WaterAid, a non-governmental organization (NGO), will invest 2.3 million euros in expanding the drinking water supply network in Mozambique. The action is part of the strategic plan for the coming years.

The director of WaterAid in Mozambique, who was speaking on Thursday on the sidelines of the launch of the organization's national strategy for 2023-2028 in Maputo, said that the main objective of the strategy is to improve the public health and climate resilience of communities by expanding access to water, sanitation and hygiene services, especially in rural areas.

"So we have more or less three main elements in the strategy: supporting projects to provide water, sanitation and hygiene services, capacity building and advocacy," said Adam Garley, quoted by Lusa.

Mozambique ranks 185th out of 191 countries on the 2021 Human Development Index and is the fifth most vulnerable country to the long-term impacts of climate change, according to the NGO.

"Mozambique is a country that unfortunately faces many water-related diseases, such as cholera and others. So it's very important that the health sector gives importance to water, sanitation and hygiene," he said.

For his part, the national director of Water Supply and Sanitation, Raul Muthevue, said that the government has been prioritizing the definition of strategies that include the private sector to expand access to water, especially in the most remote areas.