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Nyasa Times is an online news site providing Malawian news. It began reporting in late 2006.
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allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.
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Members of the Association of Environmental Journalists (AEJ) have received training on issues such as early warning systems and disaster risk reduction. Journalists were taken through the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the national disaster risk management policy and preparedness efforts in view of the anticipated La Nina.
The Green Climate Fund Board has approved US$12.3 million for Malawi to scale up the use of modernised climate information and an early warning system which is expected to benefit at least 3 million people in the country, reports Nyasa Times. 'We will target community based early warning systems' said Fred Kossam of the National Climate Change Negotiating Team...
The Malawi government has launched the 'National Recovery Disaster Framework' which defines mechanisms for monitoring and management, clarify institutional roles and responsibilities and optimizes recovery investments across short-term humanitarian needs and medium to long-term reconstruction, taking into account the principles of building-back-better and resilience, reports the Nyasa Times...
Malawian President Peter Mutharika has admitted that the lack of a National disaster risk management policy is hampering efforts to relocate people living in flood-prone areas to higher ground, reports Nyasa Times. The policy would guide stakeholders in implementing programmes and activities to effectively address disaster risks and reduce the impact of disasters amongst communities in the country...
'Currently the Government of Malawi is developing a National Climate Change Policy and a National Climate change Investment Plan to guide effectiveness to climate change in Malawi. Plans are also underway to develop a National Adaptation Plan as a framework for addressing medium to long term adaptation needs of our country,' Malawi Minister Halima Daudi said...
'The document aims at identifying a list of priority activities, formulating priority adaptation options, building capacity for adapting to longer-term climate change and variability, and raising public awareness on the urgency to adapt to the adverse effects of extreme weather events,' according to The Environmental Affairs Department of Malawi...