Croatia Disaster Preparedness and Resilience Development Policy Loan with a Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown Option (Cat DDO)

About this project

The development objective of Disaster Preparedness and Resilience Development Policy Loan with a Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown Option Program is to strengthen Croatia's disaster preparedness and resilience by enhancing institutional capacity at the national level and across strategic sectors, and increasing financial resilience. Accordingly, Pillar 1—Strengthening institutional capacity for disaster preparedness and resilience, will support foundational reforms that increase the disaster preparedness of critical infrastructure and services, and that build institutional capacity for climate adaptation (CA). Pillar 2—Enhancing disaster preparedness and climate resilience in key economic sectors, will support reforms that address vulnerabilities and foster sustainable development in the energy, tourism, and housing sectors. Pillar 3—Strengthening the financial resilience of businesses and households, will advance reforms in the insurance and social protection sectors to enhance coping and recovery capacity for disaster and climate impacts. These reforms are complemented by the Cat DDO as a contingent financing mechanism that can supplement budget reserves and enhance fiscal resilience in case of major disasters. The Cat DDO supports GoC's efforts to strengthen its framework and capacity for disaster preparedness and resilience, improving public sector service and impact, and private action. Competitiveness, resilience of the economy, and better quality of life for citizens are…

Published by

World Bank · Multilateral

Countries

Croatia

Sectors

Multi-hazard response preparednessOther general public servicesSocial protection and welfare services policy, planning and administrationTourism policy and administrative managementElectric power transmission and distribution (isolated mini-grids)Financial policy and administrative management

Places

Zagreb

Funded by

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, International Development Association

Implemented by

Ministry of Interior

Accountable

Ministry of Finance

Passes funds through

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, International Development Association

Published by World Bank to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 2 Oct 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: 44000-P512660.

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