About AADRI

AADRI is a continental alliance hosted by Bindura University of Science Education and designed to connect disaster risk researchers, institutions, agencies, and decision makers across Africa.

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Member Institutions

Countries

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Publications

Continental Purpose

African research institutions working across hazards, risk and resilience.

AADRI promotes collaboration, knowledge sharing, capacity development, and evidence-based policy support for disaster risk reduction and resilience across the continent.

The alliance exists to unify, strengthen, and advocate for African disaster and resilience research bodies while supporting cross-institutional collaboration, knowledge translation, and practical uptake of research in policy and community contexts.

Our Mission

To unify, strengthen, and advocate for African disaster and resilience research bodies through collaboration, capacity building, and evidence-driven action.

Our Vision

A resilient Africa where scientific research, innovation, and inclusive governance reduce disaster risk and support sustainable development.

Regional collaboration

Linking institutions, researchers, practitioners, and decision-makers around African disaster and climate risk priorities.

Policy translation

Turning research into guidance, knowledge products, and institutional coordination that decision-makers can use.

Core Values

What the alliance is built to do

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Facilitate collaboration and networking

Connect disaster and resilience researchers, institutions, and practitioners across Africa through working groups, joint calls, and collaborative grants.

Promote regionally relevant research

Stimulate research on African hazard, risk, vulnerability, and resilience issues through interdisciplinary and locally grounded approaches.

Strengthen capacity and mentoring

Support early-career researchers with incubators, accelerator programmes, mentorship, exchange visits, training, and fellowships.

Bridge science, policy and practice

Translate research for policymakers, communities, NGOs, and institutions while advocating for evidence-based decision-making.

AADRI is a continental alliance hosted by Bindura University of Science Education and designed to connect disaster risk researchers, institutions, agencies, and decision makers across Africa.

This platform combines public knowledge access, institutional discovery, and structured submission workflows for publications, projects, events, and membership.