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While Law 12/2023 expanded municipal functions, major services like water, electricity, health, and education remain managed by national departments or parastatals.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gga-000234#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Water supply is managed by the public utility Águas da Região Metropolitana de Maputo (AdeM), but performance is poor, with non-revenue water at 47% and only 30% of customers receiving continuous 24/7 supply.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gga-000234#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Sanitation is a critical challenge; only 9% of households in the Maputo metro had a sewered sanitation system in 2018. Diarrhea is estimated to be the third leading cause of death among children aged 0-14, accounting for at least 10% of all mortality.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gga-000234#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"While 95% of households have electricity access, there is a heavy reliance on charcoal for cooking, with 75% of households relying on it for all cooking as of 2014, contributing to deforestation and poor air quality.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gga-000234#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The road network is largely unpaved, with only 4.5% of the total 13,804 km of roads in the metro area being paved. The Maputo-Katembe bridge, opened in 2018, is a significant strategic development for cross-border trade.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gga-000234#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Public transport is dominated by informal minibus taxis known as 'chapas'. Accessibility is poor, with children in Maputo having an average walking time of 56 minutes to reach primary schools.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gga-000234#insight-9","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Environmental indicators show a significant loss of green areas, which decreased from 14.1% in 2010 to 5.3% in 2020. Air quality (PM2.5) is 15 µg/m3, which is well above the WHO standard of 5 µg/m3.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gga-000234#insight-10","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Municipal finance is limited and heavily dependent on transfers. In 2020, transfers represented 43% of Maputo City’s budget.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gga-000234#insight-11","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["greenhouse gas emissions","deforestation","air quality","urbanization","informal housing","public transport","water-supply management","sanitation","climate finance"],"geography_discussed":["Matola","Boane","Marracuene","Matola-Rio","South Africa","Eswatini","Zimbabwe"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["city profiling","comparative analysis","socio-economic assessment"]}]}