Agreement for the Establishment of the African Risk Capacity (ARC) Agency Document type Multilateral Field of application Regional/restricted Date Nov 23, 2012 Source IUCN (ID: TRE-160009) Title (French) Accord portant creation de l'Institucion de la Mutuelle Panafricaine de Gestion des Risques (ARC) Place of adoption Pretoria Depository AU African Union Language Arabic, English, French, Portuguese Subject Environment gen., Air & atmosphere Keyword Institution Risk assessment/management Climate change Geographical area Africa Abstract Art. 2(Establishment): The ARC Agency is hereby established as a Specialized Agency of the AU to help Member States of the African Union to improve their capacities to better plan, prepare and respond to Extreme Weather Events and Natural Disasters. Art. 3(Objective of the ARC Agency): The objective of the ARC Agency is to assist the Member states to reduce the risk of loss and damage caused by Extreme Weather Events and Natural Disastersaffecting Africa's populations by providing targeted responses to disasters in a more timely, cost-effective, objective and transparent manner. Full text English French Other Website www.africanriskcapacity.org Country/Territory/Participant See Expanded View Show Map Countries Entry into force Simple signature Benin - Jun 27, 2014 Burkina Faso - Nov 23, 2012 Burundi - Nov 23, 2012 Central African Republic - Nov 23, 2012 Chad - Nov 23, 2012 Comoros - Feb 15, 2013 Congo - Nov 23, 2012 Côte d'Ivoire - Feb 6, 2013 Djibouti - Nov 23, 2012 Gabon - Jan 30, 2014 Gambia - Nov 23, 2012 Ghana - Jan 28, 2016 Guinea - Nov 23, 2012 Guinea-Bissau - Jan 29, 2016 Kenya - Jan 28, 2013 Liberia - Nov 23, 2012 Libya - Nov 23, 2012 Madagascar - Jan 31, 2014 Malawi - Nov 23, 2012 Mali - May 27, 2015 Mauritania - Jan 28, 2013 Mozambique - Nov 23, 2012 Niger - Nov 23, 2012 Nigeria - Dec 4, 2014 Rwanda - Nov 23, 2012 Sao Tome and Principe - Jan 29, 2016 Senegal - Nov 23, 2012 Sierra Leone - Jan 29, 2016 Togo - Nov 23, 2012 Zambia - Jan 29, 2016 Zimbabwe - Nov 23, 2012 reset zoom out zoom in