Regional Consultation on Resilient Recovery in Africa

Overview

Africa is facing a growing disaster risk landscape, marked by more frequent and severe climate-related hazards (floods, droughts, cyclones) and increasing costs for recovery. The region bears a disproportionate burden from climate change, with recovery efforts stretching national budgets and capacities.

As we move into the second half of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015–2030), a clear need has emerged: strengthening pre-disaster recovery preparedness and building systems for resilient recovery. The Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework, concluded in 2023, highlighted uneven progress across regions ; while many countries have made advances in disaster risk reduction, significant gaps remain in preparedness for recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction. The Midterm Review calls for urgent action to accelerate Priority 4 of the Sendai Framework—“Enhancing disaster preparedness for effective response and to “Build Back Better” in recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction.”

This Regional Consultation on Resilient Recovery in Africa respond to that call. It is part of a global consultation process, coordinated by the International Recovery Platform (IRP), to develop Priority Actions to Enhance Resilient Recovery. These Priority Actions will be launched at the World Resilient Recovery Conference (WRRC) on 3 June 2025, during the preparatory days leading to the 8th Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GP2025).

Objectives

1. Share needs and gaps related to resilient recovery in the region.
2. Review, provide feedback to and further define the draft priority action for resilient recovery.
3. Identify national and regional priorities and a way forward in accelerating priority action 4 of the Sendai Framework.

Expected outcomes

• Common understanding of national and regional needs and gaps related to resilient recovery and good practices shared.
• Feedback provided to the draft priority actions on resilient recovery.
• National and regional priorities related to resilient recovery identified and a way forward discussed.