Meeting with BMZ Senior Management
Very productive conversation with Dr Heike Henn, Director for Climate Policy, Energy, Urban Development and Environment and Commissioner for climate policy and climate financing at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) on scaling up Disaster Risk Management and Financing coverage for Africa. The premium and technical support by the German Governmlent helps our countries in early response to disaster events.
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"Political and Operational Challenges and Strategies at Global Level and in W/A and Sahel" session at CoP26
Very frank and insightful conversations today at CoP26 with IOM, UNHCR and AFD. "Migration and Displacement in Era of Climate Emergency: Political and Operational Challenges and Strategies at Global Level and in W/A and Sahel" session. Early action is key to preventing migration /displacement of populations.
Meeting with Executive Secretary UNCCD at CoP26
Very focused meeting with Ibrahima Thiaw, Executive Secretary UNCCD, on advancing key deliverables of our MoU. We will jointly work to promote a culture of anticipatory risk response, interoperability of data, and mobilize resources for sustainable gender-responsive Disaster Risk Reduction and adaptation in Africa.
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Promoting Climate/Disaster Risk Financing in Africa" at AfDB's COP26 Side-Event
"There’s no silver bullet to Disaster Risk Management and Financing and no single agency can provide all the solutions. A multi-donor funding approach like AfDB's ADRIFI, ensures Availability, Accessibility and Affordability of risk financing for a 3-level response: mitigation, resilience and adaptation." (Ibrahima Cheikh Diong, UN ASG and ARC Group DG)
Watch ARC Group DG full remarks here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taGpTxmC4wk
Anticipatory Action Side-Event at CoP26
Today, at CoP26, we presented Africa’s best practice for mitigating climate crisis at the Anticipatory Action Side Event by UN OCHA and UNDRR. Smart partnerships among agencies is key to predictable funding, knowledge, and building capacities to reduce the human impact of disasters.
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Meeting with IFAD President at CoP26
Very strategic meeting with Gilbert Houngbo, IFAD President, on the programmatic direction of our collaboration. We’re mutually promoting an evidence-based advocacy, premium finance fundraising, and data accessibility towards a public policy shift for Disaster Risk Management in Africa.
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Renforcement de la résilience à travers les mécanismes de protection financière à Madagascar
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ARC COP26 Lecture: Strengthening health outcomes through risk management and adaptation
Watch the lecture here!