Themes
Integrated water management
Integrated water management has catchment management aspects - related to tackling deforestation, land degradation, agricultural expansion, pollution and climate change impacts and adaptation. It is also about designing water management systems to balance different needs and interests: from direct household needs for water and sanitation, to water needs for biodiversity and fisheries, to irrigation, hydropower and industrial uses.
Promoting competition in inoculant supply
Issues brief
This is the story of how PROSPER Markets worked with a women-led business, MANDOLO, to source and supply quality sachets of inoculant for the Malawian market, what they learned - and where they go from here.
Women farmers' diverse needs call for targeted climate information
Blog
Small-scale farmers in sub-Saharan Africa need accessible climate information, in order to make important crop and land management decisions. New research from Malawi shows that women farmers have specific needs.
Citizen-led groups support inclusive adaptation to climate change
Blog
Dorothy Tembo-Nhlema, Chair of the Weather Chasers Group in Malawi, sees how the group is part of a larger civil society movement for positive change.
Why disaster risk reduction is more important than ever
Blog
The new government took over affairs of state at the most critical time for Malawi - says Katharine Vincent, of the BRACC Knowledge and Policy Hub.
Malawi heatwaves threaten tea yields and livelihoods
Blog
Malawi's 2019 heatwave led to consecutive days with very high temperatures - a scenario that tea growers fear. Tea bushes were scorched in Mulanje and Thyolo districts.
BRACC Knowledge and Policy Hub
Project
The hub provides knowledge, policy and implementation support to the BRACC implementing partners, acting to ensure that the impact of the programme is greater than the sum of its parts.
PROSPER
Project
PROSPER works to build the resilience of households and communities, strengthen shock sensitive social protection, expand climate smart agriculture, reduce exposure to hazards and risks, and achieve food and nutrition security, by diversifying and improving income generation and economic opportunities.