South Asia
Botswana
Romania
Paraguay
Tunisia
Bulgaria
Belarus
Tuvalu
Zambia
Uganda
Tanzania
Dominican Republic
South Africa
Somalia
Solomon Islands
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Mauritius
Mauritania
Sao Tome and Principe
Saint Lucia
Liberia
Jamaica
Guinea
Fiji
Ethiopia
Eritrea
Dominica
Congo Democratic Republic
Comoros
Cameroon
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Jordan
Suriname
Zimbabwe
Uzbekistan
Tajikistan
Iraq
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Tunisia
Trinidad and Tobago
Marshall Islands
Cook Islands
Grenada
Mauritius
Eritrea
Mauritania
Sao Tome and Principe
Guinea
Gabon
Congo Democratic Republic
Chad
Angola
Guatemala
Cameroon
Georgia
Fiji
Cambodia
El Salvador
Egypt
Burundi
Lesotho
Ecuador
Brazil
Lebanon
Dominica
Bolivia
Kyrgyz Republic
Bhutan
Kiribati
Djibouti
Belize
Kenya
Costa Rica
Armenia
Kazakhstan
Comoros
Bangladesh
Jamaica
Argentina
Colombia
Albania
India
China
Afghanistan
Guyana
Chile
Indonesia
Panama
Vanuatu
Mongolia
Haiti
Uruguay
Sierra Leone
Moldova
Nepal
Uganda
Serbia
Morocco
Ghana
Saudi Arabia
Mexico
Madagascar
Turkey
Samoa
Liberia
Burkina Faso
Tonga
Rwanda
Malawi
Timor-Leste
Philippines
Senegal
Thailand
Peru
Togo
Tanzania
Papua New Guinea
Benin
Pakistan
Ethiopia
Sri Lanka
Nigeria
South Africa
Niger
Dominican Republic
Nicaragua
Somalia
Namibia
Yemen
Myanmar
Seychelles
Vietnam
Solomon Islands
Mozambique
In FY18, GFDRR supported activities in more than 7 countries in South Asia. These activities helped leverage $281 million in development finance across the region.
Unplanned human settlements, unsafe building practices, and high population densities have further compounded the exposure and vulnerability of people and economies. As a result, earthquakes, cyclones, floods, tsunamis, droughts, and other disasters of every type and magnitude continue to consume lives, property, and livelihoods across the region.
GFDRR is working in South Asia to improve government and societal understanding of the vulnerabilities faced by its growing urban population and economies, and to support efforts to make disaster risk management a centerpiece of planning and development processes. GFDRR is also assisting with efforts to develop comprehensive risk financing strategies, such as setting aside reserves for post-disaster recovery and reconstruction work, and introducing financing models such as contingent credit and insurance mechanisms.
Grants Awarded by GFDRR 2007 - Present
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