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.
President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera on Friday launched the Malawi Carbon Markets Initiative while casting hope that the country huge potential for carbon trading.
Director of Land Resource Management in the Ministry of Agriculture, Gertrude Kambauwa, Kambauwa made the remarks on Tuesday when she opened a half-day National Research Dissemination Workshop in Lilongwe.
Malawi has registered a 50 percent increase of liquid petroleum gas (LPG) among both middle and low-income working Malawians, a development that excited both government of Malawi and environmental experts.
Ministry of Natural Resources and Climate Change has urged people to adopt alternative energy sources and efficient cooking technologies like briquettes charcoal in order to improve environmental sustainability in the country.