Mozambique

It takes only twenty days for the average Canadian to produce as much greenhouse gases as the average Mozambican will produce over the course of the entire year.  Therefore, January 20th (twenty days into the year) is "Climate Change Impacts in Mozambique Day."

Farmers in Mozambique have reported strange rainfall patterns that are making it difficult to grow crops.  It is unknown how climate change will affect the drought/flood cycle in the future, but Mozambique's agriculture is vulnerable to changes in precipitation.

Reduced river flows are predicted in the future.  This could affect power generation at a major hydro dam that supplies much of the country's power.

Rising sea levels are also a concern in Mozambique where 60% of the population lives within 50 kilometres of the coast.  Many of these people live below sea level, like those in the slums of the nation's capital, Maputo.

For more on the impacts of climate change in Mozambique, refer to OneWorld.net's “Climate Change in Mozambique briefing.”