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Politicians’ Delay Means Climate Catastrophe for Malawi’s Poor
Posted by Inter Press Service: Mabvuto Banda on December 12th, 2013
Inter Press Service: Delays in finalising Malawi's climate change policy, which has been in the making for the last three years, are affecting millions of families living in disaster-prone areas across this southern African nation, says the country's minister of environment and climate change management Halima Daudi.
Daudi, who led the Malawian delegation to COP19 in Warsaw last month, tells IPS that the delay in drafting and making the policy operational comes at a cost to many of Malawi`s vulnerable.
"For example...
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Two Million People Hold their Breath Over Lake Malawi Mediation
Posted by Inter Press Service: Mabvuto Banda on March 3rd, 2013
Inter Press Service: - Over two million families who solely depend on Lake Malawi for their livelihoods are anxiously putting their hopes into an upcoming mediation between Malawi and Tanzania intended to put an end to a longstanding ownership dispute.
The mediation will start this month after both parties agreed in December to engage the assistance of the Forum for Former African Heads of State and Government, which is chaired by Mozambique's former President Joachim Chissano.
"After several attempts to settle...