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Climate variability is a major threat to food security among smallholder farmers in Mulanje District, where agriculture largely depends on rainfall. This study assessed the impact of climate variability on …
Climate resilience
Youth in Blantyre City face increasing vulnerability to disasters such as floods and storms, which disrupt sports and recreational activities essential for physical health, social interaction, emotional well-being, and resilience …
Natural Based Solutions for Ecosystem Management and DRR
2026

ASSESSING TROPICAL CYCLONES IN MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL THAT AFFECTED MALAWI (2014-2023)

Elias Khoza · Davie Mwakabanga Dr Matthews Fulakezi
This study assesses tropical Cyclones originating in the Mozambique Channel that impacted Malawi from 2014 to 2023, focusing on their frequency, intensity, and impacts. The southern region of Malawi, characterized …
Meteorology
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
This study investigates public perceptions of early warning systems (EWS) in Sekeni I Village, a community in Malawi's flood-prone Chikwawa district in the south. EWS plays an important role in …
Disaster Management
2026

AN INVESTIGATION OF DRY SPELLS OCCURRENCE IN ZOMBA DISTRICT FOR AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION

Chisomo Limbani · Kondwani W. Phiri Mr Francis Chauluka
The threat of accelerating climate variability impacts on species and the future are subjects of growing scientific interest. These variabilities are causing harmful effects on agricultural production around the world …
Disaster preparedness, Resilience and adaptation
Malawi Malawi faces recurrent floods, droughts, and cyclones that affected over 20.6 million people and caused USD 1,296.7 million in documented losses between 2015 and 2024. Despite a Disaster Risk …
Disaster and Climate Risk Finance
This study assessed the multi-dimensional community recovery and resilience in Phalombe District, Malawi, more than two years after the devastating impacts of Tropical Cyclone Freddy in March 2023. Drawing on …
Disaster Risk Reduction
This study assessed the effectiveness of beneficiary registration in food distribution during the 2024/2025 El Niño-induced drought response in Traditional Authority (T/A) Tsabango, Lilongwe District, Malawi. The study examined how …
Climate change adaptation and loss and damage
This study explored the influence of cultural beliefs and practices on menstrual hygiene management (MHM) among in-school adolescent girls in Malawi from a Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) perspective. The …
Water Quality
This study explored the influence of cultural beliefs and practices on menstrual hygiene management (MHM) among in-school adolescent girls in Malawi from a Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) perspective. The …
Water Quality
This study assessed the unintended consequences of humanitarian disaster aid in promoting disaster risks in GVH Savala, TA Makhwira, Chikwawa district, Malawi. Chikwawa is the one of the most persistently …
Disaster Risk Reduction