Integrating social vulnerability into climate adaptation of urban transport in Maputo, Mozambique

Climate adaptation and risk reduction strategies in disaster-prone developing countries must be built on a sound understanding of the drivers of humanitarian risk. As part of a major urban mobility project planned by the Government of Mozambique (The World Bank, 2022), this study has mapped flood-prone areas in the Maputo Metropolitan Area based on a statistical analysis of the controlling geomorphological, meteorological, hydrological, and geographical factors, carried out in GIS. The exposure of the population was evaluated based on census data also considering the location of critical facilities. Socioeconomic parameters relevant to poverty and the presence of vulnerable groups have been considered for the estimation of human vulnerability. The reported risk analysis will be useful for an equity-centered prioritization of climate adaptation interventions in the existing network.