Mozambique
Mozambique Co-existing With FloodsInter Press Service | 21 Jan 2011April signals the tail end of the flood season in Mozambique. The country's water managers will soon be able to appraise the effects of changing policies. Each year, the many major rivers that flow through Mozambique on their way to the Indian Ocean - the Pungwe, the Limpopo, the Zambezi - swell with rain and burst their banks during the November-April rainy season. In 2001, the flooding killed around 700 people and displaced up to 500,000 others.
Mozambique | Environmental Impacts | Floods | Health and Environment | Public Policy | Waterborne Diseases Mozambique: Above Normal Rainfall ForecastAllAfrica.com | 21 Dec 2010Maputo — Mozambique's National Meteorology Institute (INAM) has forecast above normal rains for most of the country for the second half of the rainy season (January-March). In most of the northern province of Cabo Delgado, and parts of the adjacent provinces of Niassa and Nampula, the forecast is for "normal rains with a trend to above normal". Everywhere else in Mozambique, the forecast is for above normal rains "with a trend to normal".
Mozambique | Food Security | Weather Conditions Mozambique: Government Prepared for Possible FloodsAllAfrica.com | 01 Dec 2010Maputo — The Mozambican government says it is prepared to intervene in the event of any flooding during the current rainy season. Speaking in Maputo on Monday, the Minister of State Administration, Carmelita Namashalua, who is also deputy chairperson of the Natural Disaster Coordinating Council, guaranteed that the government will be able to rescue any people endangered by flood waters.
Mozambique | Floods | Food Security Mozambique: Controversial Bypass Under Way At Mozambique SmelterInter Press Service | 24 Nov 2010Aluminium giant BHP Billiton's Mozal smelter has begun bypassing its fume treatment centres, emitting potentially dangerous fumes into the air without treating them first - despite a pending court case on the matter. The bypass was initially scheduled to begin on Nov. 1, but was postponed. On Nov. 16, Mozal released a communiqué stating that "after revisiting all data in light of stakeholder concerns Mozal remains confident that the by-pass will not harm the environment or human health."
Mozambique | Air Pollution | Cleaner Technologies Mozambique: Mozal 'By-Pass' BeginsAllAfrica.com | 22 Nov 2010Maputo — The Mozal aluminium smelter on the outskirts of Maputo on Wednesday began its controversial "by-pass" operation, whereby pollutants will be emitted from the two fume treatment centres (FTCs) without passing through filters, while the FTCs are rebuilt. A Mozal spokesperson confirmed to AIM that the "filter by-pass" did indeed begin on Wednesday morning and will last for 137 days.
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