Multilateral Aid Review summary - Global Facility for Disaster Risk Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR)

GFDRR’s mission is to mainstream Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation in country development strategies. It is a Facility hosted by the World Bank with an annual budget of $131.5m.

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Contribution to UK development objectives	Satisfactory
	+	GFDRR is the key multilateral organisation responsible for delivery of the Hyogo Framework for Action’s objective to mainstream Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) into national development strategies.
	+	GFDRR is undertaking important economic analysis on DRR and mainstreaming DRR and climate change at national level.
	+	GFDRR promotes a gender-inclusive approach to disaster risk management both at policy and community levels. All strategy and operations integrate climate change adaptation measures.
	_	GFDRR was only established in 2006, so we are still waiting to see the impacts of their efforts. Still scope for improvement regarding country-level implementation of national strategies.
Organisational strengths	Satisfactory
	+	GFDRR has a clear mandate, purpose and strategy to deliver on the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) priorities.
	+	GFDRR has a good, responsive and transparent Secretariat structure in Washington which is influenced by the Consultative Group (CG).
	+	As a facility of the World Bank, which is judged to have adequate cost control systems, GFDRR has good purchasing and administrative procedures.
	+	GFDRR is a unique model incorporating developing country governments, donors and international partners. It has excellent partnerships with the UN (especially ISDR).
	+	Rules based allocation processes, multi-year commitments, capacity to reorient resources to better performing areas, penalties if programmes perform poorly, financial accountability and policies are mostly robust.
	_	In-country programmes are sometimes of variable quality with a lack of consistency across all programmes. There is a drive to improve this area of work and the Results Based Management System (RBMS) is being implemented for this purpose.
	_	Some opaqueness in final allocations.
	+	Answerable to its CG of partners and donors. This system has improved transparency and accountability of the facility.
Capacity for positive change	Likely
	+	GFDRR’s strength is its ability to listen and respond to requests from the CG. This has resulted in the Results Based Management Framework, better reporting on country level impacts and continued development of Post-Disaster Needs Assessments.