21-005-SO Alert Note Humanitarian Crisis in Mozambique (not activated)

Sustainable Energy (Vedvarende Energi) has submitted an alert regarding the humanitarian crisis in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique. DERF has decided not to activate. Please see the attached decision note for more information on this.

The Massive displacement in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique's northern province has put an enormous strain on existing water and health facilities. As a result, a concerning shortage of safe water, sanitation and health services is a looming threat to public health for displaced people and host communities. The already fragile health infrastructure has been further weakened as a result of the armed conflict associated with terrorist groups in northern Mozambique which has led to the death, insecurity and displacement of more than 1.3 million people. A Recent Press released by the Head of Mission for Johanniter in Mozambique mentioned that with the conflict, hundreds of people have already lost their lives, and around 850,000 displaced people have sought refuge in temporary camps or with relatives in the provinces of Niassa, Cabo Delgado, and Nampula. There, they are living in very difficult conditions. Above all, their access to water and health care is not guaranteed. On all the figures,children represent 52% of the overall IDP population, while women represent 27% and men 21%. According to WHO, the number of cholera cases in Cabo Delgado at the beginning of August 2021 was 3,400, compared to approximately 2,200 from the same period last year. In the first semester of 2021, 28,602 cases of diarrhea have been registered in the province. Diarrhea has become the second cause of death among children under five. COVID represents an additional risk, partially associated with the lack of hygiene. A lack of functioning health facilities reduced the capacity of the health system to detect and respond to disease outbreaks. In addition, 80% of health centers in the nine most conflict-affected northern districts of Cabo Delgado are not functioning.