Mozambique

Maputo , January 2012 -  Mozambique and Vietnam share many of the same concerns when it comes to natural hazards. Flooding in major river basins is an annual problem in both countries; flash floods and cyclones also occur regularly; drought is a frequent issue; and with potential sea-level rise as a result of climate change impacts both countries, with their long coastlines, are particularly vulnerable. A group from the National Institute for Disaster Management (INGC) visited Vietnam in September for new ideas and visions for adaptation to the realities of Mozambique. The group was hosted by the Disaster Management Centre within the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. 

Maputo, December 2011  - The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa, gathers environment ministers and negotiators from 195 countries from 28 November to 9 December. The Kyoto protocol,the world’s only binding climate agreement, expires at the end of 2012, and talks in Copenhagen and Cancún in the past two years have failed to replace or renew it.
Besides taking a national position at the negotiations, Mozambique also participates as a member of two negotiating blocks, the Africa Group and the G77 plus China. As a region, Africa is the least responsible for climate change but will be the most affected. Africa has been speaking with one voice but is struggling to be heard. In the negotiations, the African Position is: