The Government of Malawi (Government) recognizes the importance of mitigating these events and has therefore developed a legal and regulatory framework to strengthen the management of disaster risks. For instance, the Government enacted the Disaster Preparedness and Relief (DPR) Act (1991) which established the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA).
In addition, the Government developed the National Disaster Risk Management (NDRM) Policy (2015) and is in the process of developing a National Resilience Strategy (NRS, 2018) to guide disaster risk management in the country.
Furthermore, the Government is in the process of enacting a Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Bill to enhance the governance, coordination, and implementation of DRM programmes.
