African Risk Capacity

African Risk Capacity

Challenge Over the last four decades, sub-Saharan Africa has experienced more than 1,000 disasters. They are a major threat to development, putting recent economic development gains at risk. Africa’s disaster profile is characterized by extreme...
African Risk Capacity

Caribbean Risk Management Initiative

Challenge With a population of 36 million, the Caribbean region is home to a diverse array of languages and cultures, islands large and small, major coastal cities and small mountain villages. Small island developing States in the Caribbean and elsewhere have far...
Benguela Current Commission

Benguela Current Commission

Challenge The Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem stretches northwards in the Atlantic Ocean from South Africa along the entire coastline of Namibia into Angola. It is one of the richest ecosystems on earth, with fish stocks and other goods and services worth an...