Malawi

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The study evaluates the effectiveness of Anticipatory Action programming in Southern Malawi during Cyclone Freddy, showing that communities with AA training had better early warning reception and response rates, stressing the need for local preparedness.
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This paper discusses how social protection can become more ‘anticipatory’ and make food security more resilient to climate risks.
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The objective of the study was to survey local communities on their knowledge, attitude and practice on early warning and early action building on theoretical approaches.
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This study carried out flood vulnerability assessment (FVA) using quantitative methods by utilising MCA, ANN (machine learning) and multiple logistical regression.
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This report examines the application of a human rights-based approach (HRBA) to climate change programming (CCP) in Africa, paying attention to the criteria of adaptation, resilience, loss and damage, and human mobility as a facilitator of climate action.
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The objective of the Climate and Health Vulnerability Assessment (CHVA) is to assist decision-makers in Malawi with planning effective adaptation measures to address climate-related health risks.
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This study was aimed at assessing households’ flood vulnerability (HFV) in rural and urban informal areas of Malawi, using case studies of Traditional Authority (T/A) Kilupula of Karonga District (KD) and Mtandire Ward in Lilongwe City (LC).
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This briefing note prepared by the Initiative for Climate Action and Development (ICAD) explores the status of Malawi’s NAP process, places human mobility in the context of climate change in Malawi

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