Abstract: Malawi is highly vulnerable to extreme weather events, leading to climate-induced food insecurity. Despite various resilience enhancement programs over the past decade, resource mobilization for Village Civil Protection Committees (VCPCs) res... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Working Paper 39: Targeting Hunger or Votes? The Political Economy of Humanitarian Transfers in Malawi
Do electoral considerations play a role in the targeting of humanitarian transfers? We analyze the targeting of direct cash and food transfers distributed in Malawi in response to an exceptionally poor harvest following a late and erratic rainy season ... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Learning before the next humanitarian crisis: A review of the 2016-17 Food Insecurity Response Program in Malawi
Devastation hits Malawi Unfortunately, 2015 and 2016 were not good years for Malawi or our neighboring countries. What started with late rains and some of the worst flooding in 2015, was immediately followed by severe drought in 2016. Agricultural production plummeted, leaving millions of residents hungry and vulnerable. This was especially devastating for one of […]
