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Delayed regulations stall full implementation of Malawi’s disaster risk law

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.

Malawian communities struggle with NELD, stakeholders call for urgent support

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 call for gender-sensitive climate disaster insurance

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.

CSOs faulted for promoting gender-blind disaster risk financing

The civil society in Malawi has been involved in Climate Disaster Risk Financing and Insurance (CDRFI) advocacy since...

Government resumes implementation of thin plastics ban

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Climate change, in collaboration with the Malawi Environment Protection Authority (MEPA), has...

100 lead farmers trained to advance climate-smart agriculture in Dowa

One hundred Lead Farmers from over 20 village clusters under Traditional Authority Msakambewa in Dowa have been trained in climate-smart agriculture to help them make informed, climate-sensitive farming decisions and adapt to the effects of climate change.

Africa has almost no response ability to cope with climate change effects

President of the 18th Cycle of the United Nations Human Rights Council Omar Zniber says he made an important choice from the beginning of...

Save the Children combats deforestation in Dzalanyama

Save the Children International (SCI) on Saturday distributed solar-powered cooking stoves to 50 households surrounding Dzalanyama Forest Reserve in a drive to mitigate deforestation and environmental degradation.

Malawi lags behind in forest plantation fee structure, new study reveals

A recent study by the MwAPATA Institute has highlighted significant inefficiencies in Malawi's forest plantation fee structure, leaving the country trailing behind regional counterparts such as Kenya, Zambia, and Tanzania.

Stakeholders for robust framework to reduce climate change vulnerabilities

In 2019, the Malawi Government through the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) developed a five year Disaster Risk Financing Strategy (DRFS) to assist...

Environment activist urges MEPA to call for more awareness on dangers of illegal sand Mining

Environment activists have urged Malawi Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) to create more awareness on dangers of illegal sand mining, highlighting that there are increased cases of illegal sandy mining in the cities across the country as people have insufficient information about the dangers of such practice.