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.
ARC receives “Most Innovative ESG Risk Protection Provider Africa 2016” award from CFI.co
African Risk Capacity has won yet another award, this time from Capital Finance International (CFI.co) the business, economics and finance journal focused on the convergence of developing and developed economies.
ARC was named Most Innovative ESG Risk Protection Provider in Africa for 2016 with the judging panel giving the below comments:
“The CFI.co judging panel commends ARC on its proactive and solidly coordinated approach to risk management in Africa. The company’s services replace the ad-hoc response hitherto given to natural disasters.