The government has allocated $300 million in response to El Niño, less than the $401 million budgeted

The government has allocated approximately $300 million to fund measures to prevent and mitigate the impacts of the El Niño phenomenon, while the overall response plan is budgeted at $401 million, leaving approximately $101 million unfunded.

The resources mobilized will allow for the execution of between 60 and 70 percent of the planned actions, in a context of concern about reduced rainfall and the risks of water scarcity in various regions of the country.

The data was presented this Thursday, the 12th, by the National Director of Water Resources Management, Agostinho Vilanculos, during a briefing, in which he highlighted the construction of 1,400 dispersed water sources and small reservoirs in seven vulnerable provinces.

In the water supply and water resources sector, of the $162 million needed, only $77 million has been mobilized, corresponding to about 47.5 percent of the projected amount.

Vilanculos warned that the persistence of the phenomenon could force the adoption of restrictions on water consumption during the next rainy season, starting with the agricultural sector.

"We'd better be prepared," the official warned, advocating for increased water storage capacity to minimize the effects of reduced rainfall.