The Japan-World Bank Program has contributed to close to 80% of the low- and middle-income countries supported by the World Bank in institutionalizing disaster risk reduction as a national priority. Most Program activities address multiple hazards, such as floods, earthquakes, and landslides. It leverages Japan’s global leadership in DRM issues, building on knowledge and experience gained from a long history of dealing with natural hazards. This credibility enhances dialogue with governments.
The Japan-World Bank Program supports:
Japan has forged a strong partnership with the World Bank to assist developing countries in reducing their risks against natural disasters. Japan, one of the founding donors of the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) and its largest funder, has played a pivotal role in transforming the World Bank's approach to disaster risk management (DRM), elevating it from a peripheral concern to a central priority.
GFDRR stands as a global partnership committed to aiding low- and middle-income nations to better understand and reduce their vulnerability to natural hazards and climate change.
As a vital component of GFDRR, the World Bank Tokyo DRM Hub mobilizes global expertise to help address resilience challenges in developing countries. The Tokyo DRM Hub is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Program and acts as the Program’s facilitator of DRM expertise, knowledge, and technology solutions to help developing countries build resilience to climate and disaster risk. This is done through:
Established in 2014, the World Bank Tokyo Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Hub was launched in acknowledgement of the learning emerging from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. Operating under the management of the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), its mission is to incorporate DRM into the development and investment strategies of low- and middle-income countries through the Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries.
The Japan-World Bank Program funds technical assistance grants enabling governments to plan, prepare, and implement World Bank and other development financed projects that build resilience against natural hazards and climate change. The Japan- World Bank Program also focuses on connecting Japanese and global DRM expertise with lower income countries and World Bank operational teams.
Through these activities, the Japan-World Bank Program helps countries achieve the targets set out in the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 as well as in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement.
Below is a map that shows the Program’s portfolio which has been supporting over 280 technical assistance projects in more than 110 countries, and now totaling over $165 million in grants (as of January 2025). Global grants are shown on the upper-left area of the map.
List of Projects (Sortable tables)
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Knowledge is central to the World Bank’s ability to influence the global development agenda. As part of the World Bank’s evolution, the Knowledge Compact reinforces our commitment to leveraging knowledge alongside financing to deliver impactful solutions. In line with this, the Tokyo DRM Hub delivers demand-driven knowledge products in DRM thematic areas such as: risk identification, risk reduction, and preparedness; resilient infrastructure; and financial preparedness to disasters and climate shocks. This knowledge-driven approach helps GFDRR and the Tokyo DRM Hub tailor robust development strategies that are both adaptable and scalable across different contexts, ensuring that our ground-level projects are as impactful as they are informed.
■Publications - by thematic area
■Annual Reports and Program Brochures
The Japan Program addresses the challenges created by intensifying natural hazards and a changing climate by connecting Japanese DRM expertise and solutions with the World Bank’s developing country partners around the world by mobilizing Japanese DRM experts from across the public and private sectors, civil society organizations and academia.
This section highlights the outcomes realized across our diverse portfolio of technical assistance grants.
Multimedia produced under the "Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries" and Disaster Risk Management-related multimedia produced by the World Bank and the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR)
