The World Economic Forum predicts that one-third of the global population will live in urban settings by 2050, with a majority of this shift expected in developing cities. Rapid urbanization will likely implicate significant transition and transformations on urban risks. The projected increased urbanization rates also point to increased exposure to urban disaster risks and enhanced vulnerabilities to the already struggling developing cities. In order to prepare and build the desired city resilience through improved disaster risk proof development, models can be used to understand the baseline scenarios and the possible future risks and their characteristics. This blog provides some useful insights for African countries on investing in risk modeling to understand future risks and inform preparedness.