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Inclusive Disaster risk Reduction
Zonge Research International has completed a comprehensive regional assessment on disability-inclusive disaster risk reduction in Zambia and Zimbabwe. The findings are stark: policy frameworks exist, but practice lags far behind. Persons with disabilities remain systematically excluded from disaster risk reduction systems, facing mortality rates two to four times higher than the general population. Read how the assessment identifies critical gaps and what must change for Southern Africa to meet its Sendai Framework commitments.

16.01.2025

Persons with disabilities are among the first left behind when disaster strikes โ€” and among the last to be reached. Zonge Research International makes the case for disability-inclusive disaster risk reduction in Southern Africa.
Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction Africa

02.01.2025

The green economy is reshaping work across Southern Africa โ€” but whose jobs are being created, and whose are being lost? Zonge Research International examines what a just transition must mean for workers in the region.

30.07.2024

Trade union membership is falling across SADC โ€” but the need for collective bargaining has never been greater. Zonge Research International examines what genuine trade union revitalisation looks like in Southern Africa today.
Labour Markets, Decent Work & Industrial Relations
occupational safety and health theme
Long hours of work are not just a welfare concern โ€” they are a proven occupational safety hazard that injures and kills workers across Southern Africa. Zonge Research International makes the case for treating fatigue as the safety crisis it is.