Experience Fair Presentation in the Learning Route: Practical solutions to adapt to climate change in the production and post-harvesting sectors: the cases of Mozambique and Rwanda.6th – 16th of November 2016 Climate Change and Adaptation (CCA) strategies in Malawi and key information on the Sustainable Agriculture Production Programme (SAPP)

1. Climate Change and Adaptation
(CCA) strategies in Malawi and
key information on the Sustainable
Agriculture Production
Programme (SAPP)
BY MALAWI TEAM

2. DESCRIPTION OF MALAWI
Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in South-east Africa
It is bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the
northeast, and Mozambique on the east, south and west.
Malawi is over 118,000 km2 (45,560 sq mi) with an estimated
population of 16,777,547 (July 2013 est.).
Its capital is Lilongwe, which is also Malawi's largest city; the
second largest is Blantyre and the third is Mzuzu.
The economy of Malawi is predominantly agricultural, with
about 90% of the population living in rural areas.
Agriculture represents 37% of GDP, accounts for over 80% of the
labor force, and represents about 80% of all exports. Its most
important export crop is tobacco, which accounts for about 70%
of export revenues.

3. SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
PRODUCTION PROGRAMME (SAPP)
The sustainable Agriculture Production Programme (SAPP) is a
nine year programme being implemented in the six districts of
Blantyre, Chiradzulu and Balaka in the southern region, Lilongwe
and Nkhotakota in the central region and Chitipa in the northern
region. (marked red on the map)
The project is financed by the International Fund for Agricultural
Development (IFAD), Malawi Government, and the Programme
Beneficiaries.
The overall goal of the programme is to contribute to reduction
of poverty and improved food security among the rural
population.
The specific development objective of the programme is to
achieve a viable and sustainable smallholder agricultural sector
employing good agricultural practices (GAPs).
Components of the programme include; Adaptative research,
Farmers Adoption of Good Agriculture Practices and Project
Coordination and Knowledge Management

4. STATUS OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN MALAWI
In the last two decades, Malawi has experienced a
number of adverse climatic hazards.
The most serious ones have been dry spells, seasonal
droughts, intense rainfall, riverine floods and flash
floods.
Some of these especially droughts and floods, have
since increased in frequency, intensity and magnitude
over the same two decades, and have adversely
impacted on food and water security, water quality,
energy and sustainable livelihoods of the most rural
communities.
The analysis of climate change impacts in Malawi,
reveals that Malawi has been impactad in almost all
the sectors of development. These sectors include
agriculture, health, energy, fisheries and wild life etc.
2015-16 SEASON: MAIZE CROP CAPTURED IN
CHIRADZULU , 176 MALAWIANS WERE REPORTED KILLED
BY FLASH FLOODS AND OVER 100,000 DISPLACED

5. STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING CLIMATE
CHANGE IN MALAWI
National strategies
National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA) (2006): Evaluates various adaptation projects based on criteria such as costs in terms of human
impact, likelihood of irreversible change, imminence of threat on development and livelihoods, removal of triggers for socioeconomic and
environmental deterioration, and enhancement of system proper ties such as improving the threshold of adverse effects.
Malawi Growth Develpment Strategy also provides strategic guidance in mitigating impacts of climate change
Initial National Communication (2002): Provides an inventory of greenhouse gas emissions, a vulnerability and adaptation assessment, a mitigation
and abatement analysis, plans for education and public awareness, and potential adaptation and mitigation projects.
Institutional Framework
The Environmental Affairs Department (EAD) is the mandated government body responsible for coordinating Malawi’s environmental policies and
programs.
The EAD is responsible for coordinating NAPA projects, with line ministries implementing specific projects.
The EAD also acts as the lead climate change planning organization for the Government of Malawi.
Agriculture Sector Wide Approach (ASWAp)
The Agriculture Sector Wide Approach (ASWAp), which is the overall umbrela that overseas agriculture programmes in Malawi has prioritized
climate change as one of the challenges that is affecting agricultural development. Therefore the ASWAp ensures that agricultural
projects/programmes mitigate impact of climate change.

6. CONCLUSION
Some of the challenges of implementing climate change strategies in Malawi include; Climate change
data collection and monitoring continue to be a challenge in Malawi, mainstreaming of climate
change adaptation in national development planning and Increasing the resources and skills at the
local level to improve planning for climate change and environmental management.
Even though there are challenges there is a positive response in the country to deal with the
challenges.
Signing of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change at the United Nations on September 20, 2016 by
H.E., President Arthur Peter Mutharika
Malawi launched its process to formulate and implement National Adaptation Plan (NAPs) in 2014
with the involvement of different stakeholders
Adoption of Climate Smart Agriculture strategies in order to deal with climate change
Looking foward to learning how Mozambique and Rwanda have managed the situation on climate
change during the learning route.

7. THE END!
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