Mozambique

Managing Displacement Amid Climate Extremes: Lessons from Cyclone Idai, Mozambique

Tropical Cyclone Idai, which struck in March 2019, is one of the most catastrophic climate-related disasters in Southern Africa’s history, particularly affecting Mozambique, Malawi, and Zimbabwe. Across these countries, the cyclone caused widespread economic, environmental, and infrastructural destruction, rapid displacements, and fatalities. Displaced people encountered disproportionate disaster impacts, underscoring the need to mitigate displacement risks […]

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Dynamics of Food Security and Remittances in Rural-Urban Migration: A Gendered Analysis from Matutuíne District to Maputo City

This research addresses critical gaps by 1) Mapping informal food remittance circuits that national data systems ignore, 2) Analyzing gender differences in how cash versus in-kind food transfers affect household diets, and 3) Providing policy insights for the SADC Protocol on Facilitation of Movements, which currently neglects linkages to food security. The study offers comparative

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The Mozambique-Malawi Corridor: Migrant Exploitation and Vulnerability to Food Insecurity in Transit

The project aims to (1) examine the dynamics of informal cross-border trade (ICBT), or “temporary migration”, along the Mozambique-Malawi corridor, focusing on traders’ motivations, commodity choices, and supply chain challenges; (2) assess how border policies and trade agreements (including recent bilateral trade reforms) influence traders’ livelihoods and food security; and (3) analyze the reciprocal relationship

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Rowing Against Climate Adversity and Lack of Family Support: The Everyday Lives of Migrants’ Wives in Rural Mozambique

There are numerous studies on the participation in migratory work by men from the Gaza Province, whether to the mines in South Africa or Mozambican cities, in particular the city of Maputo. However, studies that analyze the psychosocial conditions of migrants’ wives about their relationships with their family, friends, neighbors, and their teenage children are

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Surviving on Empty: Food Insecurity Among Mozambican Migrants in Johannesburg, South Africa

Mozambique-South Africa constitutes an established cross-border migration corridor in Southern Africa, structured by historical movements tied to the colonial empire and its exploitative resource extraction system, prolonged civil war, and more recent challenges, such as economic hardship and natural disasters. Despite being among the main groups of international migrants, little is known about the food

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The Migration-Remittance Dividend: Building Food Security Across the Commonwealth

Migration and remittance processes have a significant impact on socioeconomic development and food security in Commonwealth countries. Although remittances are critical sources of income for migrant-sending households in countries of origin, their effects are shaped by economic arrangements, financial inclusion and policy contexts. Moreover, the linkages between migration, remittances and food security remain largely underexplored.

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Remitting for Resilience (R2): Enhancing Food Security and Climate Adaptation Through Gender-Inclusive Migrant Remittances

The R2 grant funded by NFRF in Canada responds to international calls to enhance adaptive capacities and resilience-building strategies to address the risks of climate change to food security, rural and urban livelihoods, and human mobility in Africa. The objectives of the project include: coproducing and mobilizing knowledge about the role of migration and remittances

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A Imigração Africana e os Novos Espaços Urbanos no Municipio da Cidada de Maputo

Os estudos de migração enfatizam as causas dos movimentos populacionais, impacto demográfico e econômico e distribuição espacial dos fluxos migratórios dando menor foco aos novos espaços urbanos criados por aqueles que vieram de outros lugares dentro dos territórios africanos. O foco deste estudo são os imigrantes africanos na cidade de Maputo no sentido de compreender

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Canadian Support for Women in the Informal Food Sector in the Global South

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the vulnerabilities faced by women in the informal food sector in the Global South, deepening existing gender inequalities and economic inequities. Women informal food vendors play a critical role in ensuring food security in urban areas, yet their contributions are often undervalued and unsupported by formal policy frameworks. This policy

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