Through its in-country work, GFDRR awards grants for specific activities in line with its seven operating principles:

  1. Demand-driven approach to ensure maximum impact
  2. Leveraging development investments and policies
  3. Focusing on inclusive design and participation
  4. Empowering women and main-streaming gender
  5. Jointly addressing disaster and climate risk
  6. Developing knowledge and sharing best practices
  7. Prioritizing a results-oriented approach

GFDRR’s grants are organized around eight areas of engagement, which represent our priorities in the coming years: