The purpose of this SouthSouthNorth project is to demonstrate the viability and effectiveness of using renewable energy technologies (solar photovoltaic and wind pumping systems) for rural development objectives in contributing to the improvement of water supply coverage for rural communities. Activities will begin with an assessment of the strength of droughts and the relationship of droughts to water supply (conducted by interviewing community members) and a consideration of the potential of groundwater in these areas to alleviate shortages.

PRODER has taken several actions in the Buzi district of Mozambique as part of its Disaster and Risk Management.

This project is aimed to strengthen the community preparedness to climate change impacts. The activities covered are vulnerability and capacity assessment, coordination improvement between stakeholders, awareness raising and integration activities to exisitng Red Cross programs in other issues.  The Red Cross held two national workshops for government officials, Red Cross staff, and local community members. The Red Cross also recruited two climate change officers. In the future, the Red Cross plans to conduct a vulnerability assessment and to design awareness tools, among other things.

The overall project goal of the market-oriented smallholder development project (IDA) is to accelerate agricultural growth and poverty reduction within the Central Region of Mozambique in line with the priorities of Mozambique’s Action Plan for the Reduction of Absolute Poverty 2001-2005. The immediate project development objective is to increase the income of smallholder farmers in selected districts by empowering producers and building their organizations, increasing on- and off-farm production and productivity and facilitating access to markets.

The objective of this government project is to develop and pilot a range of coping mechanisms for reducing the vulnerability of farmers and pastoralists to future climate shocks.