Extreme weather has a fondness for Mozambique, one of the world's most climate-disaster-prone countries. Five years ago, the deadly and devastating cyclone Idai struck, and then last year came cyclone Freddy, which caused destruction across southern Africa.
"We have a team deployed with the Government - with the National Institute for Disaster Management - to support in preliminary assessments in some of the districts that have been cut off from communication." Children and women account for 62 percent and 23 percent of the newly displaced - many have crossed into neighbouring Nampula province where WFP is working closely with UN partners UNICEF and the International Organization for Migration, equipping people with tents, hygiene kits, and enough food for a week.
"It's very complex," says D'Aprile."By May 2024, because of a lack of resources, we'll have to go down to 215,000 people - that's a drastic reduction at a time of need." 'WFP would not be able to respond to another shock without even more drastic vulnerability targeting'