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Subregional Southern Africa – Climate hazards: Urgent call for assistance

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Year of publication 2023

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 3p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Category Brochure

To cite or share https://doi.org/10.4060/cc6031en

Synopsis (short abstract) Between January and March 2023, Tropical Cyclone Freddy – the most energetic cyclone on record – and Tropical Storm Cheneso battered Malawi, Madagascar and Mozambique. At the same time, Zambia experienced destructive storms and torrential rains that resulted in severe flooding, affecting large swaths of inhabited and cropped lands. Critical social and economic infrastructure, fisheries equipment, livestock and hundreds of thousands of hectares of crops have been lost. As a result of these climate shocks, the crop production, food security, nutrition and livelihoods of some of the most vulnerable households have been severely jeopardized. Urgent assistance is needed rapidly to restore agricultural production.

Last updated 24/05/2023 Corrigendum

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FAO. 2023. Subregional Southern Africa – Climate hazards: Urgent call for assistance. Rome.

https://doi.org/10.4060/cc6031en

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