On the sidelines of #COP31, ARC met with Ms. Angelika Friedrich of @giz to explore deeper strategic partnerships for Africa’s climate resilience. We discussed ARC’s integrated disaster risk model, spanning risk profiling, gender-responsive planning & sovereign risk transfer.

True resilience is built from the ground up! ARC & GIZ are exploring joint paths to scale up disaster preparedness in Africa. Key areas; (i) Technical collaboration via AU initiatives Joint efforts with BMZ Germany; (ii) investing in local people, institutions & capacity.

ARC #COP31 SIDE EVENT: ACT BEFORE THE CRISIS.
Finance resilience. Protect lives. Join ARC and partners.
📷 11 November 2026
📷 16:30–18:00
📷 Africa Pavilion (A240), Blue Zone, Antalya.

ARC is heading to #COP31! Join us in Antalya, Türkiye, 9–20 November, as we champion Africa’s climate resilience and turn dialogue into action. #ARCGroup

Leading by example! 🌍

Leading by exemple
Today, the ARC CoP Chair H.E. #Ismael_Nabé visited our Abidjan offices, reaffirming his support for ARC’s mission.
With DG Dr. @Ngabitsinze, discussions focused on sustainable financing, Treaty ratification and stronger country ownership

Today, ARC DG Dr @Ngabitsinze welcomed an #AUC delegation led by Prof. #Emmanuel_Osuteye
🤝 Both institutions reaffirmed their commitment to a stronger strategic partnership, advancing joint initiatives on urban resilience and disaster risk financing across Africa
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🇱🇸 From crisis response to preparedness!

Retselisitsoe Molefe of Lesotho’s Disaster Management Authority shares how a USD 2.7M ARC insurance payout helped support drought-affected households.

🎥 Watch his testimony 👇🏽

Through the ARC Replica partnership, @WFP and ARC are strengthening Mozambique’s disaster preparedness, expanding risk financing and helping protect vulnerable communities.

🎥 Watch how this partnership makes a difference.
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ARC in Maputo!
Championing African-led solutions, stronger partnerships and a shift from disaster response to proactive risk management

🎥 Relive the highlights of our participation at the International Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction.
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At the #ICDRR “Financing Drought Risk in Africa: Where Do We Need to Go?” session, @Ngabitsinze stressed the urgency to tackle Africa's data limitations, optimise early warning systems & secure sustainable finance for the continent and for ARC towards scaling our reach and impact

Opening the ICDRR, H.E @daniel_cha38684, Mozambican President, stressed how "without effective risk management, economic, social & environmental progress remains vulnerable to the growing impacts of disasters.” He called for stronger continental cooperation in resilience building

H.E. @MosesVilakati, AU Commissioner (ARBE), urged governments & partners to move from commitments to implementation. With limited time remaining to achieve the Sendai Framework’s goals, he emphasised the need for strong governance and strategic investment ahead of disasters

Pointing to the anticipated El Niño in 2026/27, Dr @JudithDah, Deputy Executive Secretary, stressed the urgency to strengthen Africa's disaster preparedness, and encouraged ARC to develop catastrophe bonds and collaborate @AfDB_Group to expand resilience financing options

Meet Our Speaker!

ARC's Koffi Konin joins #ICDRRR2026 to discuss scaling finance for resilient infrastructure and disaster risk reduction in Africa.

📅 14 Oct | 09:30–10:30
📍 Room 1, Maputo

How can Africa shift from responding to drought crises to sustainable financial protection?
Join ARC Group DG @Ngabitsinze, at #ICDRRR2026 for a discussion on drought risk financing, risk transfer and investment in resilience.

📅 14 Oct | 16:45–18:15
📍 Room 2, Maputo

Resilience does not begin after a disaster. It begins with preparedness - that was the key message at the "From Preparedness to Resilience Finance,” ARC pre-event to #ICDRRR2026. Africa must move to anticipatory action, as climate events rise & ElNiño is predicted
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INGD Board Chairperson, Ms Luísa Celma Meque, drew on Mozambique’s experience, stressing that preparedness must be proactive. No single institution can address threats alone. Building resilience requires stronger coordination, collective responsibility and proactive investment.

Cecilia Ankintomide, ARC Ltd Board Chairperson, concluded by encouraging actors, "Africa cannot manage disasters after the fact or treat them as a humanitarian response event - we can do better". Preparedness must be embedded in national institutions and well coordinated.

Partner's voices: With El Niño threatening communities across Africa, we cannot afford to manage disasters after the fact. The World Bank's REPAIR programme is changing the game, unlocking pre-arranged funds within 7 days of a request to protect lives
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True climate resilience is a team effort. At #ICDRRR2026 ARC side event, partners, WFP & the Insurance Association of Mozambique highlighted the need to blend government leadership, ARC's innovative financing, and insurance to mitigate climate risk #ClimateInsurance #Preparedness