World Bank2012-06-132012-06-132007-08https://hdl.handle.net/10986/7942Mozambique's continuous efforts to sustain economic growth and reduce poverty face a number of constraints including its economic and political history, and its geography and climatic conditions. It is widely accepted that future economic growth of the country will continue to rely on its natural resources base and, specifically, on sustainable use of land and water resources. Mozambique has plentiful land and water resources that provide great potential for the production of a variety of crops, livestock development and industrial growth. However, high climate variability resulting in frequent recurrent droughts and floods, limited water resources availability in the most developed southern part of the country, high dependency on international water resources and very limited water management infrastructure result in the economy being highly vulnerable to water shocks and water being a constraint on growth and poverty reduction. The development of Mozambique Country Water Resources Assistance Strategy (CWRAS) was complementary to the Bank Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) process supporting its approach and priorities. It is consistent with the country's development priorities as defined in Second Poverty Reduction Support Strategy (PARPA II) and the sector priorities identified in the national water resources management strategy. The CWRAS' recommendations build upon the Bank's specific strengths vis-a-vis other development donors and, at the same time, are expected to guide the engagement of development partners and promote donor coordination and cooperation in the Mozambique's water resources sector. The main objective of this CWRAS is to assist the Government of Mozambique in prioritizing water resources interventions based on an analysis of Mozambique's changing socio-economic circumstances, and the areas of possible Bank engagement over the next 3-5 years.CC BY 3.0 IGOABSORPTION CAPACITYACCESS TO WATERACCOUNTABILITY STRUCTURESADEQUATE FINANCINGADEQUATE SUPPLYADEQUATE WATERADEQUATE WATER SUPPLYAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENTAGRICULTURAL ECONOMYAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENTAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONALLOCATION OF WATERALLOCATION OF WATER RIGHTSALUMINUMANNUAL PRECIPITATIONANNUAL RAINFALLANNUAL RUNOFFAQUACULTUREAQUATIC SYSTEMSARID REGIONSAUGMENTATIONAVAILABILITY OF WATERAVAILABLE WATERAVAILABLE WATER RESOURCESBULK WATERCAPACITY BUILDINGCATCHMENTCATCHMENT AREASCLIMATE CHANGECLIMATE VARIABILITYCLIMATIC CONDITIONSCLIMATIC VARIABILITYCOLLECTION SYSTEMSCOMMERCIAL FARMINGCONSTRUCTIONCOST RECOVERYCOVERINGCUBIC METERCUBIC METER OF WATERCULTIVATED AREADEMAND FOR WATERDEMAND MANAGEMENTDISCHARGEDISTRIBUTION OF WATERDISTRIBUTION SYSTEMDIVERSIONDOMESTIC WATERDOMESTIC WATER SUPPLYDRINKING WATERDROUGHTELECTRICITY CONSUMPTIONESTUARIESFARMERSFLOOD CONTROLFLOOD PROTECTIONFLOODINGFLOODSFOOD INSECURITYFOOD SECURITYFORESTRYFUTURE WATER NEEDSGOOD GOVERNANCEGROUNDWATERGROUNDWATER DEVELOPMENTGROUNDWATER RESOURCESGROUNDWATER SOURCESGROUNDWATER TABLESHAND PUMPSHIGH LEVELSHOUSEHOLDSHYDRAULIC STRUCTURESHYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENTHYDROPOWER POTENTIALHYDROPOWER PRODUCTIONINDUSTRIAL GROWTHINDUSTRIAL SECTORINDUSTRIAL WATERINDUSTRIAL WATER SUPPLYINTAKESINTERNATIONAL RIVER BASINSINTERNATIONAL WATERINTERNATIONAL WATER RESOURCESINVESTMENT CLIMATEINVESTMENT COSTSINVESTMENT REQUIREMENTSIRONIRRIGATIONIRRIGATION DEVELOPMENTIRRIGATION SCHEMEIRRIGATION SYSTEMSIRRIGATION WATERLAND TENURELARGE DAMSLARGE TOWNSLEAST COSTMETEOROLOGYMUNICIPAL WATERNATIONAL WATER DIRECTORATENATIONAL WATER POLICYNATIONAL WATER RESOURCESNATIONAL WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENTNATURAL RESOURCESPIPELINEPOTABLE WATERPOTABLE WATER SUPPLYPOWER GENERATIONPOWER STATIONPRESSUREPROGRAMSPROTECTED AREASPROVINCIAL WATERPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC WORKSPUBLIC WORKSHOPQUALITY OF WATERRAINRAINFED CROPSRAINWATERRAINWATER COLLECTIONRECREATIONAL ACTIVITIESREGIONAL WATER RESOURCESREGULATORY FRAMEWORKRESERVOIRSRIPARIANRIPARIAN COUNTRIESRIPARIAN STATESRIVER BASINRIVER BASINSRIVER FLOWRIVERSRUNOFFRURAL COMMUNITIESRURAL SANITATIONRURAL WATERRURAL WATER SUPPLYSALTWATER INTRUSIONSANITATION COVERAGESANITATION SERVICESSERVICE DELIVERYSHARED WATER RESOURCESSMALL DAMSSMALL TOWNSSOILSSTAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENTSTORAGE CAPACITYSUPPLY OF WATERSURFACE WATERSURFACE WATER RESOURCESSUSTAINABLE USESUSTAINABLE WATERTOWNURBAN AREASURBAN CENTERSURBAN WATERURBAN WATER SUPPLYURBAN WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMSUSE OF WATERVARIABLE RAINFALLWATER ABSTRACTIONWATER ALLOCATIONWATER AVAILABILITYWATER BOARDWATER CONSERVATIONWATER CONSUMPTIONWATER DELIVERY SYSTEMSWATER DEMANDWATER DEPARTMENTWATER DEVELOPMENTWATER HARVESTINGWATER INFRASTRUCTUREWATER LOSSESWATER MANAGEMENTWATER MANAGEMENT STRATEGYWATER PARTNERSHIPWATER POLICIESWATER POLICYWATER PRODUCTIONWATER QUALITYWATER QUALITY PROBLEMSWATER RESOURCEWATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENTWATER RESOURCESWATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENTWATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENTWATER RESOURCES PLANNINGWATER SECTORWATER SERVICEWATER SERVICESWATER SHORTAGESWATER SOURCEWATER SOURCE DEVELOPMENTWATER SOURCESWATER STORAGEWATER SUPPLYWATER SUPPLY SERVICESWATER SUPPLY SYSTEMSWATER TREATMENTWATER TREATMENT PLANTWATER USEWATER USERWATER USERSWATER YIELDSWATERSHEDWATERSHEDSWELLSWETLANDSWorld Bank10.1596/7942