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Emergency Support to Fisher Folks to Resume Sustainable Marine Fishing affected by Cyclone Idai - TCP/MOZ/3702

Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 8

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Project

Synopsis (short abstract) On the night of 14 March 2019 tropical Cyclone Idai made landfall roughly 50 km north of the city of Beira in the Sofala province of central Mozambique Torrential rains and strong winds battered Sofala as well as the provinces of Zambezia Manica and Inhambane Heavy inland rainfall prior to the cyclone had caused flooding in downstream lowlands and deltas, and in particular in coastal and estuarine regions of the country, resulting in a significant rise in the water table even before Idai made landfall The severe flooding brought about by these extreme weather events devastated fishing communities in remote areas of these provinces, endangering their livelihoods and negatively impacting food security and nutrition A rapid assessment carried out by FAO and the Regional Government Fisheries Enforcement Office of Mozambique determined that the relief efforts after Idai had been primarily concentrated in high density population areas around Beira and further inland, whereas the remote communities who needed assistance the most had received little to none This project was designed to bring immediate relief to these communities through the provision of the equipment and materials required to allow them to resume their fishing activities as quickly as possible Special care was taken to support the retention of community structure, culture and dignity, as micro economic networks between fishers and livestock and agriculture producers exist in these areas, empowering local actors to contribute towards the food and nutrition security of their communities.

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