South Korean cooperation will allocate 6.5 million dollars (six million euros) to Mozambique to help 350,000 people cope with cyclones and other natural disasters, the Mozambican authorities announced today.
The support of the Korea International Cooperation Agency (Koica) is finance a project entitled Promoting Disaster Resilience and Cohesion in Mozambique, from 2023 to 2026, in partnership with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).
The money will help communities strengthen structures to access basic services and livelihoodsto withstand the seasonal passage of cyclones (between December and April).
The emancipation of women and the protection of the most vulnerable families, that is, those displaced by war and people with disabilities, are priorities among the target groups.
The project will be implemented in five provinces: Manica, Sofala, Nampula, Cabo Delgado and Niassa, typically those most affected by cyclones.
Koica has a history of supporting Mozambique in the health, education, water resources and transport sectors.
Cyclone Freddy was the last storm to wreak havoc in Mozambique.
It has been one of the longest cyclones on record (37 days, between February 5 and March 14 of this year) and the one that has covered the longest distance, exceeding 10,000 kilometers, since it formed off the northern coast. from Australia and across the entire Indian Ocean to southern Africa.
The storm caused hundreds of deaths and widespread destruction in central Mozambique and Malawi.
Scientists frame Freedy in a set of extreme phenomena that gain strength due to the increase in temperatures on the planet.
Source: Observadora
