Investing in local disaster management for early warning  

Hit by 31 natural disasters since 2014 – mostly cyclones and floods – protecting communities in Mozambique and building their resilience through early warning and timely action is essential. It’s why creating, equipping, training, and ensuring local disaster management committees’ function sustainably in every high-risk community is a government priority. So is strengthening and consolidating cyclone and riverine flood early warning systems so people hardest to reach are alerted in good time. The government prepares local communities and committees with annual emergency response plans and regular disaster simulation exercises. Hydro-met services forewarn them with more accurate and localized forecasts. Using enhanced numerical weather predictions through CREWS SWIO, these forecasts better anticipate impact and activate emergency response plans – when disaster hits.