Disaster Risk Management

An Act to provide for the establishment, maintenance, utilisation, co-ordination and standardisation of fire brigade services by local authorities; and for matters connected therewith.

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.

An Act to provide for the comprehensive management of existing and future disaster risks, for the institutional framework and funding arrangements for the management of disaster risk and other matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.

This Lean Season Food Insecurity Response Plan (LS-FIRP), developed by the Government of Malawi in collaboration with its humanitarian partners leveraging the architecture of the humanitarian cluster system, identifies Food Security, Nutrition, Protection, Education and Transport and Logistics clusters as the key priority clusters to address immediate needs.

Government and humanitarian partners worked together to develop a response plan based on the analysis of the context, immediate humanitarian need and projected needs for the coming three months given. As a basis for specific sector response plans, overarching strategic priorities have been identified to support effective and timely humanitarian assistance to populations in need in Malawi.

Sixth Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction 2019 (Geneva, Switzerland; 13-17 May, 2019).

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).

This Strategic Plan focuses on the key strategic outcomes that the Office of the Vice President (OVP) intends to deliver in the next 5 years from 2017. The OVP is constitutionally a delegated office and as such, departments under it may not be the same in the life span of the Strategic Plan. This aspect has been taken into account when developing the Strategic Plan.