Mozambique: Cabo Delgado, Nampula & Niassa Humanitarian Snapshot - December 2022 [EN/PT]

The Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) indicates that in December 2022 a total of 9,421 people were on the move due to attacks/fear of attacks, search of food/livelihoods or access to humanitarian assistance, natural disaster, intended returns, relocation or family reunification. Fifty per cent of people on the move reported were children. The largest return movement was observed from Mocimboa Da Praia (1,923). The largest departure movements were recorded in Mocimboa Da Praia (817), Palma (600) and Macomia (149).

At the end of 2022, a total of 73,332 people had returned to Mocimboa da Praia. The results of the multi-sectoral needs assessment conducted in Mocimboa da Praia in November 2022 indicated that the main needs identified by the returnees include: food, access to safe water, health and shelter. IDPs requested agriculture inputs and fishing material along with access to microcredit in order to rebuild their livelihoods.

According to Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWSNET), a timely start of the rainy season and average rainfall are supporting agricultural labor opportunities and planting across most of Mozambique. The National Institute of Meteorology (INAM) reports that la Niña conditions which began in Mozambique in early September 2022 and are predicted to last until late summer mid-2023. La Niña events are known to increase the chance of regular rainfall and above average in much of central and southern Mozambique.

Mozambique is among the top three countries in Africa most exposed to extreme climate shocks. In the last decade, Mozambique has been hit by five cyclones and two tropical storms, affecting a cumulative 3.8 million people. In 2022, natural disasters affected more than a million people and caused significant damage to infrastructure. The Government of Mozambique estimates that 1.7 million people are at risk of cyclones, floods and drought in the 2022 to 2023 rainy season.

Over a million people were reached with some form of assistance in 2022 in northern Mozambique, out of 1.2 million people targeted in the 2022 Humanitarian Response Plan. A total of 67.9 per cent of the funding required – US$388.5 million – has been received ($263.8 million). An additional $14.9 million were contributed to complement Government efforts to support people affected by Cyclone Gombe, Tropical Storm Ana and Tropical Depression Dumako. A total of 366,000 people were reached with some form of assistance.