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🐑The capacity-building training under the project “Disaster Risk Reduction Anticipatory Action” aimed at enhancing herders’ resilience to dzud (snowstorm) was successfully conducted from September 30 to October 2, 2025, in collaboration with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mongolian University of Life Sciences (MULS). Over 150 herders from Khulzan, Tuvshinshiree, and Munkhkhaan soums of Sukhbaatar province participated in the training.❄️
Under the project:
🔹Herders were trained on topics including climate change and its causes, prevention of dzud-related risks, as well as future preparedness and adaptation measures.
🔹The training also provided herders with knowledge and understanding on pasture management, livestock breeding and selection, types and nutritional value of animal feed, and methods and techniques for preparing fodder.
🔹Households that participated in the capacity-building training were provided with disaster risk prevention and preparedness kits.