Programmes & Services

What We Deliver

Four core service lines, three flagship programmes, and specialist practice areas, each designed for the needs of governments, donors, and institutions across Africa.

Core Services

Four Service Lines

Advisory & Policy

  • Disaster risk governance assessments and institutional diagnostics
  • National and sub-national disaster risk policy design
  • Humanitarian coordination framework development
  • Strategic planning for emergency management agencies
  • Post-disaster needs assessments and recovery planning

Research & Knowledge

  • Applied disaster risk and climate resilience research
  • Policy briefs, toolkits, and institutional publications
  • Disaster risk data collection, analysis, and reporting
  • Continental and country-level risk profiling
  • Knowledge management system design

Training & Capacity Building

  • Certified professional training for emergency managers
  • Executive leadership development for government officials
  • Fellowship and academic programme delivery
  • Curriculum design and training manual development
  • Institutional training needs assessment

Resilience Financing

  • Disaster risk financing strategy design
  • Donor programme development and proposal preparation
  • Risk financing mechanism design for governments
  • Partnership structuring for multilateral engagements
  • Grant management advisory
Flagship Programmes

Our Continental Ambition

ARLF
African Resilience Leadership Fellowship
Programme 01 · Flagship

African Resilience Leadership Fellowship

ACDRM's flagship professional development programme, designed to build the next generation of African disaster management and humanitarian leadership talent.

40+ Fellows per cohort
6 months · Hybrid
Mid-career professionals
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OBS
African Disaster Risk & Resilience Observatory
Programme 02 · Flagship

African Disaster Risk & Resilience Observatory

ACDRM's continental knowledge and analytics platform, built to generate and disseminate the disaster risk intelligence that African governments and institutions need to make better decisions.

Risk data & analytics
Hazard mapping
Annual African Disaster Risk Report
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ARDGI
African Resilience & Disaster Risk Governance Initiative
Programme 03 · Flagship

African Resilience & Disaster Risk Governance Initiative

ACDRM's flagship multi-country governance programme, a five-year, donor-funded initiative to strengthen disaster risk governance systems across five African nations.

USD 8.5 Million
5 Years · 2026-2030
Nigeria · Ghana · Kenya · Rwanda · Senegal
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Other Practice Areas

Specialist Technical Expertise

Beyond our six strategic pillars, ACDRM brings deep technical expertise across a set of high-demand specialised practice areas.

Humanitarian Coordination & Response

Design and strengthening of inter-agency coordination mechanisms, cluster systems, and humanitarian response architectures for complex emergencies.

Climate Risk & Adaptation Planning

Integrating climate risk assessment into national development planning, infrastructure design, and community resilience programmes.

Nuclear & Radiological Emergency Planning

Specialist advisory on nuclear and radiological hazard preparedness, response planning, and institutional readiness, benchmarked against international safety standards.

Business Continuity & Organisational Resilience

Supporting institutions to design and implement business continuity management systems that ensure operational resilience during and after disruption.

Early Warning Systems & Risk Technology

Advisory on the design, integration, and operationalisation of early warning systems, connecting data, technology, and community-level response protocols.

Post-Disaster Needs & Recovery

Post-disaster needs assessments and recovery planning that move institutions from immediate response to durable, systems-led recovery.

Find the Right Engagement

Tell us what your institution needs, we'll shape a programme around it.

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