‘Bold legislative reforms needed to respond to natural disasters’

BOLD legislative frameworks are urgently needed to improve the efficiency of disaster risk management in the country to save lives.

The Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Bill has been in the pipeline since 2023.

Addressing delegates and stakeholders during an all-stakeholder conference on the DRM Bill organised by ActionAid Zimbabwe in partnership with the Department of Civil Protection, Local Government and Public Works minister Daniel Garwe said the reccurring disasters were a wake-up call for robust legislative frameworks.

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