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Building Disaster Resilience to Natural Hazards in Sub-Saharan African Regions, Countries and Communities
REG/FED/024-496

Agreement No. REG/FED/024-496 – Building Disaster Resilience to Natural Hazards in Sub-Saharan African Regions, Countries and Communities was signed on 4th February 2014 for an amount of 60.0 million Euros. The programme will be implemented over a period of 84 months.

Mode of implementation

  • Result 1 implemented by the AUC and the UNISDR
  • Result 2 implemented by the GFDRR (World Bank)
  • Result 3  implemented by AfDB

Objectives

The purpose of the programme is to provide the analytical basis and accelerate the effective implementation of an African Comprehensive Disaster Risk Reduction and Risk Management (DRR and DRM) framework (institutional, political, normative, risk identification and assessment, risk reduction, early warning, preparedness and response risk financing for resilient recovery and reconstruction).

Expected results of the programme include

  • R1-Extended Programme of Action for the implementation of the Africa Regional Strategy for DRR operational through the improved AUC’s coordination and monitoring;
  • R2-African RECs have DRR coordination, planning and policy advisory capacities operational to support their respective member states;
  • R3-Core capacities of the specialized National and Regional Climate Centres (RCCs) are improved to meet the needs of the DRM agencies and socio-economic sectors.

The Programme is ongoing

The deadline for the implementation of the programme is 4th February 2019.

Beneficiary countries

Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, DRC, Cote d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sierra-Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zimbabwe

For more information, contact: Department of Political Affairs and Human Development