Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe arrives in Mexico to attend the global platform for disaster risk reduction, reports ZBC.
Since 2007, the global platform for disaster risk reduction gathers countries prone to natural and manmade disasters such as floods, hurricanes, droughts and earthquakes among other climate induced disasters.
Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko is the acting president of the country as the President accompanied by Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cde Simbarashe Mumbengegwi, Minister of Environment, Water and Climate, Cde Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri and Minister of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing, Cde Saviour Kasukuwere, look for ways to avert natural disasters.
This will mark the first opportunity since 2015 that global leaders and stakeholders in disaster risk reduction will meet for the international community to review global progress in the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR) 2015-2030 which was adopted at the 3rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction held in March, 2015 in Sendai, Japan.
The SFDRR is a 15-year global agreement which seeks to save lives, reduce disaster losses and improve management of disaster risk by enhancing risk knowledge.
More than 5,000 delegates, including Heads of State, Ministers, CEOs, disaster experts, volunteers, representatives from science and technology sectors and academia are expected to gather in Cancun, Mexico.
Zimbabwe suffered from the effects of El Niño recently, with drought followed by floods which saw it call for international help to mitigate the negative impact. However a mega agriculture project by the government is expected to produce a bumper harvest this year.
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