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The observed warming in Malawi between 1901 and 2021. Malawi is a land-locked country in southeastern Africa situated along the southernmost arm of the East African Rift-Valley System between latitudes 9°22’ and 17°03’ south of the equator, and longitudes 33°40’ and 35°55’ east of the Greenwich meridian.
Climate change also affects the gross domestic product (GDP) of the country by reducing between 0.5% and 2.5% each year (estimate for 2010). [20] In the Awash basin in central Ethiopia floods and droughts are common. Agriculture in the basin is mainly rainfed (without irrigation systems). This applies to around 98% of total cropland as of 2012.
Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) is a network of more than 1000 organisations from 48 countries in Africa.It is a coalition of civil society organizations (CSOs) established in 2008 [1] It is based in Kenya and consists of NGOs, grassroots organisations, trusts, foundations, indigenous communities, farmers, community-based organisations, and religious organisations.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Climate Change is a cabinet ministry in the Government of Malawi. [1] The former Minister of Natural Resources and Climate Change was Michael Usi . [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
The Bangladesh NAPA proposes a range of priority adaptation projects with a focus on building the country's resilience to the impacts of climate change. These projects are designed to be implemented over the short to medium term, with a view to protecting vulnerable communities and ecosystems in Bangladesh from the impacts of climate change.
Human health is profoundly affected by weather and climate. [22] Malawi is currently facing a lot of problems that are having a negative impact on the health of people in the country. [23] The United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal 13 state that there is need for all countries to Take Urgent Action to Combat Climate Change and Its Impacts.
It is estimated that Malawi loses around $12.5 million, or the equivalent of 1% of its GDP each year to drought, and $9 million or 0.7% of its GDP, to flooding in the southern regions of the country. [50] Indeed, Malawi is not new to weather related disasters, between 1970 and 2006, there were over 40 weather related incidents. [51]
Climate change mitigation policies can have a large and complex impact on the socio-economic status of individuals and countries This can be both positive and negative. [300] It is important to design policies well and make them inclusive. Otherwise climate change mitigation measures can impose higher financial costs on poor households. [301]