Govt partners ARC in disaster risk financing

GOVERNMENT and the African Risk Capacity (ARC) have combined forces in a bid to mitigate the effects of natural disaster risks.

This was recently disclosed by Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa during a disaster risk financing and management workshop in Harare.

“It is my government’s wish to participate actively and on a long-term basis in this pan-African solidarity initiative to help us finance part of our huge risk to disasters, especially drought,” Chinamasa said.

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