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Mozambique unveils plan for early warning system for extreme weather

Mozambique is playing a trailblazing role in a flagship global initiative to ensure that everyone is protected by early warnings of life-threatening weather-related hazards which are becoming more extreme because of climate change.

At a ministerial-level ceremony in the capital Maputo, Mozambique, President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi launched an ambitious national roadmap to achieve Early Warnings for All by a target of the end of 2027 and also announced a significant new investment to improve basic weather and climate observations which underpin early warnings.

Situated on the southeast African coast, Mozambique is regularly battered by tropical cyclones that sweep across the Indian Ocean and by related coastal and inland flooding. Over 60% of the population resides in low-lying coastal areas, heavily dependent on rain-fed agriculture, increasing the risk to infrastructure and livelihoods. The impacts of climate change have intensified these challenges, leading to significant losses and damages.

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