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The PURE Rural Mozambique Climate Project seeks EUR 37.415 million from the Green Climate Fund to implement 30–40 solar-powered mini-grids and 300–400 climate-smart PURE solutions. The project focuses on strengthening the institutional capacity of Mozambique's National Energy Fund (FUNAE), developing a pipeline of investment-ready projects, and using Results-Based Financing (RBF) to catalyze private sector investment. It targets 66,200 direct and 158,800 indirect beneficiaries, aiming to reduce GHG emissions by 399,131.26 tCO2eq over 25 years while improving rural livelihoods against climate hazards like droughts and cyclones.

A fact sheet detailing the Maputo Floating Thermoelectric Power Plant Project by Karpower in Mozambique, including its technical specifications, partnership with Electricidade de Moçambique, and planned infrastructure.

The 'Building climate resilience by linking climate adaptation and social protection through decentralised planning in Mozambique (LINK)' project is a GCF-funded initiative designed to enhance the resilience of drought-vulnerable populations in Mozambique. The project integrates climate change adaptation (CCA) with social protection (SP) by linking Local Adaptation Plans (LAPs) with the Productive Social Action Program (PASP). It focuses on nine districts across the provinces of Gaza, Manica, and Tete, targeting approximately 414,857 direct beneficiaries and 559,863 indirect beneficiaries. The project aims to mainstream climate resilience into district-level budgeting and planning while providing communities with climate-resilient income-generating activities and improved water security.

Mozambique is highly vulnerable to climate change, with projected increases in the frequency and intensity of cyclones, floods, and droughts. The report identifies agriculture, transport, and hydropower as the most critical economic sectors at risk. Agriculture faces significant threats to food security, particularly regarding maize yields, while transport infrastructure is hampered by a high proportion of unpaved roads. The energy sector is heavily dependent on hydropower from the Zambezi River Basin, which is projected to see declining runoff. Macroeconomically, Mozambique is exposed to risks from the global transition to a low-carbon economy due to its reliance on carbon-intensive exports like aluminium and coal. While the government has implemented policies such as Local Adaptation Plans and the National Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Strategy, it faces significant constraints in technical capacity and climate finance. The report recommends a transformative approach through Adaptation and Resilience Investment Platforms (ARIPs) to mobilize funding for infrastructure resilience and agricultural diversification.

The report examines the jatropha biofuel industry in Mozambique, challenging the 'myths' that the crop grows well on marginal lands, requires minimal water, and is pest-resistant. It finds that both small-scale and industrial plantations typically occupy fertile arable land and often fail to meet promised yields. The document highlights risks to food security, as subsistence farmers replace food crops with jatropha, and reports widespread land grabbing facilitated by government corruption and the manipulation of the 1997 Land Law. It concludes that jatropha is not a viable development tool for Mozambique and recommends halting its support until food sovereignty is guaranteed.

The report identifies five critical stressed ecosystem services in Mozambique: biodiversity, food and fibre provision, water supply/purification/regulation, fuel provision, and flood regulation. It links these ecological stresses to threats in human well-being, specifically the ability to be nourished, access clean water, obtain energy, earn a livelihood, and remain secure against extreme events. The analysis highlights that Gaza, Manica, Nampula, Sofala, and Tete are the most critical regions where all five ecosystem services and well-being constituents are threatened. High population density in Nampula and Zambezia also makes them priority areas due to severe chronic malnutrition and poor water access.

The report analyzes the 2003 local elections in Mozambique within a history of civil strife and a transition from a one-party state to a bipolar political system dominated by Frelimo and Renamo. It highlights the limitations of these elections, as the majority rural population is excluded from local government voting. The author notes a cycle of 'democratisation, repatrimonialisation and destabilisation,' with current tensions marked by aggressive party politics and corruption. The document also discusses the impact of HIV/AIDS on regional demographics, suggesting that areas with lower infection rates, such as the north, may gain future political influence.