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Malawi
Community managed disaster risk reduction programme evaluation
18 Feb 2010, Cordaid
Cordaid's DRR programme is fundamentally rooted at the community level. The community managed process uses a community-driven approach which trains partners who then engage in community mobilisation. This leads to a hazard mapping by the community and a community designed plan to reduce disaster risks...
National Platform
- National Policy & Plans
- Malawi: National progress report on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (2007-2009)2009, Commission for Poverty and Disaster Management Affairs, Malawi - gov
- Malawi: National Report in preparation for WCDR (2004)2005, Malawi - gov
- Official Statements & Presentations
- Malawi: Statement made at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (2009)2009, Commission for Poverty and Disaster Management Affairs, Malawi - gov
- Other Development Reports
- Malawi: Common country assessment - CCA (2001)2001, UNDG
- Malawi: Poverty reduction strategy paper - PRSP (2007)2007, IMF; Malawi - gov; WB
Human Exposure
| Hazard type | Population exposed |
Percentage of population  |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclone | 0 |  |
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| Drought | 1,142,090 |  |
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| Flood | 18,591 |  |
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| Landslide | 924 |  |
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| Earthquake | 122,021 |     |
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| Tsunami | 0 |  |
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Source of data: 2009 Global Assessment Report |
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Top 5 Natural Disaster reported
| Disaster | Date | Affected | (no. of people) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drought | 1992 | 7,000,000 |  |
| Drought | 2005 | 5,100,000 | |
| Drought | 2002 | 2,829,435 | |
| Drought | 1990 | 2,800,000 | |
| Drought | 1987 | 1,429,267 | |
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Source of data: OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database Data version: v11.08 *: Including tsunami Data displayed does not imply national endorsement. |
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From ISDR System and other DRR actors
Neighbouring Countries
Officially declared national coordinating multi-sectoral and inter-disciplinary mechanisms for advocacy, coordination, analysis and advice on disaster risk reduction.