The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has appealed for about $108 million in funding to support nearly 1.8 million people in Mozambique expected to face prolonged food insecurity following devastating floods linked to climate change.
In its “Mozambique: Floods Recovery Plan 2026–2031”, the UN agency warned that repeated flooding could continue to disrupt livelihoods and weaken recovery efforts over the next five years, particularly in rural communities dependent on agriculture.
According to the FAO, floods earlier this year affected more than 724,000 people and damaged around 440,000 hectares of farmland across some of Mozambique’s most productive agricultural regions.
The agency estimated total damages and economic losses at 30.4 billion meticais, equivalent to roughly $476 million at current exchange rates based on Forbes currency conversion data.
Agriculture accounted for nearly 73% of the losses, with crops, livestock, fisheries, and irrigation infrastructure among the sectors hardest hit.
