Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR)

🆕 The Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) 2024 Annual Report is out now! In the past fiscal year, we at GFDRR:  🚀 Informed 38 new The World Bank projects and $5.12 billion in World Bank financing   💰 Disbursed $32.6 million in grants   🌎 Had 62 grants in 44 IDA-eligible countries The impact stories in our latest annual report highlight results from Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Côte d'Ivoire, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Kyrgyz Republic, Libya, Malawi, Morocco, Nicaragua, Philippines, Romania, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Yemen.  Read the full report here: http://wrld.bg/AU2R50V9OyQ Climate Risk & Early Warning Systems (CREWS) Initiative  Insurance Development Forum  International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies - IFRC  International Recovery Platform  Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)  United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)  UN Women  World Meteorological Organization 

The GFDRR Partnership Days 2024 in Japan highlighted transformative partnerships in disaster risk reduction. Through collaboration, GFDRR supports countries worldwide in building resilience and tackling complex risks. Learn more about it from the 2024 #GFDRRAnnualReport here: http://wrld.bg/YWlT50Vbexa

Storm Daniel hit Libya 🇱🇾 in September 2023, causing devastating floods. GFDRR supported a rapid damage assessment to guide recovery efforts, focusing on conflict-sensitive and resilient rebuilding. Learn more about it from the 2024 #GFDRRAnnualReport here: http://wrld.bg/uVoR50Vbecx

Effective disaster response starts with strong coordination among involved government agencies often at different levels of government. Our new Emergency Operations Center (EOC) course equips administrators and managers with the knowledge and tools to manage crises efficiently.  At the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), we support governments in strengthening their emergency preparedness and response (EP&R) policies, institutions, facilities, equipment, and information systems. We also offer a centralized repository of good practices, providing operational support and technical assistance across all aspects of EP&R.  A well-functioning EOC is the backbone of emergency management as it brings together critical infrastructure, personnel, and information systems to ensure a swift, organized response. Our course highlights key EOC functions and underscores the importance of collaboration among stakeholders.  As #disasters become more complex, investing in #preparedness is essential. By strengthening EOC capabilities, we enhance resilience and save lives.  Check out the course here: https://lnkd.in/ei5vAtfR  Mary Boyer  Jemma Vasilyan MBA United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Michel Matera Oscar A. Ishizawa Abigail Baca Jian Vun Ronald Jackson Katharina Lotzen Victoria Salinas

Extreme heat in East Asia, worsened by the Urban Heat Island effect, threatens public health and productivity. A GFDRR and City Resilience Program report highlights strategies to cool urban spaces and promote coordinated action to tackle heat risks in the region. Learn more from this story from the #GFDRRAnnualReport: http://wrld.bg/LSkv50VbcYN Nick Jones

Yemen 🇾🇪 faces a devastating intersection of conflict and disaster. With GFDRR assistance, damage and needs assessments are informing critical recovery efforts, ensuring vulnerable communities receive the support they need. http://wrld.bg/TO5E50VbcJy Karima Ben Bih

Indonesia 🇮🇩 is advancing socially inclusive disaster risk management to protect its most vulnerable communities. An analysis supported by GFDRR is shaping efforts to ensure that no one is left behind in disaster response and resilience planning. Read this Results in Resilience story from the #GFDRRAnnualReport to learn more: http://wrld.bg/UGGN50VbcC8

A few weeks ago, The World Bank approved a $200 million line of credit for Colombia. This efficient pre-arranged disaster financing, gives Colombia access to liquidity it can draw on within days of a future disaster events. The approval of the credit followed Colombia’s continued efforts to reduce disaster-, climate-, and public health risks across  levels of government.  Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) has been providing grant and knowledge support to Colombia since 2008 and provided support for each of the policy reform areas underpinning this latest pre-arranged financing approval. I happen to have been the World Bank staff directly working with Colombia government agencies on capacity improvements for disaster risk reduction from 2008-2012 and in this capacity with funding from GFDRR delivering capacity building support to INGEOMINAS (geological agency), IDEAM (hydromet agency), INVIAS (national roads agency) and DNP (the national planning department) to implement World Bank financed investments that helped Colombia improve the accuracy and speed of its volcanic eruption and flood early warning systems and to improve the integration of hazard information in its municipal planning processes, and implement flood risk reduction measures. GFDRR has over the years supported many other specific capacity building and institutional strengthening improvements in Colombia more recently including a roadmap to transform earthquake-vulnerable schools into safe and resilient spaces and helped strengthen the country’s health systems by applying risk-based assessments to prioritize lifesaving investments, and the Municipal Disaster Risk Index, which Carolina Diaz Giraldo, Director of Environment and Sustainable Development for Colombia’s National Planning Department, recently highlighted as an important achievement for them. GFDRR is honored to continue contributing to Colombia’s remarkable progress in building disaster and climate resilience.  Learn more about our work here:  https://lnkd.in/eV4z33y5  https://lnkd.in/ebatrCPb  federica ranghieri Diana Rubiano Alexander Agosti Ana Campos Garcia  Eric Dickson Michel Matera

Argentina 🇦🇷 is strengthening wildfire management amid rising risks. With GFDRR support, new analysis is shaping efforts to enhance fire prevention, early warning, and response, ensuring a more resilient future. Learn more from this Results in Resilience story from the #GFDRRAnnualReport: http://wrld.bg/psRg50Vbcen

Bhutan 🇧🇹 is strengthening its hydromet services to protect communities from climate threats. With GFDRR support, a new national policy and roadmap will enhance forecasting, improve disaster preparedness, and boost regional collaboration. Learn more: http://wrld.bg/2Vh750Vbc2P #GFDRRAnnualReport