Nature-based solutions to reduce the risk of flooding in Mozambique

Nature-based solutions to reduce the risk of flooding in Mozambique

In Mozambique’s Luabo District, the community of Lupita faces periodic flooding caused by the waters of the Zambezi River. These floods are common throughout the rainy season, and cause considerable damage to agricultural crops and the vulnerable communities who...
Review of the 2022–2023 cyclone season

Review of the 2022–2023 cyclone season

Red Cross / Red Crescent Movement stakeholders meet to review the season In late May, PIROI/French Red Cross invited the region’s 6 National Societies (Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Tanzania), as well as IFRC representatives (Indian Ocean...
Regional training-the-trainer course on Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment

Regional training-the-trainer course on Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment

On 17 April in Mauritius, the President of Mauritius Red Cross, alongside representatives from the Indian Ocean Commission and the European Union delegation, officially inaugurated a training of trainers regional course. Training, which took place over 5 consecutive...
Malagasy Red Cross’s humanitarian response to Cyclone FREDDY

Malagasy Red Cross’s humanitarian response to Cyclone FREDDY

​After travelling across the Indian Ocean for more than 35 days, FREDDY marked the 2022-2023 cyclone season with its exceptional longevity and major impact on the people of Madagascar, Mozambique, and Malawi. Since developing off southern Indonesia on 6 February 2023,...
The Red Cross provides support to those affected by Cyclone Freddy in Mozambique

The Red Cross provides support to those affected by Cyclone Freddy in Mozambique

​After travelling across the Indian Ocean for more than 35 days, FREDDY marked the 2022-2023 cyclone season with its exceptional longevity and major impact on the people of Madagascar, Mozambique, and Malawi. Since developing off southern Indonesia on 6 February 2023,...
Cyclone FREDDY : opération de réponse d’urgence

Cyclone FREDDY : opération de réponse d’urgence

Le cyclone tropical intense FREDDY a atterri le 21 février dernier à Madagascar, puis le 24 février au Mozambique. En amont de son impact, les équipes de la Croix-Rouge malgache et de la Croix-Rouge du Mozambique étaient déjà mobilisées – avec le soutien de...