as mechanisms for adaptation to recurrent drought to save livestock assets and ensure resilience and sustainability of livelihoods of pastoral communities is therefore critical. RECOMMENDATIONS The following programmatic and policy areas of support are recommended: • Strengthening of information, early warning, early action and preparedness aimed at protecting lives and livelihoods and minimizing potential impacts of disasters when they occur, in particular: information management / understanding and communicating risk; multi-hazard early warning and early action; and preparedness planning and implementation. • Promoting immediate response and resilient recovery aimed at stabilizing livelihoods of affected women and men, building systems and institutions, thereby building back better and exploring alternative and more resilient livelihoods by supporting recovery efforts that facilitate the shift from relief to resilient recovery, in particular: support to joint assessments, coordination and planning, restoring livelihoods and revitalizing local economies, and restoring core government function Cattle dying due to the effects of drought in Zimbabwe Source: NEWS Zimbabwe 30 • Support disaster and climate resilience building aimed at addressing underlying vulnerabilities before the onset of climate related disaster, in particular by integrating issues of climate and disaster risk to ensure that development is riskinformed and sustainable. • In order to have a water and energy secure region, joint investments on strategic water and energy projects is a must. • Member States should promote and invest in alternative energy sources for power generation in addition to hydro, such as solar and wind power including coal and gas using appropriate and efficient technologies thereby promoting optimal energy mix. • Remaining Member States who are not connected to the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) transmission network to accelerate the respective on-going interconnector projects to enable them to benefit from trading among the Member States • Development and implemention of multisectorial and multi-level Recovery and Resilience Frameworks that allow for more comprehensive responses to disaster and climate risk, recovery and resilience building.