MEPA, environmentalists spar on thin plastics ban
Malawi Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) is dismissing assertions that it was unprepared for the enforcement of the thin plastics ban, which came into effect in...
Category : Environment
Govt calls for sustainable use of environment
Government has urged Malawians to use natural resources responsibly to ensure future generations can also meet their needs. Deputy Director of Environmental Affairs in the...
Malawi observes International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
Malawi today joined the global community in observing the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR), an annual event that reminds nations to strengthen preparedness...
‘We are suffering’: Villagers in Lilongwe demand action over pollution
Residents say the polluted water is damaging underground water sources, which they have relied on for decades for crop irrigation and fish farming. One night...
‘No Doomsday, just a Blood Moon’
Earth scientists in the country have dismissed assertions of ‘end of the world’ on 7 September 2025 by doomsayers, pointing out that Malawi will just...
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...
Malawi launches National Carbon Market Framework
The Malawi Government has officially launched its National Carbon Market Framework, a policy designed to position the country within the global carbon trading arena to...
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...
Japan, WFP partner with Malawi to combat lean season hunger
The Government of Japan has signed a grant agreement worth JPY 300 million (approximately USD 2.06 million) with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)...
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,...