Mozambique Country Report

The report identifies Mozambique as highly vulnerable to climate change, particularly regarding agriculture, coastal areas, and disaster risk. It finds significant gaps in technical capacity, research funding, and the integration of CCD into university curricula. While some research exists at institutions like Eduardo Mondlane University, there is a lack of international publication and a need for transdisciplinary approaches to knowledge co-production.

• Mozambique is identified as the third most exposed African country to climate-related risks, having experienced 68 natural disasters over a 50-year period.
• Climate projections for Mozambique indicate a mean annual temperature increase of between 1.0 and 2.8°C by 2060 and between 1.4 and 4.6°C by 2090, with the interior warming faster than coastal areas.
• Without adaptation, Mozambique could lose up to 4,850 km² of land (approximately 0.6 percent of national land area) by the 2040s, potentially forcing 916,000 people to migrate from the coast.
• The World Bank estimates that GDP in Mozambique would fall between 4 percent and 14 percent relative to baseline growth in the 2040–50 decade if adaptation strategies are not implemented.
• There is a significant lack of Mozambican authorship in international climate change research; a review of the first ten Google Scholar results for 'climate change Mozambique' showed that none were primarily authored by researchers from the country.
• University-based CCD research is most concentrated at Eduardo Mondlane University, particularly within the Faculties of Agronomy and Forestry Engineering and Veterinary Sciences, though the university still lacks a 'critical mass' of researchers.
• CCD integration in higher education is primarily achieved by infusing topics into existing undergraduate courses rather than creating dedicated degrees, although some post-graduate Masters programs exist at Eduardo Mondlane University.
• Institutional capacity gaps include inadequate observation and information management systems, insufficient research funding, and a lack of inter-institutional cooperation.
• There is a critical need for individual capacity building in specialized fields such as climate change modelling, atmospheric chemistry, risk assessment, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
• The report identifies a lack of transdisciplinary research practice within Mozambican universities, noting that most research remains within single-discipline silos.

APA

Lotz-Sisitka, H., & Urquhart, P. (2014). Mozambique Country Report. Climate and Development Knowledge Network. https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/SARUA-Vol2No5-Mozambique-Country-Report.pdf

Chicago

Lotz-Sisitka, Heila, and Penny Urquhart. Mozambique Country Report. Climate and Development Knowledge Network, 2014. https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/SARUA-Vol2No5-Mozambique-Country-Report.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{lotzsisitka2014mozambique, author = {Lotz-Sisitka, Heila and Urquhart, Penny}, title = {{Mozambique Country Report}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2014}, month = may, url = {https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/SARUA-Vol2No5-Mozambique-Country-Report.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }