BRACC is dedicated to bringing you a range of publications and other resources about resilience and adapting to climate change in Malawi. These are products we've created ourselves - and also vital reading from the government, and other organisations and programmes.
Resources
Social protection newsletter: June 2020
Issues brief
This regular newsletter from GIZ’s Social Protection Programme describes their most recent activities in Malawi. Find out what the team has been up to, with regards to COVID-19-related emergency support, and helping district officers to travel more easily.
The case for cash in responding to humanitarian crises in Malawi
Policy brief
A plethora of evidence indicates that, where markets are functioning, cash is a highly effective modality for providing food security assistance to crisis-affected populations - say the International Humanitarian NGO coalition in Malawi, in this policy brief.
Projecting future water availability in Lake Malawi and the Shire River basin
Issues brief
This brief, from the Future Climate for Africa programme, presents likely future levels of water availability in Lake Malawi and the Shire River basin.
How to understand and interpret global climate model results
Issues brief
Climate modelling approaches projecting future changes to the Earth’s climate vary widely, generating different types of dataset.
Future climate projections for Malawi
Issues brief
This brief provides an overview of future climate change in Malawi, using results from the latest available climate model simulations.
Climate models: What they show us and how they can be used in planning
Issues brief
This guide from the Future Climate For Africa programme is a primer on global climate models (GCMs) and how to use them in planning. It covers:
Social protection newsletter: October-November 2019
Issues brief
In this first Social Protection Newsletter from GIZ, the organisation describes the kick-off of its work to support the implementation of the Malawi National Social Support Programme (MNSSP) II in 22 districts. Capacity building and coherence are on the agenda.
How Incentive-Based Contract Farming increased the quality and quantity of Kilombero rice
Issues brief
This brief describes how Kaporo Smallholder Farmers Association (KASFA) has used the Incentive Based Contract Farming approach to work with smallholder farmers to increase yields of Kilombero rice, a distinct aromatic rice preferred by Malawians.
Gender, agriculture and climate change in Malawi
Issues brief
Agriculture is essential to the Malawian economy and is a key livelihood activity – but it is vulnerable to climate change.