Mozambique is one of the countries most affected by the impacts of the climate crisis, with extreme weather events such as three cyclones in three years and severe drought — two sides of the same coin that destroy livelihoods and severely affect the health of the population. These disasters have a particularly significant impact on women and girls. Agriculture is the sector that employs 90% of working-age women and is also the most affected by these impacts, increasing their vulnerability and dependence on men (husbands and landowners).
The ACCD has been working in Mozambique for many years to address the root causes of inequality and improve living conditions for the population, especially for women, as well as to support their empowerment as key agents of change. Some of the key partnerships in the country related to this issue include organizations such as Engineers Without Borders–Mozambican Peasants Union, the Women’s Fund, UPC–Inhambane University, among others.
The documentary highlights the effects of the climate crisis, with examples of cyclones and droughts, and shows how it disproportionately affects Mozambique and its people, with a specific gendered impact on women and girls. It also showcases the strength and resilience of communities, especially women, and their willingness and ability to contribute to designing and implementing local solutions to global problems such as the climate emergency that affects us all.
Production by 3Cat and La Kaseta Ideas Factory and collaboration by Agència Catalana de Cooperació al Desenvolupament (ACCD).
