second Phase
Enhancing Disaster Response and Resilience of the Afghanistan Urban Water Supply and Sewerage Corporation	Afghanistan	Complete	$104,065.10	1/2021	6/2023	Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries – Second Phase
Resilient Mobility in Chennai	India	Active	$450,000.00	12/2020	9/2022	Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries – Second Phase
Developing a Policy Roadmap to Support the implementation of the ICAP	South Asia	Active	$300,000.00	8/2020	12/2022	EU-South Asia Capacity Building for Disaster Risk Management
Improving Planning and Design of Resilient Infrastructure	Bangladesh	Active	$250,000.00	7/2020	11/2022	Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries – Second Phase
Supporting the Operationalization of the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI)	South Asia	Active	$400,000.00	7/2020	7/2022	EU-South Asia Capacity Building for Disaster Risk Management
Disaster and Climate Resilient Renewable Energy Power System in Nepal	Nepal	Active	$300,000.00	5/2020	9/2023	Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries – Second Phase
Sri Lanka Dam Safety	Sri Lanka	Active	$80,000.00	3/2020	12/2022	Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries – Second Phase
Strengthening resilience of the road and drainage network in Nepal’s secondary cities	Nepal	Active	$350,000.00	2/2020	12/2022	Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries – Second Phase
Risk management & resilient infrastructure development for Assam Inland Water Transport.	India	Active	$200,000.00	2/2020	5/2022	Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries – Second Phase
Building Disaster Resilient Water Resources Management Capacity in Sindh	Pakistan	Active	$300,000.00	1/2020	6/2022	Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries – Second Phase
Urban Resilience in SAR Cities	South Asia	Active	$1,200,000.00	9/2019	12/2022	Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries – Second Phase
Strengthening Capacity and Information Management for Improved Disaster Risk Assessment in Bhutan	Bhutan	Active	$250,000.00	8/2019	6/2023	Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries – Second Phase
Green and Resilient Industries to Enhance Competitiveness in Bangladesh	Bangladesh	Active	$800,000.00	7/2019	7/2023	Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries – Second Phase
Building Community Inclusive Flood Management in Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka	Complete	$598,266.34	4/2019	12/2021	Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries – Second Phase
Enhancing capacity of Regional DRM and Hydromet institutions and last mile connectivity	South Asia	Active	$2,296,589.00	12/2018	12/2022	EU-South Asia Capacity Building for Disaster Risk Management
Building Resilience to Landslide and Geohazard risk in the South Asia Region	South Asia	Active	$1,755,000.00	6/2016	6/2022	EU-South Asia Capacity Building for Disaster Risk Management

South Asia (SAR)

Countries

Sendai Priorities

GFDRR Grants