Risk Pool II - 2015/2016
Risk pool II, which covers the 2015/2016 rainfall seasons, consists of:
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Risk Pool I - 2014/2015
The inaugural risk pool, which covered the 2014/2015 rainfall seasons, consisted of:
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Memorandum of Understanding Institutions
Signing of the Letter of Intent between ARC and AfDB
Through the letter of intent, the AfDb and the ARC affirmed their intention to collaborate in the area of planning, preparation and response to extreme weather events and natural disasters, for the benefit of the Regional Member Countries of the AfDB (RMCs).
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ARC Agency Treaty Signatories
On 19-23 November 2012 delegates from 41 African Union Member States convened a Conference of Plenipotentiaries in Pretoria, South Africa to finalize the African Risk Capacity (ARC) Establishment Agreement. On the final day of the conference, 18 member states signed the Establishment Agreement, creating the ARC Agency as a Specialized Agency of the African Union.
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ARC Government Coordinators/Les Coordinateurs Gouvernementaux d'ARC
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Mr. Mawdo Amadou Jallow
ARC Government Coordinator for the GambiaARC Agency Governing Board
In accordance with Article 14 of the ARC Establishment Agreement, the ARC Agency Governing Board was elected by the Conference of the Parties in Dakar, Senegal on 27 February 2013. The Board is composed of eight members of varying expertise from development economics and risk finance to climate change and food security.
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How ARC works
Background
Although their exact timing and magnitude are uncertain, most weather events are predictable. Agricultural production in many parts of Africa is affected by natural climate variability and is likely to be significantly compromised by climate change through the higher incidence of drought, erratic rainfall and damaging high temperatures.
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Vision and Mission
Vision
The African Risk Capacity (ARC) was established as a Specialized Agency of the African Union (AU) to help Member States improve their capacities to better plan, prepare and respond to extreme weather events and natural disasters, therefore protecting the food security of their vulnerable populations.
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IN PICTURES – Côte d’Ivoire signs Memorandum of Understanding with ARC
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DG Mohamed Béavogui of ARC and Minister Adama Koné of Côte d’Ivoire sign a Memorandum of Understanding in on the fringes of the World Bank Annual meetings in Washington DC Photo dated Date: 5 October 2016 Photo credit: Nathan Kone[/caption]
DG Mohamed Béavogui of ARC and Minister Adama Koné of Côte d’Ivoire sign a Memorandum of Understanding in on the fringes of the World Bank Annual meetings in Washington DC Photo dated Date: 5 October 2016 Photo credit: Nathan Kone[/caption]
The world is at a critical juncture. An Op-Ed by Ngozi Okonjo Iweala and Etharin Cousin.
Reprinted from the original article in This Is Africa.
We are experiencing the highest level of humanitarian need since the Second World War brought on by conflict, climate change, rapid urbanisation and, in part, the legacy of a rigid development model.
In this interconnected world, our problems are shared and so must our solutions be.