GNV News – August 25, 2024

Since 2022, the United Nations has been calling for the need for climate action under the banner “Early Warnings for All“, and according to the World Meteorological Organization, Mozambique was among the first to take steps aiming to achieve early warning systems by 2027.

Mozambique lies along the southeastern coast of the African continent, and in recent years, under the effects of climate change, it has been hit directly by record-breaking cyclones; many people have lost their lives to these events and to cholera outbreaks that followed. The introduction of this early warning system is expected to reduce damage from storms, floods, and droughts. Of the implementation cost of US$65 million, US$7.4 million has been secured, but challenges remain in securing additional funding. 70% of those who die in disasters caused by climate change are concentrated in 46 countries said to be among the poorest in the world, making the rollout of early warning systems all the more urgent in low-income countries.

Learn more about the relationship between climate change and global inequality → “A new ‘apartheid’ created by climate change”

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Damage in Mozambique from Cyclone Idai (2019) (Photo: Climate Centre / Flickr [CC BY-NC 2.0])