The INFORM Risk model is a risk assessment tool that can support strategic and programmatic decisions about crisis and disaster prevention, preparedness and response.  SADC Member states convened in M...

At the Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2), held in Addis Ababa from 8–10 September 2025, GIZ’s Resilience Initiative Africa (RIA) played a central role in bringing urban resilience to the forefront o...

The Government of Brazil will host the thirtieth Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP 30), with a view to building on previous successes and paving the way for future ambition to effectively t...

This summit equips sustainability and supply chain leaders with practical ways to develop and implement impactful ESG practices.

The G20 members include the world’s major economies, representing 85% of global Gross Domestic Product, over 75% of international trade, and about two-thirds of the world population.

From 25-27 June 2025, stakeholders convened at the Durban International Convention Centre (ICC) for Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) workshop focused on advancing risk-informed urban development...

Stakeholders from various sectors met in Mariental, Namibia, from July 29-31, 2025, to begin implementing the Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) initiative. The workshop used the UNDRR's Disaster ...

Experts and community leaders from eight West African nations convened in Accra, Ghana, to discuss how cities in the region can address urban challenges by using inclusive and participatory risk asses...

The SADC Secretariat’s Disaster Risk Reduction Unit recently brought together SADC Member states, Namibia governmental and non-governmental sectors, and humanitarian partners for the second INFORM Sub...

Western African cities are facing major challenges from climate change and rapid urbanisation, which led to a series of workshops on "Risk-Informed Urban Development." The first event in Lomé, Togo, b...

From May 20-22, 2025, the SADC Secretariat, supported by the German government and partners, trained representatives from 12 member states in Johannesburg on the new SADC INFORM Subnational Risk Model...

With support from the German government and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), officials in Dar es Salaam used the Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) initiative's score...