Red Cross funds disaster management research

Two post-graduate university students have been awarded research grants by the Zimbabwe Red Cross Society (ZRCS) to conduct scientific research on forecast-based action with a bias towards disaster risk reduction.

ZRCS is implementing the forecast-based action project in identified disaster-prone communities across the country with financial and technical support from the Danish and Finnish Red Cross.

The grants, worth US$2 500, will see the two students, Charles Reza from the National University of Science and Technology (Nust) and Donald Chikoto from Great Zimbabwe University, conduct scientific research towards attainment of their masters degrees.

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