The African Risk Capacity (ARC) is a Specialized Agency of the African Union established to help African governments improve their capacities to better plan, prepare, and respond to extreme weather events and natural disasters.
Latest updates
African Risk Capacity Group / IGAD Multi-Stakeholder Sensitization Meeting for the IGAD Regional Economic Community
The African Risk Capacity (ARC) Group positions itself as a leader in disaster risk management in Africa
Le Groupe African Risk Capacity (ARC) se positionne comme un leader dans la gestion des risques de catastrophes en Afrique
Joint AU – ARC Press Release
Communiqué de presse conjoint UA – ARC
African Risk Capacity Limited Appoints 2 World-class Professionals as Non-Executive Directors
Our main services
Drought Insurance
River Flood Insurance
Tropical Cyclone
Outbreaks & Epidemics Insurance
Extreme Climate Facility (XCF)
Customised Early Warning
Africa RiskView is a state-of-the-art drought risk model & software that helps African countries quantify their disaster risk & monitor drought impacts.
Contingency Planning
African Risk Capacity works with governments and in-country experts to create coordinated contingency plans before catastrophe strikes.
Parametric Insurance
African Risk Capacity disburses financing to fund pre-approved contingency plans to respond rapidly and predictably to disasters.
Risk Pooling & Risk Transfer
Employing innovative financing mechanisms, ARC Insurance Company Limited pools risk across Africa and transfers it to international risk markets.
Our Impact
Key Resources
Programme of Work
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ARC Group Strategy
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Gender Strategy
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Other doc
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Latest Publications
Africa RiskView Mid-season report: SOUTHERN AFRICA
African Risk Capacity Position Paper: The Outbreaks & Epidemics product in the context of Covid-19
Africa RiskView Season monitoring bulletin – July 2019
Bulletin de suivi de la saison – Juillet 2019
End of Season report | Kenya (2018 Short Rains)
Rapport de fin de semis (Campagne Agricole 2019/2020) | Tchad
What others say about our work
Latest Tweets
In recent years, disaster has struck many parts of the continent, resulting in damaged properties, loss of livelihoods & lives. Disasters have disproportionate impacts on gender & vulnerable g...
Read MoreToday, the @_AfricanUnion and @ARCapacity have officially launched the Gender and Disaster Risk Management Platform. The newly launched platform is set to bring new innovative tools that will enhance ...
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RT @AU_WGDD: Today at 12pm EAT, together with @ARCapacity, we will launch the Gender and Disaster Risk Management Platform. The Platform,…
Read More📢Join us tomorrow at 11 am (SAT) for the official launch of the Gender and Disaster Risk Management Platform (GDRMP). We will share key information on the DRM landscape and its intersection with Ge...
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Glad to join @ecowas_cedeao International Conf on West African Food Security Storage System today. Complementing the approach with smart partnerships, quantified risk magt & financing at sovereign...
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