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Disaster Risk Management

Disaster-Risk Management

Helping Latin America and the Caribbean manage disaster risks, protect lives, safeguard livelihoods, and foster resilience

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Our Vision

At the IDB, we understand that disaster risk management must be comprehensive, proactive and with a sustainable development perspective.

We help governments integrate risk into fiscal frameworks, strengthen institutions, and expand access to innovative financing. Using our expertise, innovative digital platforms, and regional coordination, countries move from reacting to disasters to systematically reducing vulnerabilities and building long-term resilience.

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Integrating disaster risk into planning, fiscal frameworks, and infrastructure and social services.

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Using AI-powered early warnings and adaptive social protection to prepare, respond, and safeguard their most vulnerable communities.

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Pre-disaster arranged financing ensures livelihoods, economies, and development stay resilient when disasters strike.

Ready and Resilient Americas

An IDB Group regional initiative strengthening disaster resilience in Latin America and the Caribbean by boosting collaboration, sharing tools, and improving preparedness and response.

Pioneering Regional Disaster-Risk Transfer Program

An IDB program helping Latin American and Caribbean countries manage disaster risks through better assessment, regional collaboration, and innovative finance like resilience bonds.

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A regional monitoring tool to track El Niño conditions, climate hazards, and evolving risks across Latin America and the Caribbean.
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RiskHUB offers integrated tools to assess hazards, impacts, and risk to support analysis and decision-making.
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Track national disaster risk governance over time with RiskMONITOR’s continuous iGOPP monitoring.
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GeoHUB maps project exposure to natural hazards and generates reports to support resilient infrastructure planning.
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HydroBID simulates water resources and floods to support basin allocation, infrastructure planning, and risk mitigation.
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AmazoniaForever360+ delivers instant insights and custom reports to understand and guide action in the Amazon.
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Panama Can Access up to $300 Million in Financing and Receive $500,000 Grant from IDB for Earthquake Response
Resources are available to support humanitarian assistance, damage assessments, and the Government’s priority response spending PANAMA CITY — Panama will be able to access financing of up to $300 million from the Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group) in response to the October 9...
IDB Strengthens Belize’s Hurricane Resilience with First Catastrophe Swap
WASHINGTON — Belize will be able to access emergency funds more rapidly after a major hurricane thanks to a pioneering catastrophe swap executed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), strengthening the country’s financial resilience and ability to respond to disasters over the next two...
IDB Group Providing Grants of At Least $1 Million to Support Venezuela’s Emergency Response to Earthquakes
WASHINGTON — The Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group) will provide a grant package totaling at least $1 million to support Venezuela's emergency response following the earthquakes that struck the country's central coast.The resources will support:Immediate humanitarian assistance...
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