Malawi

Region: Malawi

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4th March 2022
Register today: Empowering women in the green economic recovery from Covid-19 Register today for a side event of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66) on 21 March, which will explore: how can Covid-19 economic recovery measures boost women’s economic empowerment? Featuring speakers from Bolivia, Malawi and Senegal.
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30th November 2020
Citizen-led groups support inclusive adaptation to climate change Dorothy Tembo-Nhlema, Chair of the Weather Chasers Group in Malawi, sees how the group has developed into an energetic, dynamic force for environmental protection in the country and is part of a larger civil society movement for positive change.
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30th November 2020
Applying nature-based solutions system-wide offers great potential for adaptation Professor Sosten Chiotha shares his vision of holistic, sustainable adaptation to climate change - based on years of experience in his native Malawi. This is one of a series of blogs highlighting potential for 'accelerated adaptation in Africa' in the run-up to the Climate Adaptation Summit, January 2021.
Feature
13th October 2020
Spotlight this 'Disaster Risk Reduction Day' on Malawi Today marks the 31st International Day of Disaster Risk Reduction – a day nominated by the United Nations to promote a global culture of disaster risk reduction. The coronavirus pandemic of 2020 has highlighted just how important disaster risk reduction is. But for Malawi, coronavirus is the latest in a long line of disasters that the country has experienced, says Katharine Vincent.
News
28th December 2018
Clean, reliable power for Africa: The potential for mini-grids This short film highlights the potential of mini-grids to address the energy challenges in rural Africa, while tackling the global challenge of climate change.
Feature
17th December 2018
East African climate services connect with local communities Met departments and others are strengthening climate services in East Africa and it is having a positive impact on development, reports Bill Leathes of the Met Office, the UK’s national meteorological service.
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11th September 2018
Policy coherence key to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals Patrick Curran, a policy analyst at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, shares new research on policy coordination across water, energy, food and climate goals in Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia.
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15th January 2018
Hydropower plans in eastern and southern Africa could put electricity supply at risk Hydropower dams planned for eastern and southern Africa could put electricity supply at risk for vast regions because they rely on similar rainfall patterns for electricity generation—and so will suffer lack of water from droughts at the same time. This is the warning from new research led by Professor Declan Conway.