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11:24 CAT | 24 Jan 2024
Photos: Conselho Municipal da Beira - CMB
The German government will provide €90 million to finance coastal protection projects, green infrastructure and economic and social development within the scope of the partnership with Mozambique, the German ambassador in Maputo announced on Tuesday.
“We have guaranteed around €90 million, and a large part of this intervention is from our bilateral cooperation,” explained Ambassador Ronald Münch, speaking to journalists during his visit to Beira, the capital of Sofala province, in the centre of the country.
He added that one of the priorities in this package made available by the German government to Mozambique is Beira, with around €45 million, which will be allocated in part to the construction of the coastal protection wall, the financing of the second phase of rehabilitation of green infrastructure and social projects in local communities.
“A large part of this partnership with Beira will provide opportunities for new projects and the continuation of coastal protection,” he said.
Thirty million euros of the €45 million for projects in Beira will be used to finance the city’s coastal protection project. Ambassador Ronald Münch explained that, from the point of view of structuring the project, the tender to hire the contractor will be launched next June and the work will start soon afterwards.
In addition to Germany, the World Bank is contributing to the coastal protection project in Beira, one of the areas most affected by the effects of climate change, with cyclones Idai, Kenneth and Freddy passing through in recent years.
The coastal protection works consist of building a reinforced concrete wall, and geophysical studies have already been carried out with a view to building dykes to hold back seawater.
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Source: Lusa
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