Rising from the Floods: Ang’ona Irrigation Scheme breathes again
Every morning, Mariam Issah, a 34-year-old mother of three, walks down a dusty footpath to a patch of green rice seedlings in Boadzulu, Mangochi. Just...
Category : Floods
85,000 children trapped in the cruel grip of disasters in Phalombe
Beneath the shadow of the majestic Mulanje Mountain, the land whispers stories of both abundance and despair. Here, in Phalombe District, where the soil should...
Secure homes bring hope to Cyclone Freddy survivors
When Cyclone Freddy wreaked havoc in the southern part of the country in 2023, 50-year-old Margaret Brayim in Zomba was left helpless as her grass-thatched...
EU Injects €3 million into SADC disaster preparedness drive
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a €3 million boost from the European Union (EU) approximately K6.084 billion to strengthen disaster preparedness...
Malawi charts path to Climate-responsive Migration Policy
Malawi is translating international climate commitments into local action as key stakeholders gathered in Lilongwe to map out implementation of the Kampala Declaration on Migration,...
Not bewitched, just malnourished
Just about 20 Kilometres away from Malawi’s old capital, Zomba City, lies Likaka Village under Traditional Authority Mwambo in Zomba District where 23-year-old Lucy Chikumbu...
Shire might flood — NWRA
National Water Resources Authority (NWRA) has warned of potential flooding of the Shire River this week due to the threat of Tropical Cyclone Jude in...
DoDMA on high Alert
Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) has established a National Emergency Operation Centre in Blantyre to coordinate response efforts as Cyclone Chido advances into Malawi....
WFP increases cash transfers for refugees in Dzaleka Camp by 25%
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), supported by generous donors, has announced a 25 percent increase in cash transfers for refugees at Dzaleka Camp,...
WFP, NFRA launch humanitarian staging area
The World Food Programme (WFP) and the National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) have launched a Humanitarian Staging Area for disaster preparedness and response at Bangula...