Who We Are
The Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) is a global partnership that helps developing countries better understand and reduce their vulnerability to natural hazards and climate change.
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What We Do
GFDRR is organized around these eight priority topics.
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GFDRR Labs
GFDRR Labs uses cutting-edge science and technology to make high-quality risk information available faster and at lower costs, and develop new tools that allow decision-makers and communities to collect, share, and understand risk information.
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Resilient Infrastructure
Infrastructure is the critical lifeline of social and economic activity, connecting communities, industry and markets with essential services for the operation of daily life.
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Resilient Cities
We support cities in strengthening their ability to better manage stresses and shocks from disaster and climate hazards.
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Hydromet Services and Early Warning Systems
We help countries plan and prepare for extreme weather by working with them to strengthen their hydromet monitoring, forecasting and early warning systems.
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Financial Protection
We support countries in their efforts to design and implement financial protection strategies and instruments which can help them manage the costs of disaster and climate shocks.
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Inclusive Disaster Risk Management & Gender Equality
The impacts of disasters do not affect all people equally. Groups such as women, girls, persons with disabilities, ethnic and racial minorities, Indigenous Peoples, youth, and other marginalized communities are often disproportionately affected by shocks.
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Resilience to Climate Change
We work with countries to strengthen their ability to plan, design and implement climate resilient policies and investments.
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Resilient Recovery
We support governments prepare for and respond to emergencies to ensure quicker and more resilient post-disaster recovery.
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Community mapping
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Bangladesh
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hydromet ag
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Solomon
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KNOWLEDGE HUB
Explore our repository of knowledge on resilience and disaster risk management.
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“There is an ability now for the city to manage its natural resources and mitigate critical recurring hazards."
Yvonne Denise Aki-Sawyerr, OBE, Mayor of Freetown, on GFDRR support for Sierra Leone's capital city
Highlights
Take a deep dive into some of our work at the cutting edge of resilience and disaster risk management.
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GFDRR Strategy 2021-2025
A blueprint for scaling up and mainstreaming resilience in a world of compound risks.
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Gender Dimensions of Disaster Risk and Resilience: Existing Evidence
Breaking down the facts and evidence on the gender dimensions of DRM.
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Lifelines
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Lifelines: The Resilient Infrastructure Opportunity
The business case for investing in more resilient infrastructure worldwide.
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