Adapating to climate change effects
Change in weather parttern has been common across Malawi. With hot weather covering majority of the season , ineratic rainfalls often heavy resulting in flooding.
To adapt weather information is being made more accessible and there is high usage of it to inform rain-fed farming. While tree planting and vegetation coverage is being promoted this remains a medium to long term solution
Short term solutions adopted include; making of water dikes in flood prone areas. This is being done at individual and community levels.
There is also increased adoption of irrigation farming.
Other civil society and private sector prayers includjng the department of Natural disaster also support such efforts.
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