Maputo, 28 May (AIM) – The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) needs 107.6 million Us dollars to assist about 1.8 million victims of extreme weather events by 2031.
According to FAO Floods Recovery Plan (2026–2031), the regions with the highest recovery needs are southern provinces of Gaza, Inhambane and Maputo, central province of Sofala, Manica and Tete, and the southern province of Nampula.
FAO explained that it developed the five-year Flood Recovery Plan as part of the Post-Disaster Needs Assessment, a government-led multi-sectoral mechanism to support Mozambique’s long-term recovery and resilience goals.
The report points out that severe floods that struck Mozambique earlier this year, “severely disrupted the country’s agrifood systems and damaged crops, livestock, fisheries and critical agricultural infrastructure across some of the most productive areas”.
According to the document, the crisis originated by flooding affected over 724,000 people and damaged around 440,000 hectares of land and “the economic consequences remain substantial, with total damages and losses estimated at 30.4 billion meticais (about 486 million dollars at the current rate).
The agricultural sector recorded about 73 percent losses, in a context that “provinces of Gaza and Maputo experienced the highest concentration of damage, where many rural families lost not only their current agricultural production but also the productive assets that sustain their livelihoods and food security over time.”
The document explained that Mozambique’s Emergency and Resilience Plan (2026–2028) provides the comprehensive framework for FAO’s emergency and resilience programme and requests 79 million dollars over three years, including 38 million dollars to assist 1.3 million people in 2026.
“It was launched the appeal Mozambique: Floods – Urgent Appeal for Assistance in response to floods recorded in recent months. This initiative serves as an addendum to the Emergency and Resilience Plan to meet immediate post-disaster needs, with the organization seeking to mobilize 27.9 million dollars to support around 620,000 people until June 2026”, reads the note.
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