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Mombasa fishing groups work to protect shoreline environment
By Wesley Langat
MOMBASA, Kenya, March 10 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – F isherman Ahmed Amir Samir, 35, who works in the Kenyan coastal town of Mombasa, feels his job got a lot safer after the county government donated modern boats to locals nearly 18 months ago.
“Sometimes in tumultuous waves, we would risk our lives going out into the deep ocean using locally made wooden canoes,” he said, describing artisanal fishing as costly and dangerous.
As many parts of the world struggle with the effects of climate change, the ocean is warming fast, seas are rising and storms are becoming more powerful, threatening marine ecosystems and communities that rely on ocean resources to earn a living.
Mozambique: African Development Bank purchases temporary bridges to replace infrastructure destroyed in cyclones
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The African Development Bank has finalized the purchase of 26 modular steel bridges to replace infrastructure that was destroyed in weather disasters in Mozambique.
The modular bridges are due to be installed in coming months after the appointment of local contractors. The goal is to restore transport connections to the isolated regions of Manica, Sofala, Nampula and Cabo Delgado. An estimated 500,000 people are expected to benefit.
With a service lifespan of up to 100 years, the bridges will provide a temporary solution in areas that are vulnerable to extreme weather while the government invests in climate-smart permanent bridges.
By Reuters Staff
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A tropical storm likely to intensify into a cyclone is approaching Mozambique, South Africa’s Weather Services (SAWS) said on Wednesday, battering an area hit by cyclone Eloise less than a month back.
Tropical storm Guambe is strengthening in the southern half of the Mozambique Channel with a high likelihood of torrential rain, strong winds and flooding along southern Mozambique’s coast and adjacent interior regions, especially from Beira through Vilanculos and southward to Inhambane, SAWS said in a statement.
This will be the third storm to hit Mozambique’s coast in as many months as climate change warms up sea water, making the low-lying areas in the country, whose ports are a gateway to land-locked African countries, particularly vulnerable.
Climate change impacts hurt fishing incomes, local food security Government provides new boats, diving kit to coastal communities Mombasa fishing groups work to protect shoreline environment
By Wesley Langat
MOMBASA, Kenya, March 10 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Fisherman Ahmed Amir Samir, 35, who works in the Kenyan coastal town of Mombasa, feels his job got a lot safer after the county government donated modern boats to locals nearly 18 months ago. Sometimes in tumultuous waves, we would risk our lives going out into the deep ocean using locally made wooden canoes, he said, describing artisanal fishing as costly and dangerous.
As many parts of the world struggle with the effects of climate change, the ocean is warming fast, seas are rising and storms are becoming more powerful, threatening marine ecosystems and communities that rely on ocean resources to earn a living.