Civil Society Network on Climate Change (Cisonecc) has challenged stakeholders to intensify efforts to combat the devastating impacts of climate change.
Speaking on Saturday during astakeholders’ meeting in Mponela, Dowa District, the network’s board chairperson Gift Numeri questioned the effectiveness of existing policies.
“Despite adopting numerous national and international policies to guide us on climate change, why are we still facing a lot of challenges?” he said.
A Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources study shows that people were aware of climate change.
The study assessed knowledge attitudes and practices in the four Southern Region districts of Phalombe, Machinga, Chikwawa and Zomba.
Presenting the findings, Patrick Kabaghe said poverty was a major problem for people to adopt new climate smart technologies.
On January 9 2024, Department of Disaster Management Affairs (Dodma) indicated that disasters had affected 21 379 people since 2023 with many hectares of various crops submerged.
In an interview on the sidelines of the meeting, Dodma disaster risk mitigation officer Hanke Ndau said the discussions were important for the country to achieve aspirations in the Malawi 2063 10-year Implementation Plan (MIP).
According to Cisonecc national coordinator Julius Ng’oma, they organised the meeting for collective action to address the far-reaching impacts of climate change in the country.
Source: The nation-Daniel Nyanjagha-contributor-27 August 2024