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ahead of anticipated climate shocks #ACTonDRMBill
🔄#ThrowbackThursday
#ACTonDRMBill Movement was privileged to contribute to the final stages of the Disaster Risk Management Bill & Strategy as it underwent intensive clause by clause review in May 2026 to ensure alignment with international frameworks and best practices @UNDRR
💭 What the forecasts say
▶️ 81% change of strong EI Nino during Oct to Dec 2026
▶️Strong EI Nino in 2026/2027 with intensity peaking from November, 2026 to February 2027
What does this mean for Zim, given that this peak coincides with the planting season? #ACTonDRMBill
💭 Part of our two-day training is on understanding the language of disasters
𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹❓️ 𝗡𝗼
𝗪𝗵𝘆? Calling disasters "natural" shifts responsibility away from the human decisions and actions that turn hazards into disasters #ACTonDRMBill
💭 looking forward to be part of this important engagement #ACTonDRMBill
The @_AfricanUnion Commission, through the @AU_DARBE , will convene an Extraordinary Specialized Technical Committee (STC) on Africa's Preparedness and Response to the Anticipated 2026 #ElNiño on 30 July 2026 in a hybrid format from the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Held under the theme, "Strengthening Africa's Preparedness, Resilience and Climate Action: Responding to the Anticipated 2026 El Niño while Advancing Africa's Priorities Towards #COP31 and #COP32," the high-level meeting will bring together Ministers, senior government officials, Regional Economic Communities, development partners, and technical agencies to strengthen continental preparedness, enhance early warning systems, mobilize resources, and coordinate Africa's collective response to the anticipated impacts of El Niño.
The meeting will also provide updates on Africa's participation at COP31, preparations towards COP32, disaster risk reduction, and the implementation of the 2026 AU Theme of the Year on Water and Sanitation, reinforcing the continent's commitment to climate resilience and sustainable development under Agenda 2063.
🗓️ Date: 30 July 2026
🕘 Time: 09:00 – 18:30 EAT (GMT+3)
📍 Venue: Hybrid – African Union Commission Headquarters, Addis Ababa & Online
#WaterSecurity #FoodSecurity #COP31 #COP32 #Agenda2063
🎥 🎤 As the world grapples with increasing disaster risk, the media should be equipped to question and tell the disaster story
💭why did a hazard turn into a disaster❓️
💭what can we do to build back better❓️
💭how do we reduce future risk❓️#ACTonDRMBill
💭Behind every disaster is a human story waiting to be told
Whose voices are we amplifying? Whose experiences are we overlooking? Who is left behind when headlines fade?
@AYAB_DRR, ZELO & ZRN is conducting a training titled
"A Human Face to Disaster Reporting" #ACTonDRMBill
@GreenInstitute2 @AYAB_DRR Thank you, Mahenye is among other disaster-prone communities included #ACTonDRMBill
💭Behind every disaster is a human story waiting to be told
Whose voices are we amplifying? Whose experiences are we overlooking? Who is left behind when headlines fade?
@AYAB_DRR, ZELO & ZRN is conducting a training titled
"A Human Face to Disaster Reporting" #ACTonDRMBill
Early Warnings that reaches the last mile, this should be reflective in the Disaster Risk Management Bill #ACTonDRMBill
ActionFirst™ is supporting Zimbabwe’s @MSDZIM and Civil Protection Unit to move from forecasts to action, AND partnering to strengthen early warning systems to be clearer, more inclusive and better designed to save lives & protect livelihoods.
@MetOffice🇬🇧 @WMO @SAWeatherServic
🔑 One of the recommendations given to Zimbabwe by Fiji under the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is
💡on strengthening efforts to ensure a comprehensive gender responsive & ♿️disability-inclusive approaches to climate and DRR policies #ACTonDRMBill @MinOECW @MoLGPWZim
🤔📌 Policy Question of the Week
If the capacity, knowledge & local leadership to protect people exist, what is preventing us from building the system communities need? #ACTonDRMBill
Every disaster exposes governance choices & or weakness of our commitment to protecting people
📌Did you know?
The Sendai Framework, section V. Para 36(a)(ii) states that children and youth are agents of change and should be given the space and support to contribute to DRR,
That is why, through the #ACTonDRMBill Campaign, we are creating meaningful platforms such as the
Youth to push for stronger voice in disaster risk decisions
https://t.co/RXefvRC52n
Why #ACTonDRMBill Campaign exist-to provide a platform for youth empowerment & activism in the DRR space
We are open to collaboration with movements, youth networks, organisations, & individuals working in the Disaster Risk Reduction space across the Southern African region
This year's symposium is bigger, better, and those who dare to #ACTonDRMBill
💡📢 This year's 3rd Zimbabwe Youth Symposium on DRR will feature
📌10 young researchers
📌10 evidence based studies
These studies will provide evidence to support policy dialogue & demonstrate the role of young people as knowledge producers in strengthening DRM policy&practice
Disaster preparedness is not just about forecasts, infrastructure & technology. It’s about people
#ACTonDRMBill is an opportunity to strengthen participation by ensuring communities are active partners in:
🔹understanding risks
🔹sharing local knowledge &
🔹shaping solutions
💡🌏DRR Field lessons #ACTonDRMBill
During Lisungwe Island floods, in Mahenye, Chief Mahenye and the Ward Councillor are often the first responders
Yet the Civil Protection Act (1989) does not explicitly define their disaster management roles despite their proximity
Today, there is Question and Answer Session in the National Assembly @ParliamentZim
Members of Parliament, especially those representing disaster-prone constituency, kindly ask where we are with regard to the Disaster Risk Management Bill #ACTonDRMBill @mutsamu
💡🌏DRR Field lessons from Tongogara Refugee & Mahenye area show that vulnerability to climate change is dynamic & shaped largely by development conditions (social, economic, and institutional)
Tongogara is better positioned with flood sirens, irrigation systems #ACTonDRMBill
💡🌏DRR Field lessons from Tongogara Refugee & Mahenye area show that vulnerability to climate change is dynamic & shaped largely by development conditions (social, economic, and institutional)
Tongogara is better positioned with flood sirens, irrigation systems #ACTonDRMBill
MSD has released a preliminary report on the 2026/27 El Niño phenomenon
@ParliamentZim must finalise the Disaster Risk Management & Civil Protection Bill, which will replace the Civil Protection Act of 1989
We can't continue relying on reactive systems @InfoMinZW
#ACTonDRMBill
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