Malawi: Vulnerability Assessment Committee Results 2015

Summary Results / Findings
• The production season delayed by between 30 to 40 days due to late onset of rains.
• The country then received heavy and continuous rains between end December and first two weeks of January,2015; resulting in widespread floods and wash-aways. (The head of State declared a national disaster covering 15 of 28 districts; on 13th January, 2015.)
• The Floods were followed by dry-spells between February & March, 2015; destroying crops before maturity.
• The affected population that will require humanitarian assistance is estimated at 2,833,212 people for a period of 3 to 8 months from October 2015 to March 2016.
• The estimated requirement for intervention for the 3 to 8 months period is 124,183 MT of maize equivalent or USD 33,300,000 (out of the total 886,204 were in hard hit flooded areas and 1,947,008 were in areas largely affected by dry-spells).
• Twenty five (25) districts (4 in the north; 8 in the centre and 13 in the south) have been affected.