Risk Knowledge and Innovation

View resources on science and technology from the Africa region.

This section displays content created the partners participating in the Africa Network of Centres of Excellence for Disaster Risk Reduction. It serves as a knowledge hub of NoE members contributions and customized tools, services, products, and training to address disaster risks in Africa. We invite members to contribute their pieces of work to our platform.

Feature

14 October 2022

Early warning and early action are needed, so extreme weather events don’t become disasters

“Extreme weather events do not need to become disasters,” says Mozambique's President Nyusi on International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, at the launch of a joint UNDRR-WMO publication on multi-hazard early warning systems.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)

Documents and publications

31 August 2022

Interconnected disaster risks 2022

The 2021/2022 edition of the Interconnected Disaster Risks report analyses 10 disasters from around the world which were selected for their notoriety and representation of a larger global issue that has changed or will change lives across the world.

Update

11 August 2022

COP27 host commits to lead on urban resilience

COP27 host Sharm El-Sheikh has set its sights on being recognized as a global leader in urban disaster resilience.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)

Update

27 June 2022

GP2022 Ignite Stage: DARAJA: The inclusive city - community forecasting and early warning service by Resurgence

On 25 May 2022, the “DARAJA: The inclusive city – community forecasting and early warning service” was presented by Resurgence at the Ignite Stage during the Global Platform 2022.

Resurgence

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)

Update

10 June 2022

GP2022 Ignite Stage: Improving flood preparedness for communities in Nigeria through the provision of flood early warning maps

On 26 May 2022, “Improving flood preparedness for communities in Nigeria through the provision of early warning maps” was presented at the Ignite Stage during the Global Platform 2022.

Geohazard Risk Mapping Initiative

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)

Update

23 May 2022

Stakeholder groups make great strides in newly released Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments Report 2022

Non-governmental stakeholder groups, including the private sector and scientific organizations, have increased their commitments to DRR since 2019, according to a new report released by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR).

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Kobe Office

Documents and publications

19 May 2022

Why community-based disaster risk reduction fails to learn from local knowledge? Experiences from Malawi

This contributing paper aims to investigate the extent to which community-based disaster risk reduction (CBDRR) in practice really takes into account local knowledge (LK).

Documents and publications

7 April 2022

Brief: Resilience Building and Disaster Response Management in the Indian Ocean

Resilience Building and Disaster Response Management in the Indian Ocean (RDRM-IO) programme, UNDRR component is to improve Disaster Risk Reduction understanding and governance capacities of Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, and Seychelles.