Arianna Francioni

Regional Coordinator Urban Preparedness @World Food Programme

Johannesburg, ZA

Led the implementation of an ECHO-funded multi-country urban preparedness programme, strengthening DRR and resilience strategies across Southern Africa.Coordinated high-level policy dialogues and peer-learning initiatives with governments, UN agencies, and civil society to integrate urban resilience into national disaster preparedness policies.Facilitated the institutionalization of urban vulnerability assessments into the SADC Regional Vulnerability Assessment and Analysis (RVAA) framework, influencing food security policies and disaster response mechanisms.Spearheaded the development of regional urban vulnerability mapping and early warning systems, improving risk-informed decision-making in urban settings.Managed multi-stakeholder collaboration to integrate anticipatory action, logistics prepositioning, and climate adaptation into regional preparedness planning.Coordinated intra-regional and inter-regional South-South-Triangular Cooperation activities to build governments capacity on vulnerability and preparedness.

Sapienza Università di Roma

CUM LAUDE Master Degree