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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
Nairobi
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In person
A multi-country risk profiling workshop
Over the past years, as part of the “Building Disaster Resilience to Natural Hazards in Sub-Saharan African Regions, Countries and Communities” Programme funded by the European Union, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) supported the
Meetings and conferences
Addis Ababa
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In person
Multi-country workshop on improving availability, access and use of disaster risk information for early warning and action
Background In 2018, as part of the “Building Disaster Resilience to Natural Hazards in Sub-Saharan African Regions, Countries and Communities” Programme, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and CIMA Research Foundation developed risk
Meetings and conferences
Abuja, Nigeria
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In person
Fifteenth session of the Africa Working Group on Disaster Risk Reduction [Extended]
Translating commitments into action: the right pathway towards delivering on the Sendai Framework in Africa Specific objectives and expected outcomes of the Fifteenth session of the AWGDRR are summarised below: Objectives: To evaluate regional progress
Meetings and conferences
Nairobi
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In person
Sendai Framework Monitor peer learning workshop on data collection for reporting and policy making
Background UNDRR launched the online Sendai Framework Monitor (SFM) in March 2018. The SFM is an accountability tool to assist countries in monitoring, assessing and evaluating progress and challenges in the implementation of disaster risk reduction (DRR)
Meetings and conferences
Nairobi
In person
Peer learning exchange on policy coherence for disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation and sustainable development
Policy coherence is instrumental to address vulnerability and resilience holistically. Bearing in mind the complexities inherent to these processes, systems thinking have been recognized as an approach to enhance the exchange of knowledge and tools and
Training event
Banjul
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In person
Training of Trainers on Urban Risk Reduction and Making Cities Resilient for Gambia
Background and Introduction Cities are hubs for ideas, commerce, culture, science, productivity, social development and much more. At their best, cities have enabled people to advance socially and economically. Yet now that half of the world’s population
Training event
Dakar
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In person
Workshop on Understanding the Sendai Framework in coherence with the SDGs in the ECOWAS Region: Towards the Development of Disaster Risk Reduction Strategies and Plans (Target E)
Background and Introduction The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction is the global blueprint for disaster risk reduction (DRR). Adopted at the Third UN World Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) in March 2015, it was the first major

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UNDRR training courses
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.