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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...

Climate change policy gaps failing actors to effectively manage disasters

Associate Professor in the Department of Geography, Earth Sciences and Environment at the University of Malawi Dr. Mirriam Joshua says despite the existence of...

One size fits all hampering adoption of climate change technologies-CISONECC

Despite having so many policies and international treaties relating to climate change, Malawi has been hit so hard by multiple climatic shocks from 2015...

We’re making small steps in transitioning to clean & renewable energy

Despite the availability of clean and renewable energy sources which do not contribute to environmental degradation and climate change, the country’s pace of adoption...

Invest in youth innovations that focus on climate change-Young activists

Youths in the country have challenged the upcoming Conference of Parties (COP29) Summit to be held from 11th -22nd November to focus on climate...

CS-EPWP restoring forest in Neno

Communities at Lumbe Village in the area of Traditional Authority (TA) Chekucheku in Neno District have hailed the Climate Smart Enhanced Public Works Programme (CS-EPWP) for bringing into glory Ndiliswa Forest Reserve which was degraded by human activities.

Council of Churches against suffocating implementation of thin plastics ban

The Malawi Council of Churches (MCC) has equivocally come in full support of environment groups and experts that have called upon the judiciary, and...