Soil Erosion in Maputo City - Case of Polana Caniço Neighbourhood A

Soil Erosion in Maputo City - Case of Polana Caniço Neighbourhood A

The Impacts of Erosion

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In Maputo City, in particular in the Polana Caniço "A" neighbourhood, the most obvious erosion is pluvial erosion, caused by rain and is the most complex, however, wind erosion also occurs in the dry season. Pluvial erosion is the product of the interaction between rain and soil. The degree of pluvial erosion that occurs is mainly related to the fact that the neighbourhood does not have drainage infrastructures as well as its degree of vulnerability mainly due to the poor social condition of most residents. The rains that fell in early 2000 reduced the Polana Caniço "A" neighbourhood to huge...