This Monday (24), in Maputo, Mozambique launched the Integrated Platform for Situational Impact Monitoring (PRISM), which aims to analyze climatic and meteorological events throughout the country in real time..

The platform also aims to reduce barriers to accessing the country's climate information, given that it is free of charge. It will be available 24 hours a day and people will be able to access climate information and local vulnerability, as is the case in other countries.

On the occasion, the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Communications and Digital Transformation, Nilza Miquidade, who led the event, explained that "PRISM allows climate shocks to be monitored online for subsequent analysis and decision-making in risk reduction actions".

Mozambique is a victim of extreme weather events which, in recent years, have become more frequent and more intense.

Currently, the National Institute of Meteorology (INAM) faces challenges in accessing real-time climate or weather information that allows it to intervene in places where disasters are taking place.

Quoted by AIMNilza Miquidade explained that during the year 2024 the oceans continued to warm, sea levels rose and glaciers continued to melt at an alarming rate.

"Glaciers continue to retreat and Antarctic sea ice has reached the second lowest extent ever recorded, coupled with the fact that extreme weather conditions continue to have devastating consequences around the world," she said.

For her part, the United Nations resident coordinator, Caterine Souz, said that in recent years Mozambique has been hit by extreme climatic and meteorological events, cyclones, floods, drought induced by the El Nino phenomenon and irregular rainfall.

"These events are happening in ever shorter cycles, exacerbating humanitarian needs, increasing protection risks, eliminating hard-won development gains," she said.

The director general of the National Institute of Meteorology (INAM), Adérito Aramuge, expressed his appreciation for the cooperation with its international partners to mitigate extreme weather events and thus mitigate their impact on people and infrastructure.

"Our commitments extend to our international partners, the United Kingdom, Finland, South Africa and Zambia, who are here in Mozambique implementing the activities that support this early warning initiative that we are being called upon to join together to close the gap that exists within the early warning system," said the source.

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