Malawi

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Major hazards such as hurricanes, earthquakes, volcano eruptions, droughts, and landslides, among others, constantly threaten the lives and livelihoods of the most vulnerable populations across the world. In the context of accelerated climate change and

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The National Resilience Strategy (NRS) represents a pivotal shift in the way Malawi will address poverty reduction, food and nutrition security, and inclusive resilient growth for all its citizens.

For too many years the people of Malawi have cycled in

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Current flood risk strategies in Malawi are characterized by community-based flood risk management (CB-FRM), even though studies explicitly documenting evidence of successful CB-FRM remain limited. This paper investigates the realities and challenges of

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This paper investigates the potential catalyst role of insurance for climate adaptation and how climate risk information emanating from insurance processes can support a move towards anticipatory climate risk management, which includes loss prevention

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After 4 years of research by a multi-disciplinary team and co-production in partnership with government staff, the UMFULA project has released a briefing note that discusses "The current and future climate of central and southern Africa: What we have

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Millions of adolescent girls are in need of humanitarian assistance. A crisis heightens their vulnerability to gender-based violence, unwanted pregnancy, HIV infection, maternal death and disability, early and forced marriage, rape, trafficking, and

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The objective of the PDNA was to quantify the damage and loss resulting from the effects of heavy rains, floods and strong winds associated with Tropical Cyclone Idai, and to estimate the recovery and reconstruction needs.
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