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The study was conducted in areas surrounding Soche Hill in Blantyre city. The area was chosen for the purpose of this study since it has been experiencing several landslide events …
Paleoenvironmental Reconstructions
The study was conducted to determine the water quality of Likangala River using biomonitoring and physico-chemical approaches. Experiments and direct field observations were applied. In order to do the study, …
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
Access to drinking water from unsafe sources is widespread amongst communities in rural areas such as Gumbi village in traditional authority Makwangwala Ntcheu District part central Malawi. This situation puts …
Water resources conservation
Sustainable development goal 6 is the goal that focuses to clean water and sanitation. Targets 6.1 and 6.2 say that everyone should have access to safe and affordable water and …
Water Security
2022

CHANGE DETECTION ANALYSIS FOR URBANIZATION OF BLANTYRE CITY, SOUTHERN MALAWI

Hestings Hatton Assoc. Prof. Chikondi Chisenga
Changes in land use and land cover have occurred in Blantyre City, Southern Malawi, as a result of high urbanization and population growth. Understanding and quantifying the spatial-temporal dynamics of …
Geological Remote Sensing
2022

ASSESSING IMPACTS OF FLOODS ON ACCESS TO PRIMARY EDUCATION

Steven Makhalira Mr Vincent Katonda
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 …
Disaster Risk Reduction
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 …
Basin Analysis
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 …
Geological Remote Sensing
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 …
Paleoenvironmental Reconstructions
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 …
Disaster Risk Management
This study examined household resilience in Soche Township, Blantyre, following the impacts of Cyclone Freddy, with particular focus on socio-economic characteristics, subjective resilience perceptions, and the role of social capital …
Climate risk, vulnerability and resilience
This study assessed the effectiveness of early warning systems (EWS) in enhancing anticipatory action (AA) in flood-prone communities of Traditional Authority Chiwalo in Phalombe District, Malawi. Despite the presence of …
Multi-hazard Early Warning Systems