This research provided approaches for including intangible cultural heritage within the framework of disaster risk management, which was being used in recovering and rebuilding communities affected by Cyclone Idai in the Manicaland province. The research found that several Indigenous early warning indicators had been ignored, and it has helped strengthen the country’s capacity to research, document and safeguard intangible cultural heritage, in a way which is fundamental for the sustainable resilience, re-construction and relocation of the affected communities.