Malawi

This document presents a report of the baseline survey of Disaster Risk Management (DRM) in Malawi. This study was commissioned by the Government of Malawi through the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA). The report is organized as follows:

This Final report presents the work done for the National EWS baseline survey as of 19th January, 2017. The Consultant was required to collect data and information on the use of climate/weather information and livelihoods (agriculture, livestock, fisheries, etc), with a view of achieving the following objectives:

This report presents the findings of the study carried out in Malawi between December 2016 and January 2017. It assesses the Capacity of DoDMA to deliver on its mandate, identifies gaps and challenges and makes proposals for Capacity Development. The report is presented in four sections.

These National Guidelines on community based early warning systems (CBEWS) have been developed to improve the effectiveness of CBEWS in Malawi by ensuring that all systems developed after their introduction conform to minimum standards and provide a high quality and consistent warning service for communities.

The Malawi Post Disaster Needs Assessment for the 2019 Floods was commissioned by the Government of Malawi with support from The World Bank, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), European Union (EU) and African Development Bank (AfDB).

Malawi presentation in the Strengthening Disaster Risk Reduction, Coordination, Planning and Policy Advisory Capacity of SADC Project Inception Workshop, held in Johannesburg, South Africa, 20-24 January 2020.

The National Resilience Strategy (NRS) introduces a new sense of common purpose to break the cycle of food insecurity in Malawi by bridging development and humanitarian interventions and prioritizing a continuum of more predictable livelihood support ‘packages’ that target vulnerable households.

Recovery efforts defined within the NDRF are guided by a central vision and goal. Following the 2015 floods, an initial vision and goal were determined; these have been updated in response to the 2015/16 drought.

The National Disaster Risk Management Communication Strategy (NDRMCS) has been developed to ensure that those exposed to disasters are informed about the risks and are aware of the measures to prevent, mitigate, prepare for, respond to and recover from these hazards.