Risk Knowledge and Innovation

UNESCO, the African Union of Broadcasting (AUB), and UNDRR joined forces to support media organizations in four African SIDS - Cabo Verde, Comoros, Mauritius, and São Tomé and Príncipe.

Nature offers some of the most cost-effective, multi-benefit tools for building resilience - if it is restored, protected, and managed wisely. Across Africa, countries and communities are applying nature-based solutions to address a multitude of hazards.

South Africa provides both leadership and practical examples of resilience in action. Across the country, scientists, citizens and communities continue to find inventive ways to manage heat, fire, floods and water systems.

This report contains the key findings and recommendations from piloting DCBT in Mauritius. The outcome from the analysis will be used to inform how DRR can be integrated into the ongoing GBT reform, to create green and disaster budget tagging (GDBT).

By linking policy frameworks to operational preparedness, Comoros demonstrates how governance reforms can directly strengthen national readiness for disasters.

Mapping and tracking heat stress - not just across cities, but street by street - is essential to inform early warning systems, urban planning, and public health interventions.

This document reflects on the progress, challenges, priorities and offers commitments of the African continent on the implementation of the Sendai Framework in connection to the 2025 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction.

African Member States convened in Mauritius for a regional workshop focused on enhancing the use of the Sendai Framework Monitor (SFM), with special emphasis on Target G.