Towards reinforcing its existing institutional mechanisms for preventing disaster displacement, IOM supported the Department of Civil Protection (DCP), Zimbabwe to conduct a comprehensive training on disaster risk reduction management and climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies.
The training, held in Mutare from 19-21 March 2024, also encompassed elements of early warning systems strengthening. It was attended by a total of 41 participants (24 male ; 17 female) from all the nine districts of Mashonaland East province. Participants were drawn mainly from DCP ; the ministries of Local Government, Education and Social Welfare ; the Police ; Academia and Civil Society Organizations.

The objective of the training was to strengthen disaster risk management planning and develop a standardized Disaster Risk Management (DRM) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) plans for protection committees operating at the local level.