Francis GhesquiereHead, Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR)Sustainable Development, World Bank Group

BRINGING DISASTER RESILIENCE TO SCALE:Global Trends, Emerging Opportunities, and

Partnership with Japan

1.Avoiding and Reducing Losses2.Generating Development “Co-Benefits”3.Unlocking Economic Potential

• Resilient Infrastructure• Urban Resilience• Adaptive Social Protection• Inclusive Community Resilience

Resilient Infrastructure

Knowledge Products that capture best practice and solutions in:

• Hydromet Services• Safer School Construction and

Retrofitting Investment• Seismic Risk Identification and

Preparedness• Building Regulation for

Resilience• Landslides and Slope

Stabilization in Road Systems• Business Continuity Planning

Connecting through Knowledge Exchange:• Technical Deep Dives (TDDs)• Expert Workshops and Seminars• Virtual and Just-in-Time Deployment

of ExpertsRecent Examples:• Hydromet for Early Warning TDD (with

MLIT, JMA, MIC, JICA, ICHARM, Japan Bosai Platform, and private sector, as well as WMO and Australian Met)

• Central Asian authorities Disaster Preparedness Expert Exchange

Bringing Resilience to Scale