The Africa Network of Centres of Excellence for Disaster Risk Reduction (NoE) was established by The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) in partnership with the Government of Italy NoE functions as a framework for members and institutions from inter-governmental bodies, academia, practitioners, and scientists to collaboratively develop, deliver, and share customized tools, services, products, and training for Disaster Risk Management (DRM); all guided by user needs in Africa.

The partnering institutions are; UNDRR, CIMA Research Foundation, the Partners Enhancing Resilience of People Exposed to Risks (PeriPeriU), the Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD), the West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land-use (WASCAL) and the sub-regional Technical Centre for Disaster Risk Management, Sustainability and Urban Resilience (DiMSUR).