INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION DIRECTORATE - A Look Back at 60 Years of Milestones in Disaster Risk Reduction in Africa

In 1974, during the Twenty-Third ordinary session, the OAU Council of Ministers welcomed the establishment of the CILSS. [...] The Council of Ministers requested the fund transfer to the African Development Bank (AfDB), which would then administer the fund on behalf of the OAU. [...] During the following Twenty-Fifth Ordinary Session, the Malagasy delegation brought the issue of the increasingly frequent occurrence of tropical cyclones to the attention of the ministers. [...] The quest for effective multi-hazard early warning systems (MHEWS) for early action took a concrete step with the commitment of the Government of Italy to support the AU in initiating and supporting the process. [...] The substantial support to the DRR Unit by the European Union within the framework of the 11th European Development Fund Intra Africa, Caribbean and Pacific Natural Disaster Risk Reduction Programme enabled the Unit to support the project's implementation.