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RIA at Africa Climate Summit 2: Advancing Urban Resilience Through Partnerships, Knowledge and Action
RIA at Africa Climate Summit 2: Advancing Urban Resilience Through Partnerships, Knowledge and Action
At the Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2), held in Addis Ababa from 8–10 September 2025, GIZ’s Resilience Initiative Africa ...
Urban Risk-Informed Development Planning and Making Cities Resilient in eThekwini Metro Municipality
Urban Risk-Informed Development Planning and Making Cities Resilient in eThekwini Metro Municipality
From 25-27 June 2025, stakeholders convened at the Durban International Convention Centre (ICC) for Making Cities Resilient 2...
Namibia’s Mariental Municipality Takes Bold Steps Towards a Resilient Future!
Namibia’s Mariental Municipality Takes Bold Steps Towards a Resilient Future!
Stakeholders from various sectors met in Mariental, Namibia, from July 29-31, 2025, to begin implementing the Making Cities R...
How Western African cities address inclusivity and participatory risk assessments
How Western African cities address inclusivity and participatory risk assessments
Experts and community leaders from eight West African nations convened in Accra, Ghana, to discuss how cities in the region c...
Turning Data into Action: Advancing the INFORM Risk Model in the SADC Region
Turning Data into Action: Advancing the INFORM Risk Model in the SADC Region
The SADC Secretariat’s Disaster Risk Reduction Unit recently brought together SADC Member states, Namibia governmental and no...
Driving Urban Resilience Forward: Sharing Experiences Across Western Africa
Driving Urban Resilience Forward: Sharing Experiences Across Western Africa
Western African cities are facing major challenges from climate change and rapid urbanisation, which led to a series of works...
Empowering Southern Africa: SADC Rolls Out Game-Changing Risk Model
Empowering Southern Africa: SADC Rolls Out Game-Changing Risk Model
From May 20-22, 2025, the SADC Secretariat, supported by the German government and partners, trained representatives from 12 ...
Dar es Salaam Advances Urban Resilience with German and UN Support
Dar es Salaam Advances Urban Resilience with German and UN Support
With support from the German government and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), officials in Dar e...
SADC and Germany Strengthen Cooperation on Disaster Risk Reduction
SADC and Germany Strengthen Cooperation on Disaster Risk Reduction
The SADC Secretariat, together with the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and Deutsche G...