As Malawi approaches the next disaster season, the effectiveness of its legal tools to manage and reduce risks hangs in the balance, awaiting the political will to turn policy into protection.
Stakeholders have validated a new study revealing that communities across Malawi are facing deep, often overlooked, non-economic losses and damages (NELD), including psychological trauma, cultural heritage destruction, and forced displacement, as a result of climate change.
Stakeholders in the Climate and Disaster Risk Finance and Insurance (CDRFI) have called for more inclusive policies to protect vulnerable groups, particularly women, persons with disabilities, and rural communities, from the devastating impacts of climate disasters.
The Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi WESM, has vowed to strengthen its effort towards the restoration of bird population in areas around Chia Lagoon in Nkhotakota district.
As one way of conserving the environment, United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has trained people from SADC region  and Chikwawa on building resilience to climate shocks.
Around 2, 700 households in Blantyre and Zomba Cities have switched to clean cooking technologies through the ‘Phikani Moganizira Chilengedwe [Environmental Friendly Cooking] Project’.
M’mbelwa District Council Principal Environmental Officer, James Pelani has said clean environment was key to communities’ healthy living as it prevents people from catching diseases that sprout out of filthy surroundings.
The Community Energy Malawi (CEM) organisation has called upon people in the country to adopt cooking using sustainable renewable energy technologies which helps mitigate issues of climate change.
Dedza District Council on Friday launched the 2023 integrated catchment conservation and management campaign that aims at promoting food security through soil conservation and environmental management.