ABSTRACT
In the global context of rapid urbanisation and climate change, resettlements linked to the adaptation and modernisation of cities to meet new urban challenges and embody new imaginaries have also gained prominence in Southern Africa, including in Mozambique. In Maputo, capital of Mozambique, urban space is expected to be organised in a way that both addresses the needs of the majority of the city’s inhabitants who face resource constraints and responds to the consequences of climate change, which for the city includes an increased risk of flooding. The Mozambican government’s adherence to structural adjustment programmes with the support of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund starting in mid-1980s marked the beginning of the neoliberal era in the country. In an emergency situation following the 2000 floods, around 2,500 families were resettled in Matendene through a process coordinated by the Maputo Municipal Council.
