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Children Malnutrition and Horizontal Inequalities in Sub-Saharan Africa:A Focus on Contrasting Domestic Trajectories
United Nations Development Programme, 2012The positive trend observed in recent accelerated economic growth in sub-Saharan African countries represents a huge opportunity to foster sustainable development, This paper contributes to the literature by providing a more accurate and nuanced view on the progress made with regards to child malnutrition and inequalities across sub-saharan Africa.DocumentThe burden of selected chronic non-communicable diseases and their risk factors in Malawi: nationwide STEPS survey
PLoS ONE, 2011This study aims at determining the magnitude of the risk of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) risk factors in Malawi. Methodology used includes the WHO STEPwise approach to chronic disease risk factor surveillance which was conducted in 2009. A total of 5,206 adults (67% females) were surveyed.DocumentImpacts of environmental degradation and climate change on electricity generation in Malawi
International Energy and Environment Foundation, 2013This paper explores the impacts of environmental degradation and climate change on electricity generation in Malawi. Hydropower provides almost all of the country's electricity; a reliance on freshwater supply makes it a highly vulnerable energy source to climate change and environmental degradation.DocumentThe demography of adaptation to climate change
United Nations Population Fund, 2013In 2010, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and El Colegio de Mexico hosted an expert group meeting in Mexico to discuss aspects of population dynamics with particular focus on adaptation to climate change.DocumentInstitutions and ecosystem-based development potentials of the Elephant Marsh, Malawi
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2012Wetlands and other aquatic ecosystems cover about 20 per cent of Malawi’s surface area. The Elephant Marsh, a wetland in southern Malawi, is important for fishing, agriculture, hunting and the collection of natural resources for the livelihoods of local communities.DocumentAfrican Media Barometer (Malawi 2012)
fesmedia Africa, 2012The African Media Barometer (AMB) is an in-depth and comprehensive description and measurement system for national media environments on the African continent. This report focuses on the media landscape in Malawi in 2012.DocumentAfrica Adaptation Programme knowledge management needs survey report 2012
2012This report is a broad assessment of the knowledge needs of the Africa Adaptation Programme (AAP) countries. It hopes to help these countries capture, share and capitalise on the wealth of climate- and development-related knowledge available, thus enabling them to pursue data driven agendas and resilience-boosting strategies.DocumentGender and Nutrition: interview to Ambassador Brian Bowler and Dr. Grace Malindi
2012How has Malawi come to be regarded as a food-secure country? This side event of the 56th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (2012) is an interview with Dr. Grace Malindi, Technical Director of the National Smallholder Farmers’ Association of Malawi (NASFAM) and Malawi’s UN Ambassador Brian Bowler.DocumentWhy population matters to Malawi’s development: managing population growth for sustainable development
Ministry of Development Planning and Cooperation, Government of Malawi, 2012Malawi adds over 400,000 people each year to its population. Without a reduction in the average number of births per woman, health, education and employment services will be overstretched.OrganisationMinistry of Development Planning and Cooperation, Government of Malawi
The Ministry of Development Planning and Cooperation is Malawi Government's main planning agency responsible for national economic and development planning, and monitoring and evaluation of socio-econPages