ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, October 29, 2025/APO Group/ — The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved a $6 million grant to support the African Risk Capacity (ARC) in strengthening emergency preparedness plans and disaster response protocols across Africa over 2025-2026.
The grant, provided through the Bank’s African Disaster Risk Financing Initiative (ADRiFi) (https://apo-opa.co/3LA1b9J), will help ARC maintain core capacity-building and disaster risk financing services for its regional member countries.
This initiative aims to shift African governments from reactive disaster responses toward proactive planning. By enhancing disaster risk reduction strategies, countries can better allocate resources, improve early warning systems, and respond efficiently to natural disasters such as droughts, floods, tropical cyclones, and epidemics.
Targeted support will be provided to policymakers, technical working groups, and civil servants. Activities include evidence-based risk assessment, contingency planning, climate risk insurance facilitation, and monitoring and evaluation. Special attention will be given to women’s inclusion and capacity building to ensure comprehensive disaster risk management.
The project also aims to expand participation in ARC’s sovereign insurance risk pool, offering member states access to innovative climate risk insurance products. High-level advocacy for the ratification of the ARC Treaty and finalization of country-specific work programs are part of the broader strategy to strengthen disaster response protocols and emergency preparedness plans in Africa.
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This story was first reported by the African Development Bank. Read the full article here.
