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Since the beginning of January 2015, heavy rains have affected 15 districts of Malawi, in particular in the Southern Region, resulting in the displacement of about 230,000 persons. The Government of Malawi announced the Declaration of State of Disaster mid-January and a UNDAC2 team was deployed to support the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) in assessing the situation throughout the country.
While approximately 250 displacement sites have been identified by DoDMA and the humanitarian community, site locations, demographics and information related to IDP needs remain weak.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM), as lead agency of the Global Camp Coordination and Camp Management Cluster (CCCM) in natural disaster situations, has been working closely with the several Ministries of the Government of Malawi on the reinforcement of CCCM capacities within the country to better prepare for emergencies.
IOM also benefits from a broad experience in establishing data collection systems for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in various countries and environments. This expertise will contribute to the current flood response through the implementation of the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) that IOM is planning to initiate in the Southern Region of Malawi.
IOM will work in close collaboration with DoDMA and humanitarian partners to implement the DTM in the six most affected districts of the country, namely Chikwawa, Mulanje, Blantyre, Nsanje, Zomba and Phalombe as of February 2015.