Africa Network of Centres of Excellence for Disaster Risk Reduction

The Network aims to further enhance the existing capacity of African research, academic, and science centres whose mandate and focus is disaster risk reduction.

What is the Africa Network of Centres of Excellence for Disaster Risk Reduction?

Despite progress in enhancing disaster risk reduction (DRR) across Africa, countries remain highly vulnerable, with their populations and assets at risk. The extent to which disaster risk threatens to undermine the development and safety of the communities is of serious concern. A particular area of concern remains the limited availability of and access to multi-hazard early warning systems to inform early and anticipatory action and disaster preparedness against approaching hazards. 

The Africa Network of Centres of Excellence for DRR (NoE) was launched in March 2023. It aims to enhance the existing capacity of African research, academic, and science centres, and foster joint development and delivery of customised services, tools, products and training​ to respond to the needs of African institutions whose mandate and focus is DRR, early warning and anticipatory action.