Decree No. 49/2026 repealing Decree No. 22/2010 of 30 June, creating the Agency for the Development of Zambesi River Basin, with the exception of Article 1.

This Decree revises the legal framework governing the Agency for the Development of the Zambezi Valley (ADVZ, IP) in order to align its mandate, organisation and functioning with the Government’s development priorities and the legal regime applicable to public institutes. The decree establishes ADVZ, IP as a public institution responsible for promoting sustainable and inclusive socio-economic development in Mozambique’s Central Region, with particular attention to the national portion of the Zambezi River basin. Its main objectives are to mobilise financial resources for development projects, attract public and private investment, support institutional capacity-building, and formulate strategies that foster balanced regional growth and territorial development. The decree further seeks to strengthen the Agency’s role as a coordinating and facilitative institution for regional development by promoting infrastructure, agriculture, tourism, mining, environmental management, education, and other strategic sectors. It empowers ADVZ, IP to support local governments in planning and land-use management, assist micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, promote employment and income-generating initiatives, and ensure that major economic projects contribute to community development. The decree also establishes governance, oversight and financial management mechanisms intended to improve institutional efficiency, intergovernmental coordination and the implementation of development programmes that advance inclusive and sustainable growth throughout the Central Region of Mozambique.