Africa: Country disaster risk profiles

Introduction

These country profiles were developed as part of the EU-ACP Programme “Building Disaster Resilience to Natural Hazards in Sub-Saharan African Regions, Countries and Communities”.

CIMA Research Foundation was engaged by UNDRR to elaborate 16 Country Risk Profiles for floods and droughts in the following countries: Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Kingdom of Eswatini, Côte d'Ivoire, Namibia, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, United Republic of Tanzania, and Zambia.

See here for the rest of the programme outputs including a series of freely accessible geographic layers.

Hazards

Drought

Flood

Themes

Risk identification and assessment

Country and region

Africa

Knowledge base

Themes

Hazards

Region & country

Content type

Documents and publications

3 October 2024

Disaster risk profile - Niger

This Country Disaster Risk Profile for Niger presents a comprehensive view of the country's vulnerability to natural and human-induced hazards, particularly floods and droughts.

Documents and publications

11 November 2019

Disaster risk profile - Equatorial Guinea

This country risk profile for Equatorial Guinea provides a comprehensive view of hazard, risk and uncertainties for floods and droughts in a changing climate, with projections for the period 2050-2100.

Documents and publications

11 November 2019

Disaster risk profile - The Gambia

This country risk profile for The Gambia provides a comprehensive view of hazard, risk and uncertainties for floods and droughts in a changing climate, with projections for the period 2050-2100.

Documents and publications

11 November 2019

Disaster risk profile - Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)

This country risk profile for the Ivory Coast provides a comprehensive view of hazard, risk and uncertainties for floods and droughts in a changing climate, with projections for the period 2050-2100.

Documents and publications

11 November 2019

Disaster risk profile - Gabon

This country risk profile for Gabon, provides a comprehensive view of hazard, risk and uncertainties for floods and droughts in a changing climate, with projections for the period 2050-2100.

Documents and publications

11 November 2019

Disaster risk profile - Zambia

This Zambian country risk profile provides a comprehensive view of hazard, risk and uncertainties for floods and droughts in a changing climate, with projections for the period 2050-2100.

Documents and publications

11 November 2019

Disaster risk profile - Rwanda

This country risk profile for Rwanda provides a comprehensive view of hazard, risk and uncertainties for floods and droughts in a changing climate, with projections for the period 2050-2100.

Documents and publications

11 November 2019

Disaster risk profile - Eswatini

The Country Risk Profiles provide a comprehensive view of hazard, risk and uncertainties for floods and droughts in a changing climate, with projections for the period 2050-2100.

Documents and publications

14 February 2019

Disaster risk profile - Kenya

This Kenya country risk profile provides a comprehensive view of hazard, risk and uncertainties for floods and droughts in a changing climate, with projections for the period 2050-2100.

Documents and publications

29 January 2019

Disaster risk profile - Ghana

This country risk profile for Ghana provides a comprehensive view of hazard, risk and uncertainties for floods and droughts in a changing climate, with projections for the period 2050-2100.