The development objective of the Second National Water Development Project of Malawi is to increase access to sustainable water supply and sanitation services for people living in cities, towns, market centers, and villages and improve water resources management at the national level. The project will...
This report describes the workshop on national strategies for operation and maintenance of rural groundwater supplies held at club Makokola, Mangochi, Malawi during 1-4 December 1986. Rural groundwater supplies, comprising dug wells and boreholes equipped with hand pumps, currently supply about 1.5...
Since the mid-1990s, Malawi has undertaken a process of water policy reform. Reflective of international trends, these reforms include decentralization, privatization and user-pays. Under the reformed policy, women are hidden within generic terms such as 'community'. Although the Malawian constitution...
A national policy snapshot "This is an opportune moment for the Malawi Red Cross Society to apply its wide field-based experiences with vulnerable communities to influence the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process. At community level (and as stipulated in the Malawi Disaster Management Policy), ...
A monitoring network failed to be established under the 1986 National Water Resources Master Plan (Malawi Department of Water, 1986), but was recommended by the Ministry of Water Development (2003) as a statutory provision within Malawi's National Water Policy. The MoAIWD subsequently initiated a...
and water quality analyses; (f) increasing conservation awareness among the lakeshore population and regional and national policy makers, whose decisions regarding regional development have an impact on the Lake's ecosystem; and (g) reviewing the adequacy of existing national environmental legislation in...
Through a pragmatic assessment of its own national interests and foreign policy objectives, Malawi advocates peaceful solutions to the region's problems through negotiation. Malawi works to achieve these objectives in the United Nations, COMESA, and SADC. Malawi is the first southern African country ...
National holiday: This entry gives the primary national day of celebration - usually independence day. National holiday field listing Independence Day, 6 July (1964); note - also called Republic Day since 6 July 1966 Constitution: This entry provides information on a country’s constitution and in...
In line with such efforts, several policy frameworks, instruments and legal documents have been instituted by the Malawi government to address and improve the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sectors. These include Malawi Vision 2020, National Water Policy (2005) and the recently launched ...
The Reserve Bank of Malawi is the central bank of the country; it issues the national currency, the Malawian kwacha, and advises the government on monetary policy. In addition, there are a number of commercial banks, the majority of which are centred in Blantyre. There are several insurance ...