DRFF in the News
On March 24 and 25, 2026, delegates from Angola, Burundi, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Seychelles, and Zambia gathered in South Africa for the 2026 REPAIR Annual Meeting. Convened alongside representatives from the World Bank Group and African Risk Capacity Ltd., the event aimed to strengthen the financial and operational frameworks that protect vulnerable populations from climate-related disasters, through technical training and peer-to-peer...
More than US$29 million has been mobilized to support Madagascar’s response and recovery following tropical cyclones Fytia and Gezani. The cyclones which affected more than half a million people and displaced at least 67,000 also caused widespread damage to infrastructure, livelihoods, and essential services across several regions of the country. The financing was activated through three complementary pre-arranged instruments. The government first drew on US$19.9 million from the Regional...
The Government of Senegal, through the Ministry of Finance and Budget, officially launched its National Disaster Risk Finance Strategy ( Stratégie nationale de Financement des Risques climatiques et de Catastrophes – SNFRC) 2025–2030 on January 22, 2026, during a workshop held in Dakar. The event brought together representatives from government ministries and agencies, development partners, financial institutions, and the private sector, marking a key milestone in Senegal’s efforts to strengthen...