El Niño-driven drought has already left more than 34 million people hungry in Eastern and Southern Africa, and this is set to double in 2016. ActionAid is helping people in the countries most severely hit by El Niño. We’re giving emergency food to people in Ethiopia, Somaliland, Zimbabwe and Malawi. And […]
July, 2019 The period October to April is the main rainfall season over Malawi. October therefore marks the beginning of the official rainfall season monitoring in the country with the main rains arriving mainly from November in the south and progressively spreading northwards. During this period, the main […]
Infographic from UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Published on 22 Jan 2019 OVERVIEW Approximately 10.8 million people were facing severe food insecurity in Southern Africa as 2018 came to an end. In Eswatini, the estimated number of people facing Crisis (IPC phase 3) or worse food insecurity more […]
World Bank June 7, 2018 In Malawi, the impact of extreme weather events has significantly contributed to the recurrent crises of food insecurity. This analytical work was undertaken to assist the Government of Malawi to strengthen its efforts toward effectively responding to extreme weather-related events, especially El Niño […]
Julius Nkhata, a local villager, says the increasingly dramatic seasonal dry-out of the lake – blamed by experts on man-made climate change – has displaced local people and increased joblessness. KACHULU – Just four months ago, the fishing harbour at Kachulu on the western shores of Lake Chilwa […]
