Scaling Up the Use of Modernized Climate Information and Early Warning Systems in Malawi: FP002
Project Outline
The proposed project supports the Government of Malawi (GoM) to take steps to save lives and enhance livelihoods at risk from climate-related disasters. It will address technical, financial, capacity, and access barriers related to weather and climate information (CI) by investing in enhancement of hydro-meteorological capacity for early warning (EW) and forecasting, development and dissemination of tailored products including those for smallholder farmers and fishers, and strengthening capacities of communities to respond to climate-related disasters.
Country(ies) | Malawi |
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National Designated Authority (NDA) | Director, Environmental Affairs Department |
Accredited Entity (AE) | United Nations Development Programme: UNDP (International) |
Executing Entity (EE) | Department of Disaster Management Authority: DoDMA (Public) |
Date of Final FP Submission | September 25, 2015 |
Estimated Project Duration | 2016-2022 |
Target Sector | Institutional Strengthening/Climate Information |
GCF Financing | 12.295 million USD (Grant) Small |
Co-financing |
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Project Description
< Major Project Components>
- Expansion of networks that generate climate-related data to save lives and safeguard livelihoods from extreme climate events.
- Development and dissemination of products and platforms for climate-related information/services for vulnerable communities and those with vulnerable livelihoods.
- Strengthening community capacity for use of EW/CI in preparedness for response to climate-related disasters.
Potential Indicators of Key Impacts
Expected total number of direct and indirect beneficiaries, disaggregated by gender (reduced vulnerability or increased resilience):
- Direct beneficiaries: 1.4 million persons
- Indirect beneficiaries: 0.7 million persons
- 12% of the total population (including indirect beneficiaries)