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Rapid and unplanned urbanization is increasingly recognized as a primary driver of elevated flood risk in sub-Saharan African cities, yet localized, evidence-based research quantifying this link remains scarce. This study …
Disaster Risk Management
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Landslides are among one of the greatest destructive hazards which result in a lot of fatalities and financial losses all over the word the world every year. The central objective …
Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, Loss and Damage
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This study assessed the impact of Land Use and Land Cover Changes (LULCC) on increasing landslide risk in Ndirande Township, Malawi, utilizing Geographic Information Systems (GIS), remote sensing, and the …
Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, Loss and Damage
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Plastic pollution poses a serious threat to freshwater ecosystems, particularly in developing countries with inadequate waste management systems. This study assessed the extent of plastic pollution and its effects on …
Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH)
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Floods are among the most destructive natural hazards in Malawi, and rural areas like Traditional Authority (T/A) Pemba in Salima District are particularly susceptible due to low elevation, high rainfall, …
Geospatial Technologies
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Rural land administration in Malawi remains paper-based, causing missing records, boundary disputes, fraud, delays, and non-compliance with land use plans. This study developed a web-based cadastral system, named Matola LandInfo, …
Geospatial technologies (Geo-Information Science)
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Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) change is a major environmental concern in rapidly developing towns such as Dedza Boma, Malawi. Understanding how land cover has changed over time is …
GIS Programming
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This study examines the integration of Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) frameworks in strengthening community resilience to climate-related hazards in Malawi, with a focus on Traditional …
Climate Resilience and Adaptation
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Climate variability driven by the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) represents one of the most consequential and recurring threats to agricultural productivity in sub-Saharan Africa. In Malawi, where over 90% of …
Meteorology
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The rapid urbanization of Lilongwe City has led to an increase of construction and excavation activities in Lilongwe city, generating high volumes of excess soil that are often mismanaged, which …
Systems and Mobile Development
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Current global rate of sand mining in river channels is unsustainable, and in Malawi the activity going on unregulated. This study established the morphological effects of sand mining in Luchenza …
Spatial Biodiversity Assessment
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Landslide susceptibility is an important topic mainly because its geospatial analysis provides a useful tool for planning, disaster management, and hazard mitigation. In this study, the aim is to identify …
Climate Science
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