Malawi’s rural districts prepare for climate impacts

This year, Malawi experienced exceptionally heavy rains that led to serious flooding in 15 districts, reports ENS. Villages, homes, crops and property were destroyed and lives and livestock lost in this landlocked country in southeast Africa. To help communities be prepared if another devastating deluge strikes, the Machinga and Chikwawa Districts in southern Malawi have a new program.

“We have developed a map for our area in which we have indicated key important challenges. We have also pointed out what is prone to disaster and marked it with a red star. We find out the causes of these disasters and how we can mitigate them,” said Jack Issa of Kampani Village Civil Protection Committee, under Group Village Headman Mkumbira, Traditional Authority Chikweo.