African Risk Capacity (ARC)
The African Risk Capacity is a disaster risk management pool and early response mechanism established by the African Union member states against natural disasters like drought, flood, and tropical cyclones, and the outbreak of highly contagious diseases. Its drought insurance and the new insurance products for flood and tropical cyclones enhance the safety nets of smallholder households and thus contributes to food security in Africa.
| Pays/région | Thème | Période | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
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Afrique |
Santé Aide humanitaire & RRC Agriculture et sécurité alimentaire Changement climatique & environnement nothemedefined
Maladies infectieuses
Efficacité humanitaire Services financiers agricoles Renforcement des systèmes de santé Réduction des risques de catastrophes |
10.12.2019
- 31.12.2022 |
CHF 4’000’000
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- Improved access to innovative tools and insurance products for AU member states to manage effectively their natural disaster and epidemics risks
- Enhanced AU member state ability to anticipate, plan for, and respond to natural disasters and the outbreak of highly contagious epidemics in an efficient and effective manner.
- Increased scale and sustainability in ARC operation and insurance coverage.
- Around 20 insurance products with improved risk modelling and early warning platform developed.
- Robust contingency plans are developed by and with member states through training and technical support.
- Gender aspects are mainstreamed in disaster risk management systems.
- ARC Ltd. performs as financially robust and sustainable entity
- Insurance premium subsidies secured.
- Since inception of the risk pool in 2014, ARC has issued 41 drought insurance policies to 10 AU member states, worth USD 580 million and covering 58 million vulnerable people with USD 59 million in pay-outs as of 30.1 1.19.
- ARC has designed an Outbreak & Epidemics insurance product for launch by mid of 2020 and a flood insurance product in 2021.
- ARC has proved its value as unique and innovative disaster management infrastructure in Africa that integrates early warning through risk modelling, contingency planning and risk transfer into one ecosystem.
- •ARC Ltd could not yet break even, as its insurance portfolio growth is behind schedule and premium collections from AU member states remain challenging
- Programme alimentaire mondial
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Secteur selon catégorisation du Comité d'aide au développement de l'OCDE SANTE
INTERVENTION D'URGENCE
SANTE
AGRICULTURE
PREVÉNTION CATASTROPHES / PRÉPARATION À LEUR SURVENUE
Sous-Secteur selon catégorisation du Comité d'aide au développement de l'OCDE Lutte contre les maladies infectieuses
Coordination des secours et services de soutien et de protection
Politique de la santé et gestion administrative
Lutte contre les maladies infectieuses
Services financiers agricoles
Prévention des catastrophes et préparation à leur survenue
Thème transversal Le projet contribue à améliorer le fonctionnement de l'organisation partenaire
Type d'aide Contribution de base
Numéro de projet 7F08569
| Contexte | Droughts, floods and cyclones are the most frequent natural disasters that impact on the food security of vulnerable communities in Africa. In case such disasters call for humanitarian aid, relief often only arrives 6 to 9 months later. An insurance scheme for governments based on satellite images allows for immediate pay-outs and promises relief to the affected communities before they start selling their productive assets. |
| Objectifs | African Risk Capacity's goal is to ensure that African Union member states are better equipped to manage the impacts of natural disasters and the outbreak of highly contagious epidemics on the livelihoods of vulnerable populations in a timely manner and to build resilience to climate related shocks. |
| Groupes cibles |
The immediate beneficiaries are the 41 AU member states as they receive technical assistance in financial disaster preparedness and weather risk management. The indirect beneficiaries are smallholder households and the most vulnerable, food insecure populations of these countries, who receive more timely and effective assistance in the event of natural disasters. |
| Effets à moyen terme |
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| Résultats |
Principaux résultats attendus: Principaux résultats antérieurs: |
| Direction/office fédéral responsable |
DDC |
| Crédit |
Coopération au développement Aide humanitaire |
| Partenaire de projet |
Partenaire contractuel Organisme des Nations Unies (ONU) Autres partenaires World Food Programme (as mandated by the African Union and its Specialized Agency ARC). |
| Coordination avec d'autres projets et acteurs | GPFS funded "Remote sensing-based information and insurance for crops in emerging economies" (RIICE). Various agricultural / and natural disaster insurance pilots of SDC with Syngenta Foundation in SSA and Asia and with MiCRO in Latin America. |
| Budget | Phase en cours Budget de la Suisse CHF 4’000’000 Budget suisse déjà attribué CHF 3’265’263 Budget y compris partenaires de projet CHF 41’584’000 |
| Phases du projet |
Phase 3 10.12.2019 - 31.12.2022 (Completed) Phase 2 01.12.2016 - 31.08.2021 (Completed) Phase 1 01.12.2012 - 31.10.2016 (Completed) |
