Chapter 19 Malawi Social Action Fund and its Effectiveness in Drought Risk Reduction

Abstract

Malawi is a nation with a population estimated at 13.1 million (Government of Malawi, 2008). It was ranked at number 166 out of 177 countries in the 2006 Human Development Index of the United Nations Development Program. The population is predominantly rural (83 percent), and the economy is highly dependent on agriculture, mainly smallholder farming and fishing. The per capita gross domestic product in 2006 was $160, down from $210 in 2001, and the annual national budget is approximately $1.3 billion (for 2007/08).

Citation

Shaw, R. (2012), "Chapter 19 Malawi Social Action Fund and its Effectiveness in Drought Risk Reduction", Shaw, R. (Ed.) Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction (Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management, Vol. 10), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 373-386. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2040-7262(2012)0000010025