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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 …

Landslides pose a major threat to communities in mountainous regions, especially in developing countries like Malawi, where disaster risk management is hindered by weak institutional capacity and limited data. The …

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 …

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, …

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, …

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 …

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 …

The study was conducted in the Lumwira Village, T.A. Mazengera, Nathenje where villagers are extracting gold from their land illegally. It was aimed at assessing the environmental impacts of these …

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 …

GIS-based information is increasingly vital for the dissemination of flood information, aiding in early warning to flood-prone communities and informing the general public about the current flood conditions for responses. …

Sand, an important fine aggregate material for mortar and mortar mixtures, plays a crucial role in construction, and its quality significantly affects the performance of buildings. Being a product of …

This study presents a comprehensive mineralogical and petrographic investigation of flake graphite from the Kasiya deposit, integrating thin section microscopy, X-ray fluorescence (XRF), Inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES), and …