Statistics have shown that poultry production in the seven districts under the Blantyre Agriculture Development Division (ADD) has increased since 2010, despite the advent of climate change whose effects include the adverse rise in the earth’s temperatures. According to the figures, the division this year has already registered a poultry production of 20.6 million, an […]
Malawi Minister of Environment and Climate Change Management Halima Daudi has attributed East and Southern Africans vulnerability to climate change to heavy dependence on rain-fed subsistence agriculture for livelihoods and on wood energy for cooking and heating. The Minister made the remarks at the Southern Voices on Climate Change, East and Southern Africa Regional workshop […]
Eastern and Southern Africa civil society experts on climate change gather at Sunbird Nkopola in Mangochi, Malawi to share experiences on how their work can shape policy and planning in the region and drawing lessons for wider implications. The workshop will be held from 23rd to 25th July 2013 under the theme “Linking local experiences with policy […]
Malawi needs to invest in small forest and farm enterprises that restore bio-capacity while meeting domestic needs for food, fuel and construction materials if it has to achieve sustainable development, a new report from the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) has said. “Most technical experts in the region have been saying this for […]
President Joyce Banda on Saturday said it is everyone’s responsibility to plant trees to mitigate the impact of climate change that has had adverse effects on people’s lives. President Banda said this during the launch of 2012/2013 national tree planting season at Kasinjeni village along the river banks of Dwangwa in Kasungu. The President said […]
Population growth, says Malawi faith groups, is a key ingredient to devastating climate change effects – calling for concerted multi-faith action to address the situation in Malawi with haste. Faith groups meeting in Kasungu at Chikho Hotel agreed that unless they join government and other local and international stakeholders in fighting environmental degradation, mostly as […]
The South African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute (SAFCEI) based at Kalk Bay in Cape Town has asked Malawian faith bodies to identify core climate change working areas with a view of helping to coordinate support opportunities and facilitate funding incentives. Regional Coordinator for the Southern Africa, Ameen Benjamin, met faith leaders from faith groups over […]
The Japanese Government on Tuesday donated disaster response and relief equipment worth K1.8 billion to Malawi for improvement of capabilities to cope with natural disasters caused by climate change. The donation follows the signing of a memorandum of understanding in 2010 between the government of Japan and Malawi Government to mitigate the harsh impact of […]
Probably reacting to the current spate of issues threatening the peace of Malawi and its people in various ways, the Malawi Council of Churches Women Forum (MCCWF) have organised prayers slated for Saturday 18th to seeks God’s divine interventions. The prayers that will be held at the Area 18’s Pentecostal Assemblies of God Church in […]
One of the hard hit countries in Southern Africa with rising climate change impacts, Malawi has engaged a process to formulate its long awaited National Climate Change Policy (NCCP). Malawi’s population of about 14 million people and an economy which is agro-based suffers from reeling effects of environmental degradation. Led by the Environmental Affairs Department […]
Malawi government is considering to introduce a burnt bricks bill to control the effects of climate change. Speaking on Thursday when she toured various sewerages and dumping sites in Lilongwe, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Management, Catherine Gotani Hara, said her ministry is currently consulting various players to see how best to control or altogether ban […]
Malawi’s church leaders say government must recognize and support their efforts in climate change fight and climate justice campaign. Malawi is one of the hardest hit countries in southern Africa, challenging its agricultural based economy, where effects of the recent 50% devaluation have added the pinch to poor Malawians’ lives. His Lordship Bishop Thomas Msusa, […]
Populations of vulnerable women in Malawi and the Lower Shire belt in the southern region stand to benefit from efforts of a media organisation through advocacy and documentation activities it is carrying out on effects of population, health and the environment (PHE) as they relate to climate change issues. The Journalists Association against AIDS (JournAIDS) […]
Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Environment jointly with theMinistry of Finance and Development Planning will this Friday launch the Malawi State of Environment and Outlook Report and the Report on Economic Analysis on Sustainable use of Natural Resources in Lilongwe. The joint United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Poverty […]
In its efforts to mitigate the destructive effects of climate change, Malawi has reportedly planted about 363 million trees across the country over the last seven years. This was disclosed Wednesday by President Bingu wa Mutharika in Zomba when he launched the 2011-2012 National Tree Planting Season. However, environmental experts feel the figure is far […]
Eight of Malawi’s youth who were part of over 145 youths drawn from Africa on the ‘We have faith-act now for climate justice’ campaign, have returned. They arrived after clocking over 5,000 kilometers of travel in safari trucks, confident their involvement was a great part to the Sunday December 13 signing towards an extension to […]
As talks for a fair and legally binding climate deal at the United Nations Conference on climate change in the COP 17 continue in South Africa, children’s issues are not seeming to be on the agenda, while children want more action from leaders to promote better climate policies and frameworks to benefit their well-being. Some […]
A study done in Malawi and other countries in Asia and Africa has revealed that efforts to assess what is needed to adapt agriculture to a changing climate often miss the point by trying to estimate an overall price tag that fails to reflect the diversity of the sector. The results have been summarized in […]