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Malawi
Malawians rethink maize planting as climate dries
9 Apr 2013, AlertNet
Chakalipa Kanyenda, country coordinator for Find Your Feet, an NGO that promotes climate-resilient agriculture techniques, said that with the rainy season shortening due to climate change, farmers need to grow early-maturing maize varieties...
National Platform
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Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) - Website:
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- Phone:+265 178 9232 +265 999 937 952
Hyogo Framework for Action
- National Policy & Plans
- Malawi: National progress report on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (2009-2011) 2010, DoDMA, Malawi - gov
- Malawi: National progress report on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (2007-2009)2009, DoDMA, Malawi - gov
- Official Statements & Presentations
- Malawi: Statement made at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (2011)2011, Malawi - gov
- Malawi: Statement made at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (2009)2009, DoDMA, Malawi - gov
- Other Development Reports
- Malawi: Review of current and planned adaptation action2011, Adaptation Partnership
- Malawi: Common country assessment - CCA (2001)2001, UNDG
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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Disaster risk reduction in school curricula: case studies from thirty countries2012, UNICEF; UNESCO
Disaster risk reduction: understanding risk2013, VOICE
ICTs for climate change adaptation in Africa2012, AfDB; AU; WB
Neighbouring Countries
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