The zone covers the River Zambezi delta area, in the coastal plain of Zambézia Province. It covers the three administrative posts of Chinde District, which comprise the Chinde Delta. This livelihood profile (LZ14a) refers solely to Luabo Administrative Post.
The information refers to the year from mid-March 2006 to mid-March 2007, which was a fairly normal or average year for food security. Provided there are no fundamental and rapid shifts in the economy, the information in this profile is expected to remain valid for about five years (i.e., until 2013).