The National Institute for Disaster Risk Management and Reduction only has 4.1 billion meticais out of the 14.3 it needs to cover to the rainy season 2023/2024. With around two and a half months left until the end of the rainy season, the institution says it continues to look for money. The rainy and cyclonic season 2023/2024 began in October last year and there are only around two and a half months left until its end. Even so, the National Institute for Disaster Risk Management and Reduction (INGD) still does not have half the budget needed to respond to the damage caused by the rain. “To date, of what has been made available by the Government and partners, 4.1 thousand million meticais, with the need to look for more resources, said Paulo Tomás, spokesperson for INGD. And because the country has adhered to the sovereign insurance component, INGD says that insurance payments against drought risk are in progress.” help with our level of readiness to respond to these extreme events”, he stated. According to the contingency plan 2023/2024, there are around 2.5 million people at risk of being affected by climate events in this rainy season. Source:O País
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