DiMSUR is the sub-regional Technical Centre for Disaster Risk Management, Sustainability and Urban Resilience. Focus areas include:

     Innovation & Technical Assistance

•      DiMSUR provides technical guidance to municipalities to enable them to develop action plans and guidelines with autonomy.

     Risk Reduction & Climate Change Adaptation

•      Our goal is to help communities to build resilience with disaster risk management and adaptation to climate change.

     Gathering African States, academia, people & NGOs

•      DiMSUR is a non-profit, autonomous, regional organization; works with governments, NGOs, the United Nations, academia and civil society.

     Targeting African Urban Resilience and self-governing

•      DiMSUR's founding members are the Governments of Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique and The Union of the Comoros. The headquarters is in Maputo.