Zimbabwe moves to replace 37-year-old Civil Protection Act as climate risks expose weaknesses in response system
Zimbabwe is preparing to replace its 37-year-old Civil Protection Act with a new Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Bill, a legislative reform that aims to transform the country’s approach to disasters from emergency response to risk prevention and resilience building. During the Zimbabwe Youth Symposium on Disaster Risk Reduction in Harare, Deputy Minister of Local Government…