Avaliação do impacto do sistema de aviso de cheias nas comunidades do vale do Incomáti: estudo de caso do distrito da Manhiça, 1977-2000

Abstract

n Mozambique, climate change in some quadrants of the globe has manifested itself through cyclones and floods, which tend to assume increasingly accidental characteristics. It is estimated that in the 2000 floods there were a total of 699 deaths or missing, 650,000 displaced and about 4.5 million processes affected, in addition to huge material damage. This study aimed at assessing the impact of Flood Warning System on communities in the Incomati valley during the 2000 floods in Manhiça District. The research techniques and methods used for the success of this study were analysis of field data and existing documentation on the establishment and operation of the Flood Warning System. In the period under analysis, it was found that natural disaster response policies have always shown deficiencies and fragility due to their action that focused on management and not properly on prevention of flood damage. It can be said that the Flood Warning System in the year 2000 had little impact, as it did not produce the desired or expected effects in terms of prevention to minimize human and material damages, judging by the high damage recorded. However, there is a concern on the part of the government to inform the population in order to prevent the harmful actions of floods, through the activation of the SAC. (TRADUÇAO NOSSA)