Project Background

In 2019, Malawi was hit by Tropical Cyclone Idai, leaving a good number of districts in the southern and central region greatly affected by floods. An assessment by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and the Malawi Government, through the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA), revealed that 15 districts (two in the centre, 13 in the south) were affected. An estimated 975,600 people were affected by floods, with 60 deaths and 672 injuries reported. Farmers’ crop fields including livestock and houses were also swept away.

In response, NASFAM, in collaboration with the GIZ, decided to intervene by providing interventions that will help smallholder farmers build resilience to future climatic shocks and disasters so as to reduce the impact of such events.