Resilience and Disaster Management
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IMMERSIVE STORY
Back to Basics: Why Investing in Disaster Risk Management is Crucial for Global Development
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/immersive-story/2025/10/03/back-to-basics

The World Bank is the world’s leading source of financing, knowledge, and support for disaster risk management which delivers benefits of protection and preparedness.

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INVESTING
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BY THE NUMBERS: DISASTER MANAGEMENT

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RESULTS & IMPACT
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$10.93 billion
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in World Bank commitments in FY25 is helping countries strengthen their ability to manage disasters.
136 million people
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achieved better climate risk resilience from World Bank financed projects in FY25.in formal and informal education across pre-primary, primary, secondary, tertiary, and vocational levels have received support from the World Bank Group since early 2020.
29 million people
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have been reached or are expected to be reached through World Bank investments that apply nature to build disaster and climate resilience—9.5 million to date and an additional 19.4 million projected.

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IDA Countries: Resilience and DRM Stories
Building resilience in countries eligible for resources from the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA) is at the heart of the Bank’s mission to create a world free of poverty.
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The Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) Annual Report FY25: Bringing Resilience to Scale
GFDRR FY25 Annual Report: Bringing Resilience to Scale
In FY25, the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) supported over 100 countries, and informed $8.7 billion in World Bank disaster and climate resilience investments.
https://www.gfdrr.org/en/ar/annual-report-2025
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THE LATEST ON RESILIENCE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT

As the world’s leading source of official development assistance, knowledge, and technical expertise on disaster risk management, read and explore how the World Bank supports resilience-building across all regions.

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PROGRAMS & PROJECTS
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