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First virtual meeting of the Africa Working Group on Disaster Risk Reduction

African Union Commission
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa
Addis Ababa
Africa DRR focal point virtual dialogue
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COVID-19 Brief: Virtual Dialogue between national and regional Disaster Risk Reduction Focal Points

The main objective of the virtual dialogue was to provide a platform for Disaster Risk Reduction Focal Points (DRR FPs) from Member States (MS) and Regional Economic Communities (RECs), African Union Commission (AUC) and United Nations Office for Disaster

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Reports

Study tour for disaster risk reduction

Within the Programme “Building Disaster Resilience to Natural Hazards in Sub-Saharan African Regions, Countries and Communities ”, UNDRR and CIMA Research Foundation organized a five-day Study Tour in Europe – namely Italy and Brussels - for members of

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Multi-country workshop on improving availability, access and use of disaster risk information for early warning and action

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa
Centro Internazionale in Monitoraggio Ambientale
African Union Commission
Addis Ababa
Disaster risk management officials from Africa visited the European Response Coordination Centre this week in Brussels
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Africa and Europe share DRR experiences

Disaster risk management officials had an opportunity to meet counterparts in Europe this week and exchange experiences supported by the European Union.
Programme of Action Cover page
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Programme of Action for the Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 in Africa

The Programme of Action(PoA) for the Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 in Africa posits a great opportunity to contribute to building resilient African communities capable of preventing, better preparing for

Peer learning exchange on policy coherence for disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation and sustainable development

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa
Nairobi
Documents and publications
Working papers

The impact of the 2015 El Niño-induced drought on household consumption: Evidence from rural Ethiopia

This paper evaluates the impact of the 2015 El Niño-induced drought on household consumption in Ethiopia. A Difference-in-Difference method was used to compare consumption changes over time in a group unaffected by the drought to the changes in a group

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Experience Sharing Workshop: Making Cities Sustainable and Resilient

European Commission
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Office in Incheon for Northeast Asia and Global Education and Training Institute for Disaster Risk Reduction
Incheon
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Africa city leaders promote inclusive resilience

City leaders and disaster risk planners in Africa share experience on inclusive resilience at a progress workshop under the Making Cities Resilient Campaign in Nairobi.