Mozambique - Mozambique is one of the world’s most vulnerable countries to climate change and environmental hazards, currently suffering from a drought in the center and southern provinces with more than 500,000 people already in need of food assistance and floods in the North of the country.

Continuing the support to Mozambique’s National Institute for Disaster Management (INGC) via the Civil Protection Department (UNAPROC) IOM is preparing key staff in displacement management, sphere standards and mainstreaming protection, the event follows last week’s pilot and will end on a camp setting simulation this week.

The roll out of such trainings is a critical component of Mozambique’s preparedness and emergency management. The three-day event requires that UNAPROC members – such as firefighters, INGC specialized staff and Red Cross – go through the theoretical, practical and logistical components of displacement management and mainstreaming of protection during a national disaster.

To clarify principles, standards, roles and responsibilities, IOM and INGC are together training a total of 50 participants in two workshops, with a last simulation exercise on Friday to apply the training contents on a live setting.

Key components of IOM’s Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) curriculum have been integrated with on purpose developed modules on Human Trafficking, Gender Based Violence an HIV in emergencies in order to support the mainstreaming of protection in initial response and camp setting.

“The participation of UNAPROC members in the mainstreaming protection in displacement training marks a significant step in the partnership with INGC and the Mozambican government in general,” says CCCM trainer Aida Temba. “With training, the regular CCCM key topics relating to the roles and responsibilities of various agents, the minimum standards in camp setup, the process of site selection and the protection of people with specific needs have been added to new modules on specific protection concerns in special mitigation of gender based violence during displacement.”

This training on the new modules is the first set in the region, with following trainings in Zambia, Malawi and Angola and is a part of IOM’s ongoing CCCM program for Capacity-Building for National Authorities in Southern Africa. Funded through the US Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA), the programme aims to increase the technical expertise of national authorities in displacement management.

For further information please contact: Manuel Marques Pereira, IOM Mozambique, Tel: +258 866 450 317 Email: mpereira@iom.int