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Floods are among the most common and destructive hazards. The destruction of schools is one way in which floods can inhibit educational attainment that consequently derails economic development. Education as …

Disasters have negative damaging impacts on the lives, livelihoods, environment, and economy of nations. So far, a lot of measures have been implemented to curb the negative impacts of disasters …

This paper analyses the impact of floods on social vulnerability and coping capacity of people in T/A Makhwira in Chikwawa district, Southern Malawi. It seeks to find the linkage between …

The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, 2015–30, calls for countries to enhance disaster preparedness for effective response and to “Build Back Better” in recovery, rehabilitation, and reconstruction as a …

The study aimed at assessing the vulnerability of areas along the Mulunguzi river to potential floods influenced by dam failure. Provention Consortium (2007) defined vulnerability as the potential to suffer …

Floods have become more common in the lower shire areas of Southern Malawi as a result of climate change. Chikhwawa district face flood events yearly, and this has led more …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The study aimed at assessing flood risk knowledge and adaptation capacity of individuals at Nkando in Group Village Headman Kalilima. The study used primary data only. A questionnaire was administered …

Floods are the most devastating hazards that have significant adverse impacts on people and their livelihoods. Their impacts can be reduced by investing on: 1) improving the forecasting skills of …