Mr. Sebhatu Kidane Keflemariam from IGAD added his sentiments on the expected outcome of the tour, "We want to learn how other countries operate. Sharing experiences allows us to understand how to link this knowledge with our needs in Africa. Of course, our problems can be different: not floods but drought, for example. Anyway, the most important point is in understanding how to assess a situation from available information and how to use this analysis: that's what we want to understand".

This is part of the Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP)-EU Programme “Building Disaster Resilience to Natural Hazards in Sub-Saharan African Regions, Countries and Communities” funded by the European Union. The programme is designed to share experience and accelerate Implementation of the global plan to reduce disaster losses, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.

According to Mr. Luca Rossi, Deputy Chief of UNDRR Office for Africa: “We hope this opportunity of sharing experiences between countries and continents will be enriching and that will help us to identify the next steps for a more prepared, resilient and sustainable Africa”.

A key target of the Sendai Framework calls for the substantial enhancement of international cooperation to developing countries through adequate and sustainable support to the implementation of their local and national strategies for disaster risk reduction.

Date:

20 Sep 2019

Sources:

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa (UNDRR AF)

Countries:

Angola, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Tanzania, United Rep of, Zambia

Regions:

Africa, Europe