Mozambique: France donates €2M to combat effects of storms in conservation areas

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Mozambique: France donates €2M to combat effects of storms in conservation areas

8:36 CAT | 04 Mar 2021

Photo courtesy: La France au Mzoambique on Twitter / @FranceMaputo

France has made available around two million euros to combat the effects of cyclones and climate disasters in Mozambique’s conservation areas, the French Development Agency (AFD) announced Wednesday.

The amount is intended to support projects of the Foundation for Biodiversity Conservation (Biofund) of Mozambique, and an agreement between the two parties was signed today.

“The fight for biodiversity conservation is a duty of each one of us, and in this respect I welcome the firm will of the Mozambican Government to better integrate conservation and biodiversity in the centre of the country’s policies and strategies,” said David Izzo, French Ambassador to Mozambique, during the signing of the agreement, in Maputo.

“It is because of the Government’s commitment that about 25% of national territory is today protected by the statute of conservation areas,” he concluded.

Très heureux de lancer, avec @AFD_France et nos différents partenaires @BIOFUND_Moz @wwf_moz et @CroixRouge le projet #ECODRR de résilience des écosystèmes de mangrove et réductions du risque de catastrophe naturelle dans le Delta du Zambèze au #Mozambique👏🏻 pic.twitter.com/LgrFoBPbgS

— David Izzo (@izzo_d) March 4, 2021

🇫🇷🇲🇿A AFD e a Biofund lançam o projecto 🌍ECO-DRR, 6M€💶, cofinaciado pela PIROI para o reforço da resiliência ecossistémica, comunitária e financeira no âmbito das mudanças climáticas na região do Delta do #Zambeze. Acordo assinado hoje por B.Deprince-AFD e @izzo_d Embaixador. pic.twitter.com/l7wupLx7BP

— La France au Mozambique (@FranceMaputo) March 3, 2021

Mozambique is in the middle of a rainy and cyclone season, which occurs between the months of October and April, with winds coming from the Indian Ocean and flooding from the river basins of southern Africa.

According to the National Institute for Disaster Management (INGD), 440,000 people were affected by the storms and more than 56,000 homes were severely damaged or destroyed.

The most severe were storm Chalane at the end of the year and cyclone Eloise in January, with a total official death toll of 19, but reports from local authorities point to double that.

Source: Lusa