Chiumia, Admore Samuel(University of Malawi - The Polytechnic, 2021-10-01)
More than 96% of Malawians relied on wood fuels (firewood and charcoal) for cooking and heating in 2018. About 4 million people in the country now use charcoal for cooking in urban areas which; has led to loss of forests ...
Utsale, Constance Chifuniro(University of Malawi - The Polytechnic, 2024-07-01)
This research investigated concentration of air quality, heavy metals and noise levels from industrial areas in Blantyre City, Malawi. Air, noise, and soil samples were collected in both dry and rainy seasons at 15 industrial ...
Mnjeza, Bedah(University of Malawi - The Polytechnic, 2024-07-01)
Hygienic waste disposal poses a significant challenge in developing countries, especially those
with high population densities, such as Malawi. Inadequate waste management across all types
(solid, liquid, and thermal) ...
Abraham, Amon(University of Malawi - The Polytechnic, 2024-02-01)
Antibiotics are used in livestock farming for treatment, disease prevention, growth promotion, preventing outbreaks, and controlling disease outbreaks. Antibiotic use has become more common among farmers due to the high ...
Chirwa, Alick Aniter Sayaya(University of Malawi - The Polytechnic, 2024-06-01)
Water quality is influenced by physico-chemical and biological factors, and in Malawi, surface water faces significant pressure from diverse forms of pollution, including domestic, agrochemical, and industrial effluent. ...
Tembo Chimzinga, William Greenford(University of Malawi - The Polytechnic, 2021-05-01)
Floods rank the highest in frequency and impact of all natural hazards worldwide. They have to-date affected more than 2 billion people, the worst in cities owing to their high infrastructural economic values. Efforts to ...
Mulaga, Atupele Ngina(University of Malawi - The Polytechnic, 2022-11-01)
Understanding characteristics of population groups vulnerable to catastrophic health
expenditures and impoverishment due to health expenditures is important for designing
financial protection programs and policies. This ...
Peter Phiri, Phillimon(University of Malawi - The Polytechnic, 2021-11-01)
While the selling of a traditional opaque sweet beverage locally known as “thobwa”, is on the rise in all the cities of Malawi, diarrhoeal diseases are also on the rise. This is more common among low-income earners. The ...
Pendame Msume, Arab(University of Malawi - The Polytechnic, 2017-05-01)
Rain fed agriculture remains vulnerable to high rainfall variability and impacts of climate change. This has generated widespread interest in innovative practices such as rain water harvesting technologies (RHTs). Despite ...
Chaponda, Precious(University of Malawi, The Polytechnic, 2018-05-01)
At 2% of the total population, the low rural electrification status for Malawi is a crucial topic. This is because electricity is directly linked to socioeconomic development. To increase the electrification status, knowing ...
Namakhwa, Collins Duke(University of Malawi, The Polytechnic, 2018-04-01)
As there are limited opportunities for grid expansion in developing countries whose populations are growing and demand for energy increasing, rural electrification is slowly being achieved through use of off-grid technologies. ...
Kachaje, Osborne(University of Malawi, The Polytechnic, 2017-10-01)
The production of hydroelectric power depends, among others, on discharge which is in turn affected by seasonal and quantitative changes in precipitation and evaporation. Climate change has caused changes in the weather ...
Lipunga, Andrew Munthopa(University of Malawi, The Polytechnic, 2017-09-01)
Malawi is in power crisis. She has one of the poorest rate of electrification with rural areas, where majority (over 80%) of the people live, being worst hit. Ironically the country sits on huge untapped renewable energy ...
Chimutu, Darlington(University of Malawi, The Polytechnic, 2017-10-01)
Urbanisation in most major cities around the world often results in overpopulation and inadequacy of public sanitation facilities and infrastructure. Similarly, in most developing countries inclusive Malawi, almost all ...
Kamwani, Flavius Magede(University of Malawi, The Polytechnic, 2017-09-01)
Reaponse to emergency sanitation faces faecal sludge containment and treatment challenges. As a result in emergency camps frequently experience faecal-oral related disease outbreaks. In search of possible solutions the ...
Mziliwanda, Bright(University of Malawi, The Polytechnic, 2018-05-01)
Blantyre Water Board has been experiencing a high level of Non-Revenue Water (NRW) which stands at 52%. Reduction of NRW is one of the major challenge facing BWB. Blantyre Water Board is a parastatal organization which was ...
Mwalwimba, Isaac N.K(University of Malawi, The Polytechnic, 2018-01-01)
Vulnerability is now a global paradigm. While conceptions of vulnerability principles vary between contexts, it primarily aims to ensure a more understanding of how natural hazards such as floods become disasters. However, ...
Hepeni, Arthur(University of Malawi, The Polytechnic, 2018-06-01)
Developing countries especially those in the sub-Saharan Africa have the highest non-functional rate of community-managed water supply schemes. This happens after governments and other development partners have invested a ...
Bonga, Davis, Tayanjana(University of Malawi, The Polytechnic, 2016-12-01)
Water Users Associations (WUAs) have been perceived to be effective in promoting participation in operation and maintenance of rural gravity-fed piped water supply schemes in Malawi (Prisca Kutengule, Community Participation ...
Kanyika – Mbewe, Charity Beauty(University of Malawi, The Polytechnic, 2017-10-01)
Pesticides play a vital role in crop production in Malawi through the reduction of insects, weeds, plant diseases and other pests. However pesticides contaminate the environment including catchment areas which in turn may ...