An assessment of heavy metals in water, sediments and fish was done in Lake Chilwa (2015 to 2016), Zomba, Malawi. Five sampling points namely Bonga, Chaone, Thunde, Mchenga and Kachulu were selected. These areas were chosen ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...