Malawi Climate Change Presentation
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How climate change is affecting Malawi’s people
Elvis Sukali Communications and Media Officer Oxfam Programme in Malawi
Malawi
Malawi Population: 13,000,000 90% of adults are subsistence farmers relying on rainfall
Changes…
…to rainfall patterns …to rainfall intensity …to hot and cold seasons
Changing production patterns •
•
•
Small-holder coffee production in Ntchenachena drop from 200 MT per year in the 1990s to 60 MT per year in the 2000s. Commercial fish catches in Lake Malawi drop from 2000 MT in 1993 to 200MT by 2003 Tobacco now being cultivated in areas previously considered not favourable
Changes in rainfall
Laiford Msiska,
“When I was a young person in the 1970s we used to experience very good rains but those days are gone. Now the rains are unpredictable, often heavy and destructive. The rains are also increasingly coming with violent winds that destroy crops and houses.”
Ntchenachena, Rumphi, Malawi
Water is becoming scarce “Previously the rivers would run all year round but now when the rains stop the rivers dry up. We have to walk long distances [to fetch water].”
Ester Chanache, Tsite Village, Traditional Authority Nsamala, Balaka District, Malawi
Changing seasons… “In March and April when we were harvesting it was evident that the cold season was coming. From the end of April it was cold through to July. Now it’s only cold for a few days”.
Julius Nkatachi, 70, Tsite Village, Balaka, Malawi
Changing seasons… “There is also a rise in mosquitoes. We never used to be bothered by mosquitoes in June but These days mosquitoes bite us all year round and incidences of malaria have risen.”
Caroline Malema, Traditional Authority Kyungu, Karonga, Malawi
Community response Oxfam is working with communities to help them live better lives in spite of the changing climate
Vocational skills to diversify income sources
Supporting communities with skills to improve their farming methods Promoting irrigation and fish-farming
Promoting drought resistant crops
Miracles of improved farming In previous years Fred Kabambe, 28 of Thyolo, only harvested one bag of maize. Last year, he harvested eight bags - and it was not yet the rainy season.
Estela Nojo, Malawi
Elvis Sukali Communications and Media Officer Oxfam Programme in Malawi
Malawi
Malawi Population: 13,000,000 90% of adults are subsistence farmers relying on rainfall
Changes…
…to rainfall patterns …to rainfall intensity …to hot and cold seasons
Changing production patterns •
•
•
Small-holder coffee production in Ntchenachena drop from 200 MT per year in the 1990s to 60 MT per year in the 2000s. Commercial fish catches in Lake Malawi drop from 2000 MT in 1993 to 200MT by 2003 Tobacco now being cultivated in areas previously considered not favourable
Changes in rainfall
Laiford Msiska,
“When I was a young person in the 1970s we used to experience very good rains but those days are gone. Now the rains are unpredictable, often heavy and destructive. The rains are also increasingly coming with violent winds that destroy crops and houses.”
Ntchenachena, Rumphi, Malawi
Water is becoming scarce “Previously the rivers would run all year round but now when the rains stop the rivers dry up. We have to walk long distances [to fetch water].”
Ester Chanache, Tsite Village, Traditional Authority Nsamala, Balaka District, Malawi
Changing seasons… “In March and April when we were harvesting it was evident that the cold season was coming. From the end of April it was cold through to July. Now it’s only cold for a few days”.
Julius Nkatachi, 70, Tsite Village, Balaka, Malawi
Changing seasons… “There is also a rise in mosquitoes. We never used to be bothered by mosquitoes in June but These days mosquitoes bite us all year round and incidences of malaria have risen.”
Caroline Malema, Traditional Authority Kyungu, Karonga, Malawi
Community response Oxfam is working with communities to help them live better lives in spite of the changing climate
Vocational skills to diversify income sources
Supporting communities with skills to improve their farming methods Promoting irrigation and fish-farming
Promoting drought resistant crops
Miracles of improved farming In previous years Fred Kabambe, 28 of Thyolo, only harvested one bag of maize. Last year, he harvested eight bags - and it was not yet the rainy season.
Estela Nojo, Malawi
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