The Integrated Disaster Risk Management Fund

<p>This publication discusses lessons learned from and achievements of the Integrated Disaster Risk Management (IDRM) Fund in supporting ADB technical assistance projects in Southeast Asian developing member countries.</p><p><br></p><p>The Government of Canada and ADB established the IDRM Fund in February 2013 to advance proactive integrated disaster risk management measures on a regional basis in Cambodia Indonesia the Lao People's Democratic Republic Myanmar the Philippines Thailand and Viet Nam. The IDRM Fund funded 19 technical assistance projects with a gender-focused approach to IDRM and reflecting regional solutions that produce cross-border disaster management. </p>