The African Development Bank (AfDB) announced a grant valued at approximately 5.15 million euros. This grant from the African Disaster Risk Financing Initiative (ADRiFi) is set to assist the African Risk Capacity (ARC) in maintaining essential capacity-building and disaster risk financing services for the bank’s regional member countries.
The initiative is aimed at transitioning African governments from reactive disaster responses to proactive preparedness. The statement elaborates that it will strengthen the technical and operational capacity of national institutions in disaster risk management, including evidence-based risk assessments, early warning systems, and training for policymakers and technical experts.
A key component of the project involves enhancing the countries’ capacity to plan and allocate resources for emergencies more efficiently while developing robust institutional frameworks to coordinate swift and effective responses to natural disasters.
The AfDB states that the implementation will include all ARC member countries, focusing on regions most vulnerable to droughts, floods, tropical cyclones, and epidemics.
Among Portuguese-speaking African countries, Angola and Equatorial Guinea are not part of the ARC, while Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, and São Tomé and Príncipe are members, according to the ARC website.
