Zambezi River Basin

Mozambique

TANZANIA

R u v u m a

Mocimboa

Lake Niassa

Pemba

Marrupa

Montepuez

Lichinga

MALAWI

L u r i o

Nacala Mocambique

Cuamba

Ligonha

ZAMBIA

Nampula

L i g o n h a

Luangwa

Tete Moatize

Angoche

L i c u n g o

Nicuadala Chiromo Nsanje

Chiramba

Mocuba

Z a m b e z i

Quelimane

Mutare Z A M B E Z I R I V E R B A S I N L I M I T

ZIMBABWE

Manica

Chimoio

Dondo Beira

Espungabera

Elevation Metres above sea-level

Massangena

Vilanculos

BOTSWANA

MOZAMBIQUE

Mapai

0 200 500 1 000 3 000 2 000 1 500

L i m p o p o

Inhambana

Panda

Macia

Quissico

Komatipoort

Xai-Xai

MAPUTO

Matola

SOUTH AFRICA

Total Area of Country Portion of Country within Zambezi Basin National Population in 2010 Portion of National Populationwithin Zambezi Basin

799 390 sq km 163 800 (20.5%) 22.4 million 5 185 600 (23.15%)

Important Environmental Issues

• Water access and extremeweather events • Land use • Protecting wildlife and forests

Mozambique borders the Indian Ocean to the east and its climate is generally tropical, although precipitation varies widely from north to south and from the coast to the inland areas. Drought in the southern regions and prolonged civil war that ended in 1992 led to significant migration to coastal and urban areas, which continue to grow by more than four per cent per year (Government of Mozambique 2010). Progress towards environmental sustainability Reverse the loss of environmental resources Extreme weather events such as droughts, floods and cyclones frequently strike Mozambique, exacerbating water and sanitation problems, destroying crops, threatening food security and human health, and damaging the environment. In 2000 the worst floods in over 50 years due to Cyclone Eline destroyed 140 000 hectares of crops and affected millions people (SARDC and HBS 2010). Mozambique’s geographical location has resulted in the occurrence of floods and environmentally

related diseases such as malaria and cholera which pose a threat to human health. However, the prevalence and death rates associated with

Prevalence and death rates associated with malaria in Mozambique

Percentage

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0

2008

2009

2015

2003

Source: Government of Mozambique 2009

Figure 4.23

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