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En Tierra Segura - Desastres Naturales y Tenencia de la Tierra

En Tierra Segura - Desastres Naturales y Tenencia de la Tierra

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Date of publication
November 2010
Resource Language
ISBN / Resource ID
FAODOCREP:0931f1a5-c33a-5619-8cb6-8ad232d33276
Pages
76
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Throughout its history, Mozambique has had to deal with cyclones and floods, and when these are severe they have a devastating impact. Apart from the immediate threat to human life, such natural disasters seriously impede economic growth. There is no doubt that the Limpopo valley floods in 2000 were one of the worst flood disasters in Mozambique’s history. At least 700 people died, and some 500,000 to 650,000 were displaced and temporarily sheltered in over 100 camps set up by the government. It is estimated that the total cost of the 2000 floods was equal to almost 20 percent of the country’s gross domestic product, and slowed down the economic growth rate by 2.1 percent.

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