Projects

Short Description:

Overall goal

The programme aims to reduce the vulnerability of communities in the Buzi-Pungwe-Save (BuPuSa) Basins through preventive and cross-border flood-control-mechanisms in Mozambique and Zimbabwe. By exposing the targeted beneficiaries to the proposed awareness, tools and capacity building initiatives on flood monitoring and early warning they will be empowered and able to reduce their risks and vulnerabilities to floods and related challenges. This should result in greater participation of all, including women and girls, thereby closing the gender inequality gap towards improvement in livelihoods through proactive risk management.

Expected results

a) Flood risks and vulnerabilities of local communities are assessed and documented to inform early warning and response measures.

b) A Flood Monitoring and Early Warning System that combines observations from hydro-meteorological stations as well as remote sensing information and data;

c) Strengthened inclusive early communication through tailored information services to vulnerable communities.

d) Increased public awareness on flood risks and management through knowledge products for the SADC Region including policy briefs, factsheets, newsletters and lessons learnt reports;

e) Government/community capacity built on flood risk management and development of action plans.

Target group / Beneficiaries

The target group includes at least 100 persons from government agencies including Water Authorities, Meteorological Services, Institutes of Disaster Management and Department of Civil Protection. At least 1.2 million people from 100 local communities mostly in the low lying areas and downstream of the three basins, including farmers, women, the elders, children and people with disabilities will directly benefit from this intervention through better access to early warning information, and increased capacity to deal with floods and cyclones. Gender specific barriers to access to information will be addressed directly through adoption of an inclusive community engagement approach with a focus on face-to-face information provision, feedback and complaint systems based on the preferences expressed by women and men in the communities. The estimated number of direct beneficiaries of 600,000 people in Mozambique and Zimbabwe each will be revised in the course of the inception phase.

Activities

-) Flood risk assessment analysis and mapping;

-) Flood vulnerability assessment, installation of weather stations and water level sensors,

-) Development of a Communication strategy and implementation plan including community radios, promotion of indigenous knowledge systems, and social media channels;

-) Awareness raising campaigns including a media guide;

-) Capacity building on flood monitoring and early warning including training modules for technical groups and a manual for the public.

Context

The programme is a direct response to the study “Scoping Assignment on Increased preventive Flood-Control-Mechanisms in the Province of Sofala/Mozambique“ comissioned by ADA in2020. The study highlighted the need for a preventive and cross-border flood-control-mechanisms in Mozambique and Zimbabwe, to improve flood risk assessments, early warning systems, communication and dissemination, public awareness and capacity development and knowledge management.