Азиатский банк развития утвердил первый проект по быстрому финансированию кризисов для Вануату

MANILA, PHILIPPINES (25 August 2026) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today approved the first project under its region-wide crisis financing mechanism, giving Vanuatu faster access to financing after disasters and other major emergencies. The financing can be used to support families, deliver essential supplies and equipment, and repair damaged public services and infrastructure. “The economic shocks hitting the region from the conflict in the Middle East are the latest crisis, but they won’t be the last,” said ADB President Masato Kanda. “Vanuatu will face any crises in the future with a financing route open and ready to move money where it is needed most. This project is designed to get help to families and restore essential services before a shock becomes a prolonged emergency.” The Vanuatu Rapid Response Contingent Project is the first approved under the Rapid Resource Reprogramming and Deployment Option (3RDO), ADB’s region-wide crisis financing mechanism. It will allow Vanuatu to redirect part of its undisbursed ADB financing to emergency response and early recovery when a qualifying crisis occurs. Since 2006, Vanuatu has lost an average of $35.7 million annually due to disasters. Weather-related events such as tropical cyclones, droughts, and floods account for 86% of these losses. In a country with dispersed islands, limited infrastructure, and underlying social and economic vulnerabilities, disasters have complex impacts across local industries, particularly agriculture, fisheries, tourism, health, education, and housing. The project can support relief and recovery actions following shocks such as earthquakes, tsunamis, tropical cyclones, severe drought, and El Niño impacts; food, health, and biological emergencies; emergencies triggered by pollution or contamination, and economic crises such as the impacts of the conflict in the Middle East, external price shocks, physical disruption to connectivity, and prolonged disruption to utilities. Under 3RDO, small island developing states like Vanuatu may reallocate up to 25% of their undisbursed and uncommitted public sector portfolio through a pre-arranged rapid response contingent project. The project will be integrated into Vanuatu’s national disaster risk management system, complement existing disaster risk financing instruments, and strengthen institutional readiness. ADB is a leading multilateral development bank supporting sustainable, inclusive, and resilient growth across Asia and the Pacific. Working with its members and partners to solve complex challenges together, ADB harnesses innovative financial tools and strategic partnerships to transform lives, build quality infrastructure, and safeguard our planet. Founded in 1966, ADB is owned by 69 members—50 from the region.