The Asian Disaster Readiness Fund (ADRF) is an innovative financing mechanism designed to secure support from multiple donors, all focused on advancing localization.
The Fund supports the Asian Preparedness Partnership (APP), ADPC’s major localization program which started in 2017. The APP includes ADPC member countries—Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Pakistan, the Philippines, Nepal, and Sri Lanka—and is supported by the Gates Foundation. It helps establish National Preparedness Partnerships (NPPs) that unite government, civil society, and the private sector, and other relevant stakeholders.
The ADRF, launched on 30 July 2024, enables NPPs to support locally-led Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) actions, strengthening preparedness, recovery, risk reduction, and climate action.