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Parliament, on 12^th April 2023, passed the long-awaited Disaster Risk Management Bill which replaces the Disaster Relief Preparedness Act of 1991. The Bill, which would have taken even much longer if it were not for the devastating impact of cyclone Freddy, provides some ray of hope in terms of systematic response to disasters. Some key provisions include:

After a devastating Cyclone Freddy which caused a lot of loss and damage in Malawi, Mozambique and Madagascar, and others, Civil Society from across hosted a Regional Conference on loss and damage which aimed at consolidating a common understanding of the extent of loss and damages, and strengthening the African Civil Society position on climate finance, especially for Loss and Damage

As winds and floods that ensued in the midst of Cyclone Freddy ravaged through Malawi’s southern parts, it led to the swelling of the country’s waterways and reservoirs.

It is Tuesday evening and Esnat has just finished having her dinner together with her parents and siblings.

The normal night darkness has been abnormalized by the dark cloud that had impregnated the sky over Chikuse village in the lower-shire district of Chikwawa.

“We were sleeping in our house when we were woken up by a thundering noise from the mountain,” explains 13-year-old Jane*, a Primary School Grade 8 learner in the south west district of Mulanje in Malawi’.