As climate change crises intensify, it is only normal that natural disasters take a quantum leap. Mozambique was included in the World Risk Report 2024 top 10 countries list of the most vulnerable to natural disasters, considering exposure, vulnerability, and susceptibility to extreme natural events like earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, and drought.
Mozambique comes in 10th place, with a WorldRiskIndex (WRI) of 34.44, Mozambique is vulnerable to cyclones, floods, and droughts. Socio-economic factors and inadequate infrastructure contribute to its high disaster risk. The top 10 countries are: the Philippines (WRI 46.91), Indonesia (WRI 41.13), India (WRI 40.96), Colombia (WRI 37.81), Mexico (WRI 35.93), Myanmar (WRI 35.83), and Mozambique (WRI 34.44).
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