Maputo held DiMSUR’s 5th Executive Board Meeting
The Executive Board took important steps to consolidate the Centre in the South African Region The Fifth Executive Board (EB)
ABOUT US
DiMSUR is the sub-regional Technical Centre for Disaster Risk Management, Sustainability and Urban Resilience
DiMSUR focuses on urban resilience and provides technical assistance on disaster risk reduction and adaptation to climate change in Southern Africa and the South-West Indian Ocean. DiMSUR is a non-profit, autonomous, regional organization which is international in status and non-political in management, staffing and operations. DiMSUR works with governments, NGOs, the United Nations, academia and civil society. DiMSUR’s founding members are the Governments of Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique and The Union of the Comoros. The headquarters is located in Maputo, Mozambique, with presence in the other member countries.
DIMSUR HIGHLIGHTS
CityRAP TOOl
The City Resilience Action Planning Tool
DiMSUR develops innovative tools to improve local, national and sub-regional capacities to reduce vulnerability and build resilience of communities to natural and man-made hazards. DiMSUR’s flagship product is the CityRAP Tool
The CityRAP Tool has been conducted in 20 cities from 9 countries in Africa
-
CITYRAP TOOL IMPLEMENTED IN:
Mozambique
Malawi
Madagascar
Ethiopia
-
TRAINING OF TRAINERS DELIVERED IN:
The Union of the Comoros
Cape Verde
Sao Tome and Principe
Guinea-Bissau
Burkina Faso
DIMSUR NEWS
CityRAP Tool reaching Portuguese speaking countries
Lusophone countries in Africa build capacity on urban resilience through participatory approach with DiMSUR Portuguese speaking countries in Africa were
DiMSUR integrates Southern African countries towards urban resilience
UN-Habitat is working directly with the governments of Mozambique, the Union of Comoros, Madagascar, and Malawi towards a joint urban