Governance

An Act to make provision for the protection and management of the environment and conservation and sustainable utilization of natural resources of Lesotho and for connected matters.

An Act to establish the Disaster Management Authority; to regulate its powers and functions and to make provision with respect to emergencies arising out of disasters including prevenion, mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery measures for the protection of life and property from the effects of disasters; and to vest responsibility for disaster management jointly and separately with th

The objectives of this national action programme (NAP) is to structure and guide the implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and define the elements of strengthening environmental capacities, enhance public awareness and mobilize active participation in order to better manage the natural resources, combat desertification, land degradation and drought (D

This Strategy aims to increase the resilience of agricultural livelihoods to contribute to enhanced food security and nutrition in Southern Africa through multisectoral, multi-hazard and multistakeholder consultations and joint interventions.

The Plan of Action (PoA) is the strategic plan for the implementation of the Sendai Framework in Africa. It is intended to provide guidance and direction for actions by all at the continental, regional, national and sub-national/local levels in Africa to prevent and reduce the risk of disasters for resilience in line with the Sendai Framework.

Since December 2010, the structure at the headquarters has been supported by 14 District Disaster Risk Management Offices which are currently manned, on temporary basis, by 13 Assistant District Disaster Risk Management Officers (ADDRMOs) in 13 districts.

The National Climate Change Management Policy is a key instrument for managing climate change in the country of Malawi. 

The goal is to create an enabling policy and legal framework for a pragmatic, coordinated and harmonized approach to climate change management.

The broad objective of the plan is to help make Malawi resilient to disasters and break the cycle of food insecurity.

To achieve this, the following specific objectives will be pursued:

The need for a Disaster Risk Management Policy for Malawi has been felt through experiences and lessons learnt by government, civil society organisations and development partners in the coordination of disaster risk management activities in the country.

This policy will serve the following purposes: 

The primary objective of the National Climate Change Investment Plan (NCCIP) is to increase climate change investments in Malawi.