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Displaying 5 of about 5 resultsThis report examines the level of preparedness of the Government of Malawi for facilitating and regulating the entry and operation of international actors during disasters that require external support and to provide recommendations on how to strengthen the legal and regulatory framework pertaining to disaster risk management in light of the IDRL Guidel…
The policy has been developed to guide disaster risk management mainstreaming in Malawi by devising policy strategies aimed at achieving the long term goal of reducing disaster losses in lives and in the social, economic and environmental assets of communities and the nation as envisioned in the “Social Support and Disaster Risk Management” section of t…
The PDNA report indicates that the Malawi 2015 floods affected 1,101,364 people, displaced 230,000 and killed 106 people. The assessment focuses on medium to long term reconstruction and provides the guiding principles for recovery, including assessment of the damage, losses, and recovery and reconstruction strategies for each sector are provided in det…
The floods experienced by Malawi in early 2015 were unprecedented. The impact was far-reaching, affecting 1.1 million people and 17 districts, and killing 106 people, while 172 people were declared missing. The floods indirectly affected many more through secondary effects such as power outages, lack of clean water and market access, and disruption of h…
This brief is part of a series highlighting the World Bank's achievements in disaster risk management initiatives. It presents efforts undertaken by the government of Malawi, with support from GFDRR, the World Bank, the European Union and the UN, to recover after the devastating flooding in January 2015. It includes some main results from the Post-Disas…