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Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR)

Overview of Partnerships and Results

Olivier Mahul Program Manager, Insurance for the Poor, World Bank

3rd Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk ReductionKuala Lumpur, Malaysia

December 2-4, 2008

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GFDRR: A Global Partnership

• Partnership with WB, UNISDR and major donors to support disaster risk reduction and recovery in disaster hotspots

• GFDRR has received more than US$77 million in donor pledges

• GFDRR has committed more than US$43.5 million in technical and financial assistance (in the form of grants) to 54 low- and middle-income countries

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A New Business Model for DRR

• GFDRR offers a new business model for advancing disaster risk reduction based on ex ante support to high risk countries and ex post assistance for accelerated recovery and risk reduction after a disaster

• Upstream review of Country Assistance Strategies is central to GFDRR’s operations – GFDRR has provided guidance on mainstreaming

DRR in 55 documents for 34 countries

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Three Track Approach

• Track I– Knowledge sharing and advocacy

• Track II– Development of national strategies and

capacity-building interventions

• Track III– Mechanism to support accelerated disaster

recovery in low-income countries

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Track I - Global and Regional Partnership

• Global and regional partnership in DRR catalyzes greater demand for DRR interventions in the priority countries– Improved coordination, coherence of actions and

communication among ISDR system’s partners– Standardized and harmonized disaster risk reduction

tools and methodologies– Enhanced advocacy, partnerships and knowledge

management for mainstreaming disaster risk reduction

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Track II - Mainstreaming of DDR Priorities

• Mainstreaming in DRR business lines support both mainstreaming and implementation of agreed disaster risk reduction priorities in the CAS– Assessing Disaster Risks– Reducing Disaster Risks– Financing Disaster Risks and promoting risk

transfer– Adapting to Climate Change

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Track II - Capacity Building

• Common Country Risk Assessment (CCRA) methodology

• Identification and management of disaster risks in urban areas

• Enhancing capacity of sector specialists in disaster risk reduction

• Economics of Disaster Risk Reduction

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Track II - South-South Cooperation in DRR

• Contribute to the effectiveness of Track II program for mainstreaming DRR

• Foster greater leadership and ownership of disaster risk reduction agenda by the developing countries

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Track III – Standby Recovery Facility

• Catalyze greater cooperation between the humanitarian and development actors for accelerated recovery and risk reduction– Technical Assistance Fund– Callable Fund

• Support joint post disaster risk assessment

• Support post-disaster recovery and risk reduction assistance

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Results Based Management System

• RMBS demonstrates how the activities of the GFDRR contribute to the broad frameworks of the HFA and country specific development agendas– Application component– Tracking component– Evaluation component

• The Results Management Council of GFDRR provides technical oversight to all GFDRR operations, its relevance, quality and impact

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Thank you!

Contacts

Saroj Kumar Jha, Manager

GFDRR Secretariat