INFRASTRUCTURE, DONORS & RESETTLEMENT: DISPLACEMENT POLITICS AND

POST-AID DEVELOPMENT IN BEIRA, MOZAMBIQUE Murtah Read, PhD candidate, Utrecht University/LANDac

BACKGROUND

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Inflows of land-related investments will likely reshape the nature of cities. These investments will trigger urban renewal, real estate and housing projects, and infrastructure development. These urban-based flows and their consequences for the urban poor are under-researched in the land rush debates. (Zoomers et al, 2016, 247)

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BEIRA, MOZAMBIQUE

© Selma Zijlstra

© Selma Zijlstra

Deltares et al, (2013) Masterplan Beira Mozambique

Ambero (2015) Beira Climate Change Adaptation Masterplan, comissioned by GIZ (unpublished) TPF Planege Cenor (2015) Beira Urban Drainage Masterplan

DONOR SUPPORT: EXAMPLES

Wissing (2015) Urban Design Maraza New Town

Deltares et al (2015) Beira lagoon boulevard. Green Infra for Beira.

http://www.academia.edu/30198621/Greeninfra_4_Beira

Earthworks (n.d.)Chuveve river park

DONOR SUPPORT: EXAMPLES

RESETTLEMENT CASES

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CASE 1: MANGA-MUNGASSA SEZ

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CASE 2: CHIVEVE RIVER REHABILITATION

CASE 3: URBAN DRAINAGE

Republic of Mozambique (2014) Location of retention basin, Beira urban drainage EIA Google Earth (2017) Maraza retention Basin

REFLECTIONS

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REFLECTION

• 3 donors, 3 different outcomes, not in compliance with national laws international standards or ESIA’s.

• Interventions shaped by ‘arena’ of interests, where is the incentive for inclusion?

• Urban development premised on displacement, why isn’t it addressed as such?

The city is a political artifact, not a

technical artifact, it is created by groups

that participate in the urban conflict

Joan Clos, UNHABITAT Director, HABITAT 3 Urban Talk, October 19, 2016

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Thank you for your attention!

m.l.read@uu.nl