National Climate Resilience Assessment for Mozambique

This report provides a climate resilience assessment of Mozambique. The country’s energy system has experienced significant disruptions due to extreme weather events, notably tropical storms and cyclones. Mozambique’s plans to diversify its energy supply are an important step to enhance energy security and could be complemented by targeted measures to make its electricity system more resilient to natural hazards.

Mozambique already has a National Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Strategy (NCCAMS) and a National Adaptation Plan (NAP), which provide recommendations for electricity network planning and the adaptation benefits of improving electricity access. However, other parts of the energy system could benefit from comprehensive adaptation planning. The plan could assess different types of climate hazards and propose measures to cope with climate-driven disruptions.

Key features of the report include:

• Country overview;
• Climate hazard assessment;
• Impacts of cyclones and storms on Mozambique’s electricity infrastructure;
• Policy readiness for climate resilience.