- The board of directors of African Development Bank (AfDB) approved an investment of $44 million for climate resilience and agriculture in the provinces of Inhambane and Gaza, two Mozambican provinces.
- Pietro Toigo, the AfDB representative in Mozambique that the five-year-long projects will be implemented by the National Institute for Disaster Risk Management (INGD) of Mozambique.
The board of directors of African Development Bank (AfDB) approved an investment of $44 million for climate resilience and agriculture in the provinces of Inhambane and Gaza, two Mozambican provinces. Pietro Toigo, the AfDB representative in Mozambique that the five-year-long projects will be implemented by the National Institute for Disaster Risk Management (INGD) of Mozambique. Under the project, small farmers will be trained to adopt technologies for climate resilience, as well as reducing post-harvest losses. Apart from farmers’ training, the fund will also be utilised for water resource management infrastructure projects.
It is hoped that the project will improve the adverse impact of climate change in Mozambique, one of the worst affected by climate change in the world, with frequent cyclical flooding and tropical cyclones. In the 2020-2021 rainy season Mozambique was plagued by extreme weather events highlighted by storm Chalene and cyclones Eloise and Guambe, in addition to other weeks of heavy rain and flooding.
The bad weather caused at least 96 deaths, affected 676,314 people and also caused 150 injuries, according to government data. Two of the largest cyclones (Idai and Kenneth) hit the country in 2019 causing heavy loss of lives and property.
