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  • Climate change and disasters pose interlinked risks to rural communities.
  • Existing resilience strategies often fail to address the interconnected nature of these threats.
  • There is a need for integrated approaches that consider community priorities and needs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the integration of disaster and climate resilience in Zimbabwe's rural communities.
  • To develop a model reflecting community priorities and needs for enhanced resilience.
  • To affirm the feasibility of integrating resilience strategies for climate change and disaster response.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the constructivist grounded theory approach.
  • Engaged 33 participants including community members, traditional leaders, and practitioners.
  • Conducted focus-group discussions and semi-structured interviews with concurrent data analysis using Atlas.ti (2018).

Main Results:

  • Developed the Integrated Community Disaster and Climate Resilience Model (ICDCRM).
  • Confirmed that integrated disaster and climate resilience strategies can enhance community responses.
  • Demonstrated that coherent and synergistic strategies are essential for interlinked risks.

Conclusions:

  • Integrated disaster and climate resilience is vital for at-risk rural communities.
  • The ICDCRM provides a framework for effective coordination and risk management.
  • Synergistic strategies lead to sustainable pathways for resilience.