OUTCOME 3: Sustainable and effective management of natural resources and disaster risk reduction benefit all people in Mozambique, particularly the most vulnerable

In light of the challenging effects of natural disasters in Mozambique which are becoming more frequent and damaging, the UN has been emphasizing the need to evolve progressively from reactive emergency response towards a planning based risk reduction approach fostering disaster prevention, risk mitigation and progressive adaptation to climate change. Consequently, the United Nations will support the Ministry of Environment, the Ministry of Agriculture and the National Institute for Disaster Management to ensure that “Sustainable and effective management of natural resources and disaster risk reduction benefit all people in Mozambique, particularly the most vulnerable”.

In particular, the UN will:

• Strengthen the policy and legal framework for disaster risk reduction including the Government’s master plan for disaster mitigation, and promote mainstreaming of environmental sustainability and adaptation to climate change into national planning processes at all levels with due consideration of the cultural and gender dimension
• Enhance national early warning and monitoring systems for disaster management in view of facilitating informed decision-taking by all relevant national stakeholders
• Support the expansion of integrated community mechanisms for national disaster resilience and sustainable natural resource management in disaster-prone provinces
• Provide rapid humanitarian relief and early recovery support for communities affected by natural disasters in close coordination with national stakeholders
• Support the national commitment to Article 5 of the Ottawa Convention to clear all landmines by 2014.