The government will receive 5.5 million dollars (347.6 million meticals) from sovereign insurance against drought, which will be disbursed by the African Risk Capacity (CAR). This amount is intended to mitigate the impact of the drought between 2022-24 and will benefit 27,572 people in communities affected by this phenomenon.
According to information from Lusa, the announcement was made this Thursday, 15 August, in Maputo, by the spokesperson for the National Institute for Disaster Risk Management (INGD), Paulo Tomás, during the institution’s 3rd Consultative Council, under the slogan: ‘Engaging Communities in Early Action Against Disasters’.
‘Taking into account the climate forecasts for the past rainy season, this insurance was activated to trigger actions for people who have been impacted by the drought,’ said Tomás.
CAR is an African Union agency designed to improve the efficiency of African countries in responding to extreme weather events or natural disasters
On the same occasion, Luísa Meque, president of INGD, called on the institution’s partners to step up efforts to sensitise the population to adopt a culture of prevention against climate disasters.
‘We would like to urge all the sectors of the state that make up the national system for managing and reducing risk and disasters to remain firm in the assistance they have been providing to the populations that live and carry out socio-economic activities in areas prone to the impacts of extreme events,’ she said.
She also explained that the INGD continues to carry out anticipatory actions to reduce the impact of drought in some regions of the country, which include the distribution of resistant seeds and the opening of multi-purpose boreholes to mitigate the effects of this phenomenon.
‘Some excavated reservoirs have been built, as well as multi-purpose boreholes that will serve as a source of water for the population, but also as drinkers for animals,’ she added.
For her part, the United Nations Resident Coordinator, Catherine Sozi, recognised the efforts made by Mozambique to deal with extreme events, but stressed that there are still challenges to overcome.
‘Only with strong co-operation can we move forward as a society. Only with efficient cooperation can we continue to put people first by investing in their future, their well-being and their security,’ she emphasised.
