The Resilience Initiative Africa (RIA), in partnership with Connective Cities is implementing a series of workshops aimed at bolstering urban resilience.

Workshop Timeline:

1. Workshop 1: Introduction to Risk-Informed Urban Development (February 2025, Togo)
2. Workshop 2: Participatory Risk Analysis and Financing Preparedness (April/May 2025)
3. Workshop 3: Action Plan Development for Inclusive Disaster Risk Management (September/October 2025)

Building on the success and outcomes of the first workshop in the series on strengthening risk-informed urban development in West Africa and the ECOWAS region—held in Lomé, Togo from March 18 to 20, 2025—the second installment will take place in Accra, Ghana from July 2 to 4, 2025.

The workshop in Lomé focused on establishing an exchange network by bringing together peers from 12 cities across the region, along with representatives from the ECOWAS Secretariat and the African Union Commission, to engage in in-depth technical discussions on strengthening risk-informed urban development and identifying project ideas to address resilience challenges.

Building on the foundations of the peer exchange platform established in Lomé, the upcoming workshop in Accra will continue the technical exchanges on project idea development, with a particular emphasis on inclusion and participatory risk analysis to ensure a whole-of-society approach where no one is left behind.

We look forward to a successful workshop in Ghana, and will share the updates on our Connective Cities platform.