Malawi Post Disaster Needs Assessment Report 2015 MALAWI GOVERNMENT Malawi 2015 Floods Post Disaster Needs Assessment Report i Malawi 2015 Floods PDNA Report A report prepared by the Government of Malawi with Financial Support from The European Union And Technical Support from The World Bank Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, United Nations and The European Union March 2015 ii iii Malawi Post Disaster Needs Assessment Report 2015 Table of Contents Table of Contents ................................................................................................................................... iv List of Tables ......................................................................................................................................... vi List of Figures ....................................................................................................................................... vii List of Photos ........................................................................................................................................ vii Foreword ................................................................................................................................................ ix Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................................ xi Abbreviations and Acronyms................................................................................................................ xiii Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................ 1 Disaster Overview ............................................................................................................................... 1 About the Damage and Loss Assessment ............................................................................................. 5 Summary of the Total Damage, Loss, Recovery and Reconstruction Needs .......................................... 6 Key Recommendations for Resilience Building ................................................................................... 6 Report Overview ................................................................................................................................. 7 Background of the 2015 Floods ............................................................................................................. 10 Overview of the 2014/2015 rainfall season in Malawi ........................................................................ 10 The 2014/2015 flood response ........................................................................................................... 10 Institutional Coordination Arrangements: .......................................................................................... 11 National Disaster Preparedness and Relief Committee ....................................................................... 11 Humanitarian Country Team .............................................................................................................. 11 Coordination and assessments ............................................................................................................ 12 Legal and Policy Framework ............................................................................................................. 12 Lessons from the 2015 Floods ........................................................................................................... 13 Macroeconomic Assessment .................................................................................................................. 18 Economic and Social Context ............................................................................................................ 18 Economic Impact of the Floods.......................................................................................................... 21 Effects on Gross Domestic Product ................................................................................................ 21 Effects on Government Fiscal Position ........................................................................................... 23 Effects on Balance of Payments ..................................................................................................... 23 Effects on Inflation ........................................................................................................................ 23 Effects on Employment .................................................................................................................. 24 Effects on Poverty ......................................................................................................................... 24 Effects on Social Development ...................................................................................................... 25 PDNA Approach and Methodology ....................................................................................................... 26 Approach and Methodology ............................................................................................................... 26 Build Back Better and Smarter ........................................................................................................... 26 Data Collection .................................................................................................................................. 26 Damage Quantification ...................................................................................................................... 27 iv Validation .......................................................................................................................................... 27 Summary of Damage and Loss by Sector ............................................................................................... 30 Productive Sectors ................................................................................................................................. 30 Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Irrigation .................................................................................. 30 Food Security .................................................................................................................................... 31 Industry and Trade ............................................................................................................................. 32 Social Sectors ........................................................................................................................................ 34 Education .......................................................................................................................................... 34 Health................................................................................................................................................ 35 Nutrition ............................................................................................................................................ 36 Housing ............................................................................................................................................. 39 Infrastructure Sectors............................................................................................................................. 42 Transport ........................................................................................................................................... 42 Energy ............................................................................................................................................... 43 Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene. .............................................................................................. 44 Cross Cutting Sectors ............................................................................................................................ 48 Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change ................................................................................ 48 Employment and Livelihoods ............................................................................................................ 49 Protection .......................................................................................................................................... 50 Gender Equality................................................................................................................................. 52 Environment ...................................................................................................................................... 53 Guiding Principles of the Needs Assessment and Recovery Strategy ...................................................... 54 Social Aspects ....................................................................................................................................... 58 Environmental Aspects .......................................................................................................................... 62 Annexes ................................................................................................................................................ 63 Annex 1: Agriculture Sector Analysis Tables ..................................................................................... 63 Annex 2: Food Security Sector Analysis Tables ................................................................................