Scaling Up the Use of Modernized Climate Information and Early Warning Systems in Malawi: FP002

Project Outline

The proposed project supports the Government of Malawi (GoM) to take steps to save lives and enhance livelihoods at risk from climate-related disasters. It will address technical, financial, capacity, and access barriers related to weather and climate information (CI) by investing in enhancement of hydro-meteorological capacity for early warning (EW) and forecasting, development and dissemination of tailored products including those for smallholder farmers and fishers, and strengthening capacities of communities to respond to climate-related disasters.

Country(ies)	Malawi
National Designated Authority (NDA)	Director, Environmental Affairs Department
Accredited Entity (AE)	United Nations Development Programme: UNDP (International)
Executing Entity (EE)	Department of Disaster Management Authority: DoDMA (Public)
Date of Final FP Submission	September 25, 2015
Estimated Project Duration	2016-2022
Target Sector	Institutional Strengthening/Climate Information
GCF Financing	12.295 million USD (Grant) Small
Co-financing	GoM: 2.17 million USD (Grant) UNDP: 1.8 million USD (Grant)

Project Description

< Major Project Components>

Expansion of networks that generate climate-related data to save lives and safeguard livelihoods from extreme climate events.
Development and dissemination of products and platforms for climate-related information/services for vulnerable communities and those with vulnerable livelihoods.
Strengthening community capacity for use of EW/CI in preparedness for response to climate-related disasters.

Potential Indicators of Key Impacts

Expected total number of direct and indirect beneficiaries, disaggregated by gender (reduced vulnerability or increased resilience):

Direct beneficiaries: 1.4 million persons
Indirect beneficiaries: 0.7 million persons
- 12% of the total population (including indirect beneficiaries)

Link to Funding Proposal