- India was unanimously chosen as co-chair of the Consultative Group (CG) of Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) for the fiscal year 2020.
- India was chosen on the margins of the 6th Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction held in Geneva, Switzerland on May 14, 2019 .
- India became a member of CG of GFDRR in 2015 and expressed its interest to co-chair during the last meeting of the group held in October 2018. India’s candidature was backed by its consistent progress in disaster risk reduction in the country and its initiative to form a coalition on disaster resilient infrastructure.
About GFDRR
- GFDRR is a global partnership established in 2006 to support developing countries to understand, manage, and ultimately reduce their risk from natural hazards and climate change.
- Hosted at the World Bank, GFDRR is supported by 37 countries and 11 international organizations, and works with over 400 sub-national, national, regional, and international partners.
- It is is a grant-funding mechanism, managed by the World Bank, that supports disaster risk management projects worldwide.
- The long-term strategic objectives of GFDRR are set and monitored by the Consultative
Group (CG), which is GFDRR’s primary advisory and decision making body. The CG includes donor members and observers, invited developing country members, intergovernmental
organizations, international financial institutions, and civil society organizations. - The CG is chaired by the World Bank and co-chaired by a contributing CG Member that rotate annually.
- The GFDRR Secretariat is situated at Washington DC.
