This publication outlines key lessons from Mozambique's process of developing the National Adaptation Plan (NAP), including the climate change risks, the preparation process for adaptation planning, the implementation of adaptation actions, challenges, successes, opportunities, and next steps.
Following successive climate-related extreme weather events since 2000, the Government of Mozambique is increasingly concerned with identifying appropriate measures and strengthening its capacity to tackle the adverse impacts these events have on the country’s socioeconomic development trajectory. Mozambique’s National Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Strategy for 2013-2025 (NCCAM), adopted in 2012, marks a turning point in how the country approaches challenges associated with climate change. It defines both adaptation and the reduction of climate risks as national priorities and outlines eight strategic areas of intervention where the government will focus to counter the impacts of future climate-related extreme weather events.