Africa spotlight: UNISDR Africa e-publication - Feb-April 2011, issue 2

This on-line newsletter gathers information about about the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction Secretariat (UNISDR) and its partners' activities in Africa.

Inside this issue: (i) Africa Working Group agrees to implement the Strategy for disaster risk reduction; (ii) World Disaster Campaign - Making Cities Resilient: My City is Getting Ready Campaign; (iii) Africa affirms its strong political commitment to the UN GA debate disaster risk reduction; (iv) Regional Update—EAC, ECCAS, ECOWAS, SADC and IGAD; (v) Horn of Africa - Progress in the implementation of the HFA 2009-2011; (vi) ACMAD and UNISDR to build Africa regional partnership between climate scientists and disaster risk managers; (vii) UNISDR joins OCHA to ‘Ending drought Emergencies in Kenya; and (viii) Feasibility study for establishing a sub-regional centre for disaster mitigation.