Reports

MAPUTO, Mozambique, 12 May 2011 – This is the first of three articles about the impact of environmental degradation and emergencies on children in Mozambique. The focus of this article is on health, nutrition, water and…

In recent years, Mozambique has suffered from frequent and prolonged droughts as well as periodic cyclones. Such natural disasters not only harm crops, thus affecting livelihoods and resulting in food insecurity, but also deprive communities of access to safe…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) BACKGROUND Many countries in Africa are beset by a range of disasters, from complex emergencies to drought, floods, cyclones, and earthquakes. Climate variability, rapid population…

JOHANNESBURG, 28 May 2009 (IRIN) - A detailed study of the effects of climate change on Mozambique has confirmed what many experts feared: unless immediate action is taken, the country will be overwhelmed by the impacts of cyclones, floods,…

MAPUTO, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Flooding has killed 10 people in Mozambique and heavy rain is still falling on the southern African country's central and southern regions, the state-run Noticias reported on Tuesday. The newspaper said roads had been cut in…

Executive Summary According to a December 2007 United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report, HIV and AIDS represent a challenge to Mozambique on a "devastating scale." (1) There are an estimated 500 new adult HIV infections every day and life expectancy…

JOHANNESBURG, 24 December 2008 (IRIN) More than 350,000 people in Mozambique are in need of food aid with hamstrung aid relief agencies saying the onset of the annual flood season in Mozambique will also jeopardise other food interventions for…

The International Federation's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) is a source of un-earmarked money created by the Federation in 1985 to ensure that immediate financial support is available for Red Cross Red Crescent response to emergencies. The DREF is a…

MAPUTO, Nov 6 (Reuters) - The death toll from an outbreak of cholera in Mozambique has risen to 60, a top health official said on Thursday, prompting the government to declare an alert in the country's central province. "The deaths…

MAPUTO, 20 October 2008 (IRIN) - In a country as poor and vulnerable as Mozambique, extreme climatic events can push entire communities to the brink of disaster. Unable to recover from the multiple impacts of floods, cyclones and drought,…