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Asia Pacific Disaster Response Fund (APDRF)

The Asia Pacific Disaster Response Fund (APDRF) provides incremental grant resources to developing member countries impacted by major natural disasters. Assistance is granted only if all three conditions are met:

A natural disaster has occurred in a DMC
The DMC has issued a statement of national emergency
The United Nations humanitarian/resident coordinator has confirmed that the disaster was severe and has indicated a general amount of funding that would be required

Support provider

Asian Development Bank

Purpose of support

Creating enabling environments and building institutional capacity

Eligible countries and regions

All ADB Developing Member Countries (DMCs) are eligible to receive funding.

Eligibility criteria

Although central governments are the recipients, they may allocate funds to local governments, ogvernment agencies, and other suitable national or international entities.

Financial instruments

Grants

Decision-making information

The President has the authority to approve assistance from the APDRF.

ADB's Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department (SDCC) will manage the APDRF in consultation with regional departments and resident mission disaster focal points.

The Director of the Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management Division (SDCD) will be the APDRF Manager responsible for the day-to-day operations of the APDRF.

ADB's Office of Cofinancing Operations (OCO) will facilitate contributions and will act as the offical channel of communications between external APDRF contributiors and ADB for financials.

Monitoring and reporting procedures

Project officers will meet implementing and executing agencies periodically to monitor progress in grant administration, implementation, liquidation, and auditing. Additionally, brief reports on grant implementation will be prepared and submitted upon grant closing.

Information on how to...

Access assistance by following the following process. Assistance is approved by the President after coordination with the disaster coordinator.

The disaster coordinator begins this process by initiating discussions with the United Nations humanitarian/resident coordinator. Then, the disaster coordinator prepares a report to the regional department director general. The Regional department director general then makes a recommendation to the respective ADB vice-president, who then decides if the request moves forward to the President.

More information is available in appendix 1 of this document.

Please note, funding is only available to pre-selected countries. See the eligible countries field for more information.

Climate objective

Adaptation

Sectors and themes

Disaster risk reduction, Economic Recovery, Health, Industry and Infrastructure, Poverty

Type of support provider

Multilateral

Type of recipient

Public entity at the national level

Fund size

USD 40 million

Co-financing required

Yes

Trustee or administrator

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Contact information

https://www.adb.org/site/funds/funds/asia-pacific-disaster-response-fund-apdrf

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