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2022
SUITABILITY OF SORGHUM GRAIN FOR FAMINE RESPONSE: CASE OF PHALOMBE, T/A KADUYA, SOUTHERN MALAWI
Sorghum is considered underutilized food crop in Africa and Malawi. Although it is recognized that sorghum has potential benefits to human health and its adaptability to changing climate, the grain is not accorded the research support comparable to hybrid crops. The increase in population and …
Climate change and water resource crises
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Contrary to the nature of occurrence of floods in local authorities of Malawi like Chikwawa, floods have a social and economic face and should also be understood as a socio-economic disaster other than natural disasters only. A study was carried out in two villages of …
Landuse/Landcover Analysis
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The study was assessing to what extent the provision of psychosocial support among people affected by floods. The specific objectives were; to determine the extent to which the psychosocial support is being provided amongst people affected by floods, to determine the coping strategies used by …
Disaster Risk Management
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Malawi experiences food shortages across its districts mostly those in the southern region. Government and non-governmental organizations have been distributing aid in terms of food and cash to alleviate the negative effects of food insecurity. Studies show that floods, dry spells, high cost of staple …
Disaster Risk Management
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The Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST), just like many other public institutions in Malawi, is faced with an energy deficit as well as waste management challenges. The institution’s electricity bills are high and unsustainable, in addition to challenges related to unreliable utility power …
Geological Remote Sensing
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Vulnerabilities based on gender are relevant in disasters. Women and men are vulnerable to disasters in different ways; this is due to; social and economic reasons and pre-existing gender relations with the same social group. As a result of these factors, women and men tend …
Water Security
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Floods by definition is referred to as body of water which rises to overflow land which is not normally submerged (Ward, 1978). There are several types of flooding and some of them are riverine floods happen from the spilling of the major rivers and their …
Geospatial Technologies
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Malawi is prone to natural hazards almost after every three years it experiences flood and Chikwawa is one of the districts in southern region hit by floods. The methodologies used in this research study include Qualitative method where questionnaire was administered. Results indicate that crucial …
Extreme weather and climate events
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Remote sensing stands to be the most vibrant method that provides real time and large area data. It is more advantageous in drought monitoring than traditional methods. In instances, meteorological observations become unreliable in particular regions where scarcity of weather monitoring tools is problem. The …
Disaster Risk Reduction
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Floods are the most widespread and frequent natural hazard in the world. Since Malawi experience floods in some areas and there have been reports of how vulnerable people are mostly affected especially people living in coastal, lower shire, and lakeshore areas. Dwangwa River being a …
Disaster Risk Reduction
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Floods have caused a lot of destruction to lives and properties in Nsanje, T/A Ndamela, mostly to communities that are close to rivers, this area most times experience floods due to the swelling of rivers for example Nyachilande river, therefore the people living in this …
Paleoenvironmental Reconstructions
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Floods have significant implications for the well-being and health of the communities. Floods can be dangerous to people and can damage homes, as well as water and sanitation systems. Flooding can be caused by a variety of factors: deforestation, development in flood-prone areas, obstruction of …
Climate Change Adaptation
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