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 ...

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) ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...