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.
In a quest to protect nature and address the effects of climate change, communities under Climate Smart Enhanced Public Works Programme (CSEPWP) in Mchinji have put in place a number of ways to restore degraded landscapes and reforestation.
Desire Child Development Centre (DCDC) Executive Director, Williams Kangawao, has advised communities at Chemusa in Blantyre to plant and care for tree seedlings to ensure forest cover that shall mitigate effects of climate change.
Lilongwe Water Board (LWB) says it is making progress in its efforts to conserve tree cover along Lilongwe River, which happens to be its catchment area.Â
In the context of the African Union's theme for 2024, "Educate an African fit for the 21st Century: Building resilient education systems for increased access to inclusive, lifelong, quality, and relevant learning in Africa," a transformative initiative is taking center stage – the Nairobi Summer School on Climate Justice.
As one way of protecting natural resources, Ministry of Natural Resources and Climate Change has developed a new strategy which involves local communities to end deforestation in the country.
Community members from areas surrounding Nyika National Park and Vwaza Marsh Game Reserve in Malawi have asked government to revise the current National Parks and Wildlife Act, saying it is not serving the interests of people.