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UNDRR complements Member States’ efforts to implement the Sendai Framework through its continued support for an all-of-society multi-stakeholder approach. More specifically, UNDRR works with Member States to develop and implement their DRR strategies and DRR-related aspects of the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Frameworks and Common Country Analyses.
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United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa

Meetings and conferences
Online
World Tsunami Awareness Day 2021- Africa Webinar
On 5 November 2021, UNDRR-Africa will invite country and regional representatives, and International Organizations based in the African island nations in the Indian Ocean to a 1.5 hour panel discussion to share with a virtual audience how they are mobilizing international investment and engaging the local private sector to advance technologies that are needed to implement EWS, with a focus on hazards including tsunamis.
Meetings and conferences
In person
The Compact Dialogues: Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience Practices to Support Sustainable Small and Medium Sized Enterprises
SMEs are the bedrock of global, national, and local markets, supporting 50% of global GDP and employing two of every three people. When disaster strikes, SMEs are hit harder, bearing around 75% of losses experienced by businesses. SMEs also suffer longer
Meetings and conferences
Online
Webinar: Strengthening the Role of the African Private Sector in Disaster Risk Management
Strengthening the Role of the African Private Sector in Disaster Risk Management Many low and middle-income countries have developed national strategies for disaster risk reduction. But ensuring the inclusion of all sectors of society, especially the
Meetings and conferences
Online
Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030): Engaging with Local Governments in Africa
The webinar will raise awareness on MCR2030 and advocate for establishing new partnerships and greater engagement of key stakeholders in urban risk reduction and strengthening cities’ resilience to climate and disaster risks.
Meetings and conferences
Nairobi
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In person
Third virtual meeting of the Africa Working Group on Disaster Risk Reduction
Third virtual meeting of the Africa Working Group on Disaster Risk Reduction (AWGDRR): Accelerating progress towards addressing priorities identified by Member States to effectively prepare, respond and recover from COVID-19 and other hazards Thursday &
Meetings and conferences
By Invitation Only
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Online
Public Expenditure Reviews and Budget Tracking for Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR): Expert consultations towards improved CCA-DRR integrated approaches
To improve the methodology for conducting disaster risk reduction (DRR) public expenditure reviews, UNDRR is convening a number of stakeholders to discuss commonalities between DRR and climate change adaptation (CCA) across sectoral budgets to converge
Meetings and conferences
Nairobi
In person
Africa Regional launch of the Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030)
1 December 2020 16:00 St. Louis / Victoria | 15:00 Nairobi / Addis Ababa | 14:00 Johannesburg / Maputo |13:00 Yaoundé / Abuja | 12:00 Abidjan / Dakar Interpretation: English, French, Portuguese Register here Background and context Our future is urban. By

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UNDRR works globally with governments, institutions, the private sector and civil society to build capacity to mainstream disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation into sustainable development.