Mozambique

The Government of Mozambique has obtained funding for the Mozambique Cities and Climate Change Project from the Strategic Climate Fund with the objective to increase the resilience of the city of Beira to floods by improving and safeguarding the natural drainage capacity of the Chiveve river. The city of Beira is considered to be the most exposed to current and future climate risks in Mozambique, with rising sea levels and severe erosion taking place along its coastline adjacent.

Recovery of public and private infrastructure and livelihoods to streng then climate resilience in the areas most affected by Cyclones Idai and Kenneth and to provide immediate and effective response to an eligible crisis or emergency (there will be restoration of dunes and beach).

The project's objective is to improve the livelihoods of rural households and the sustainability of natural resources in the program area. The project is part of the wider landscape management program, which will aim to integrate rural households into sustainable agriculture and forest-based value chains in the provinces of Nampula and Zambezia.