Month: February 2021 Posts

Met warns of floods in Northern Region

Feb 02, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services says people in flood prone areas in Rumphi, Karonga and Nkhata Bay should watch out for flash floods between tonight and tomorrow. In a weather forecast for tonight… ...

MET complains over shortage of weather stations in Malawi

Oct 14, 2020 Elijah Phompho - MEC Stringer 0 &

The Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services says a lack of weather stations is one of the challenges the department is encountering in assessing and forecasting weather conditions. Chief Meteorologist for the Department responsible… ...

Mutharika to address climate change summit

Dec 02, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi President, Arthur Peter Mutharika, will address the UN Climate Change Conference which will officially open today at the Fair Institution of Madrid complex (IFEMA) in Spain. The conference will be presided over by the… ...

Malawi among first beneficiaries of K328 billion LDCs request

Sep 24, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi is among the first six Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to benefit from the member states’ request for US$450 million (about K328 billion) to fight climate change. This was disclosed on Monday by the Chairperson… ...

Mutharika to speak for Least Developed Countries at Climate Summit

Sep 23, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

President Peter Mutharika will today attend a United Nations Climate Action Summit in the United States where he will give a commitment to Climate Action and Activities on behalf of least developed member states. The… ...

Malawi cleared on El-Nino, La-Nina phenomena

Sep 20, 2019 Luke Bisani 0 &

Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services (MET) has disclosed that Malawi is to be free from El-Nino and La-Nina climate phenomena in the coming farming period. According to MET, the development has led Malawi… ...

YES in climate change initiative

Aug 10, 2019 Bridgitta Flao 0 &

Since the beginning of time, people have solely depended on climate to meaningfully exist. Globally, climate change continues to pose a threat to socio-economic development. According to the national climate change policy, despite the fact… ...

Environmental Evangelist: Taking action on climate change

Aug 09, 2019 Tobias Kumwenda 0 &

Driven by a passion for the environment, each school term on Tuesdays and Thursdays, climate campaigner Steven Makumba conducts sessions on environmental conservation at a school in Malawi's leading tobacco producing district, Kasungu. On one… ...

Vision 2020: Malawi struggling to achieve environmental sustainability

May 29, 2018 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Eighteen years after adopting Vision 2020, Malawi is yet to achieve one of the stated goals which is environmental sustainability. According to the Vision 2020 document signed by the then leader President Bakili Muluzi, Vision… ...

Malawi to get normal rains from Friday

Jan 05, 2016 Luke Bisani 75 &

The Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services in the country has assured citizens of normal rains from Friday, January 8. According to the meteorological department, the weather phenomenon known as El Niño is expected to… ...

Heavy rains destroys houses in Dowa, renders 12 families homeless

Nov 20, 2015 Martha Chikoti 50 &

Hundreds of people in Nyongo village, Traditional authority Chiwewe in Dowa district are destitute after heavy rains blew off roofs and completely destroyed some houses in the area last week. According to Mponera Aids and… ...

Heavy storm destroys property in Malawi

Nov 17, 2015 Happy Arnold Soko 24 &

Heavy rains accompanied by gusty winds caused damage to property in Blantyre on Monday as trees came down on houses and electricity lines, affecting normal life. The heavy winds damaged houses in Machinjiri, Ndirande, Bangwe… ...

Heavy storm kills man in Kasungu

Oct 30, 2015 Archangel Nzangaya 66 &

...destroys houses in Mzimba Heavy storm has claimed one life in Malawi's central region district of Kasungu and has left other people destitute as having destroyed over 20 houses in the evening of Thursday, October 29, 2015. According… ...

Malawi will not experience heat waves-Experts

Oct 11, 2015 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 9 &

Malawi's department of climate change and meteorological service has refuted social media reports that Malawi will experience a heat wave from 10th to 17th October this year. Malawi experiences very hot conditions in the month… ...