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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.

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Landscape of the Blue Nile and waterfall in Ethiopia
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Ethiopia is putting early warnings for all into action

Ethiopia is severely affected by climate related hazards. As one of the 30 countries identified by the EW4All Initiative, Ethiopia is taking action to implement a multi-hazard early warning and early action system.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa
Early warning
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Addressing risks in fragile and conflict-affected contexts

WMO and its partners are stepping up efforts to make sure that nobody is left behind in the international drive towards Early Warnings For All.

World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
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Including persons with disabilities in disaster risk reduction in Africa: Snapshot

The study provides an account of progress, gaps and promising practices in including persons with disabilities in disaster risk reduction (DRR) in the region.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
group photo from media training
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Media training in Mauritius

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Centre (NDRRMC), requested the support of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) to familiarize media stakeholders with the initiative and disaster risk reduction.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa
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Bridging the gaps in disaster loss data to support early warning and early action in Southern Africa

This report outlines current gaps and key policy options available to bridge the gap between available disaster loss data and what is needed to translate them into anticipatory action.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa
People at a river bank
Press release
2023 RISK Award goes to an early warning system project in Africa

A project for a water resources early warning system in the Inkomati Basin, which is shared by South Africa with Mozambique and Eswatini, was announced today as the winner of the 2023 RISK Award.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
UNDRR SRSG and ECOWAS Commissioner ribbon cutting
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ECOWAS supports Early Warnings for All

Today ECOWAS inaugurated its new Disaster Operations Centre in Abuja to strengthen regional coordination and improved data and information exchange among its Member States.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa
Early warnings, Mozambique
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Mozambique: Cyclone Freddy puts early warning systems to the test

Thanks to anticipatory action and investment in early warning efforts by the Government of Mozambique with support of the United Nations, the number of deaths and people displaced by Cyclone Freddy is lower than in past comparable cyclones.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa
United Nations Mozambique