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At a ministerial-level ceremony in the capital Maputo, Mozambique, President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi launched an ambitious national roadmap to achieve Early Warnings for All by a target of the end of 2027. He also announced a significant new investment to improve basic weather and climate observations which underpin early warnings.
Mozambique is taking steps to protect against climate change. It is playing a trailblazing role in a flagship global initiative to ensure that everyone is protected by early warnings of life-threatening weather-related hazards.
At a ministerial-level ceremony in the capital Maputo, Mozambique, President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi launched an ambitious national roadmap to achieve Early Warnings for All by a target of the end of 2027. He also announced a significant new investment to improve basic weather and climate observations which underpin early warnings.
Situated on the southeast African coast, Mozambique is regularly battered by tropical cyclones that sweep across the Indian Ocean and by related coastal and inland flooding. Over 60% of the population resides in low-lying coastal areas, heavily dependent on rain-fed agriculture, increasing the risk to infrastructure and livelihoods. The impacts of climate change have intensified these challenges, leading to significant losses and damages.
Mozambique has already taken big strides in climate adaptation. The Early Warnings for All initiative, spearheaded by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, is being effectively integrated into Mozambique. It was officially launched at a national workshop in November 2023 and is being rolled out with the support of the National Institute for Disaster Management and the National Institute of Meteorology, in close collaboration with the National Communication Institute and the Mozambican Red Cross and with the UN Resident Coordinator’s office.
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The EW4All Roadmap provides an overarching framework for a coherent and consolidated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System program which could be embedded into Mozambique’s five-year development plan.
