Mozambique: PM Promises to Mitigate Impact of Extreme Events

Maputo — Mozambican Prime Minister Benvinda Levi declared on Thursday that the government is determined to mitigate the damaging impact of extreme climatic events on the country’s social and economic fabric.

To increase Mozambique’s resilience to climate change, she said, the government will strengthen early warning systems and the readiness to respond to natural disasters.

It would also map zones most at risk and resettle people living in flood-prone areas on higher ground. The government will…