Project

Consolidating and accelerating the Network of Centers of Excellence (NoE) in support of Disaster Risk Reduction, Early Warning and Anticipatory Action in Africa - Phase II

This project is to consolidate and accelerate the Network of Centers of Excellence in support of DRR, Early Warning and Anticipatory Action in Africa.

Date Published
31 Dec 2023
Expected Start Date
31 Dec 2023
Expected End Date
28 Oct 2024
Project Type
Research and Capacity Development
Project Status
Active

The overall objective is to consolidate and accelerate the Network of Centers of Excellence (NoE) in support of Disaster Risk Reduction, Early Warning and Anticipatory Action (AA) in Africa and to support the coordinated use of AA throughout Africa to reduce disaster risk effectively and equitably.

The project is implemented through

  1. Enhancement of science-based, user-driven, and action-oriented risk information;
  2. Capacity development and collaborative, shadowing/on-the-job learning, including in-country assessment workshops to evaluate risk capacity gaps in the identified priority countries;
  3. Contributions to the governance and sustainability of the NoE;
  4. Project management, coordination, and dissemination.

The project seeks to extend the consolidation and acceleration of the NoE-II in order to facilitate the cooperation between national stakeholders, academia, and implementing institutions across Africa to provide technical-scientific knowledge and capacity development to adequately inform anticipatory action design, decision making processes and mainstreaming of ex-ante climate risk management approaches in policy development. In doing so, the project will empower state- and non-state actors to take adequate anticipatory precautions, including improved interfaces with emergency response and post-disaster relief operations, to ultimately strengthen the resilience of vulnerable communities. Key actors in achieving this objective include national, sub-national, and local disaster management agencies, hydrometeorological agencies, sector specific agencies (agriculture, water, health), humanitarian actors, research institutions and NGOs (national and local) among others.

Team Members

Related content

Multimedia

Video: UNU-INRA, WASCAL LANDSURF Dissemination Workshop.

An interview with INRA researcher, Barbara Baidoo during dissemination workshop.

29 Dec 2025

Media Coverage

International Development Journal Features UNU-IAS

A Japanese journal reporting on international cooperation and development featured UNU-IAS research activities and postgraduate education.

03 Jul 2025

Multimedia

In Conversation with the Geneva Center for Human Rights: Sanae Okamoto on Education's Role in Climate Protection

Sanae Okamoto discusses education's role in addressing climate change and advancing environmental rights.

25 Jun 2025