Impacto sócioeconómico do reassentamento forçado em Moçambique: o caso da região de Tenga das famílias afectadas pela construção da ponte Maputo Catembe - 2016 - 2020

Abstract

This study focuses on the socioeconomic impact of forced resettlement in Mozambique: the case of the Tenga region of families affected by the construction of the Maputo Catembe bridge (2016 to 2020). The main objective of the study is to analyze the impacts exerted by the construction of the bridge on the resettled population in the Tenga region, in terms of access to social services and on the survival and adaptation capacity of the resettled. The proposed methodology is situated at the level of a qualitative study and used a hypothetical-deductive approach, methods of monographic procedure or case study, whose data collection was limited to interviews and document analysis; in terms of theoretical orientation, we opted for the theory of social networks by Mark, Granovetter.

The results obtained confirm that the resettlement of the population of Tenga had a negative impact on the cost of living, as part of the amount made available to the resettled families should cover transport costs to the places of destination, as well as all costs associated with the clearing and clearing land, purchasing water, etc. However, this was not the case in that region, thus revealing that the information mechanisms were not effective, with a lack of knowledge about the rights of the resettled communities, especially with regard to compensation criteria, the possibility of legal reaction in case of disagreement, to independent institutions or entities where complaints can be channeled (TRADUÇÃO NOSSA)