Scaling Up the Use of Modernized Scaling Up the Use of Modernized Climate Information and Early Climate Information and Early Warning Systems in MalawiWarning Systems in Malawi

Funded by The Green Climate Fund with Technical support Funded by The Green Climate Fund with Technical support from UNDPfrom UNDP

Government of MalawiFred Kossam

Head of Climate Change and Research Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services

Malawi faces a number of climate change induced risks:

•Floods•Droughts•Stormy rains•Strong winds

It is estimated that the 2015 floods affected 1,101,364 people, displaced 230,000 and killed 106 people

of the population lives in rural areas with the majority engaged in smallholder rain-fed agriculture andvulnerable to climate change impacts

Climate Change Risks and Impacts in MalawiClimate Change Risks and Impacts in Malawi

85%

Project objectivesProject objectives

What is transformational about the What is transformational about the project?project?

• Innovative use of mobile phone and ICT technologies for ‘last mile’ dissemination of climate information;

• Paradigm shift in demand-based model for diffusing climate and agriculture related information and services;

• Enhance capacity of communities to understand and plan for climate and disaster risks through behavioral change;

• Facilitate integration of more effective climate change adaptation strategies at national, district and community-level into development plans;

• Communities will be targeted with area-specific early warning information and messages for them to take appropriate action

How the project fits within national How the project fits within national prioritiespriorities

•National DRM Policy 3rd Policy Priority Area: “Development and strengthening of a people-centred early warning system” Providing tailor-made & area-specific early warning information; Scale-up community-based EWS in flood-disaster prone areas.

• 6th Policy Prority Area: “Strengthening preparedness capacity for effective response and recovery” Strengthening the EOCs; Strengthening communities capacities for use of EWS/CI in

preparedness for response to climate related disasters; and Build capacity of national, district and community level actors in

disaster and climate risk management.

How the project fits within national How the project fits within national priorities Cont..priorities Cont..

• Malawi growth and Development Strategy• Sub-Theme Three: Disaster Risk Management” more than 90% of

disasters in Malawi are weather related• National Climate Change Policy

Priorit 3.1 Climate Change Adaptation • Focusing on reduction of impacts of climate change

Priority 3.4 Research, Technology Development and Transfer, and Systematic Observations• Focusing on enhancing observation infrastructure

• Draft National climate Change Policy• Priority 1 Observation, Monitoring and prediction of weather and

climate systems;• Priority 2. Management of meteorological data and Information• Preority 3 Meteorological engineering and Information Technology (IT)

development

Taking into account needs of communities Taking into account needs of communities & CSOs …… & CSOs …… stakeholder engagementstakeholder engagement

Multi-stakeholder consultations including government agencies, NGOs, CSOs, and private sector;

Validation Workshop with the participation of various agencies - Govt, NGOs, non-state actors, district offcials and the private sector;

A Feasibility Assessment was undertaken & was a result of extensive stakeholder engagement;

Several NGO representatives were consulted in the design of the project, including CISONECC, Christian Aid, and Concern Universal;

One of the key Responsible Partners is an NGO - National Smallholder Farmers Association of Malawi;

WHERE ARE WE AFTER 1 YEAR of APPROVAL?

Implementation hasn't started due to legal issues related to master agreement and financial arrangements between UNDP and GCF

Government organised a meeting of all implementing partners to discuss various roles and responsibility in the execution of the project. we now have 2 desk officer for the projects from all partners.

Activities has already being identifies for the project document in readiness for the production of annual work plans for all partners

Working on procurement plans to speed up procurement process once the projects starts

Project has been presented and endorsed to the technical and steering committees on climate change which oversee all climate change related project in Malawi as well as to the disaster risk reduction committees• .

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