Understanding Food Security and Hunger in Xai-Xai, Mozambique
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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
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
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