From response to preparedness: Enhancing community-led disaster risk management in Malawi: Key findings and policy implications

Key Messages: - Directing resources towards early warning systems and community sensitization mitigates the impact of natural disasters on vulnerable communities, prioritizing proactive measures over reactive responses. - To ensure effective and sustainable disaster risk management (DRM) initiatives...

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Main Authors: Kayamba-Phiri, Fundi, Khulumbo, Burnnet, Nkhulembe, Maziko, Babu, Suresh Chandra, Ahsan, Sairana
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2023
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140231
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author Kayamba-Phiri, Fundi
Khulumbo, Burnnet
Nkhulembe, Maziko
Babu, Suresh Chandra
Ahsan, Sairana
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Babu, Suresh Chandra
Kayamba-Phiri, Fundi
Khulumbo, Burnnet
Nkhulembe, Maziko
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Khulumbo, Burnnet
Nkhulembe, Maziko
Babu, Suresh Chandra
Ahsan, Sairana
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description Key Messages: - Directing resources towards early warning systems and community sensitization mitigates the impact of natural disasters on vulnerable communities, prioritizing proactive measures over reactive responses. - To ensure effective and sustainable disaster risk management (DRM) initiatives, allocating resources to bolster district-level DRM structures in alignment with community-led resource mobilization efforts is crucial. - Recognizing the pivotal role of youth increases community anticipatory capacity through comprehensive disaster risk management training. Innovative approaches such as theatre for development foster civic engagement, community dialogue, and resource mobilization. - Inclusive participatory planning processes should embrace indigenous early warning information. In-vesting in automated community-based early warning systems, particularly focusing on agriculture and nutrition, facilitates timely decision-making and harnesses local wisdom. - To reduce vulnerability among low-income communities, forging partnerships with the private sector is crucial. Micro-insurance and asset options can be explored, empowering communities to enhance their resilience without imposing undue burdens.
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spelling CGSpace1402312025-11-06T05:43:17Z From response to preparedness: Enhancing community-led disaster risk management in Malawi: Key findings and policy implications Kayamba-Phiri, Fundi Khulumbo, Burnnet Nkhulembe, Maziko Babu, Suresh Chandra Ahsan, Sairana insurance low income groups resources natural disasters early warning systems youth agriculture disaster risk management nutrition resilience Key Messages: - Directing resources towards early warning systems and community sensitization mitigates the impact of natural disasters on vulnerable communities, prioritizing proactive measures over reactive responses. - To ensure effective and sustainable disaster risk management (DRM) initiatives, allocating resources to bolster district-level DRM structures in alignment with community-led resource mobilization efforts is crucial. - Recognizing the pivotal role of youth increases community anticipatory capacity through comprehensive disaster risk management training. Innovative approaches such as theatre for development foster civic engagement, community dialogue, and resource mobilization. - Inclusive participatory planning processes should embrace indigenous early warning information. In-vesting in automated community-based early warning systems, particularly focusing on agriculture and nutrition, facilitates timely decision-making and harnesses local wisdom. - To reduce vulnerability among low-income communities, forging partnerships with the private sector is crucial. Micro-insurance and asset options can be explored, empowering communities to enhance their resilience without imposing undue burdens. 2023-06-01 2024-03-14T12:09:07Z 2024-03-14T12:09:07Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140231 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Kayamba-Phiri, Fundi; Khulumbo, Burnnet; and Nkhulembe, Maziko. 2023. From response to preparedness: Enhancing community-led disaster risk management in Malawi: Key findings and policy implications. Titukulane RFSA Policy Note 1. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136823.
spellingShingle insurance
low income groups
resources
natural disasters
early warning systems
youth
agriculture
disaster risk management
nutrition
resilience
Kayamba-Phiri, Fundi
Khulumbo, Burnnet
Nkhulembe, Maziko
Babu, Suresh Chandra
Ahsan, Sairana
From response to preparedness: Enhancing community-led disaster risk management in Malawi: Key findings and policy implications
title From response to preparedness: Enhancing community-led disaster risk management in Malawi: Key findings and policy implications
title_full From response to preparedness: Enhancing community-led disaster risk management in Malawi: Key findings and policy implications
title_fullStr From response to preparedness: Enhancing community-led disaster risk management in Malawi: Key findings and policy implications
title_full_unstemmed From response to preparedness: Enhancing community-led disaster risk management in Malawi: Key findings and policy implications
title_short From response to preparedness: Enhancing community-led disaster risk management in Malawi: Key findings and policy implications
title_sort from response to preparedness enhancing community led disaster risk management in malawi key findings and policy implications
topic insurance
low income groups
resources
natural disasters
early warning systems
youth
agriculture
disaster risk management
nutrition
resilience
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140231
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