Rising temperature and the changing nature of drought periods will increase demand on water resources. Mozambique’s water management and irrigation supply system remains limited—85% of the nation’s agriculture is rain-fed. Climate change will likely result in increased water demand and bring additional stress to the limited existing system. Investment in modern agricultural technology is done only in small areas—mostly along the river banks and flood plains where there are rich soils. Flooding will destroy these advanced irrigation systems and possibly make agricultural production unsustainable.

This section provides insights into projected climate change impacts on various hydrological indicators.