2019 Flood Response Plan and Appeal

The Flood Response Plan and Appeal is a national cross sectoral plan developed, in collaboration with UN Humanitarian Country Team and Partners, for Malawi, for 2019. Being Malawi a disaster prone country with common hazards such as floods, heavy rains, strong winds, earthquakes, and disease and pest outbreaks, the goal of the flood Response Plan is to provide lifesaving relief assistance to the floods affected populations in IDP camps and communities to prevent deterioration of the food insecurity and the nutrition status among the affected communities in all flood affected districts. The plan aims to support the resumption and continuous access of basic services (including of protection, health and education) by the flood affected population as well as the resumption of livelihood activities, particularly agriculture and to prevent secondary health disasters such as waterborne disasters and a degradation of the nutrition status (by promoting good hygiene practices and addressing the nutrition requirements of the most vulnerable).
In order to support effective and timely humanitarian assistance to populations in need in Malawi, overarching strategic priorities have been identified. Those most affected by floods, having lost their crops and livestock as a result of them, are focused as priority populations for targeted interventions. The following, also considering the nature, severity and scale of impacts, are identified as priority sectors: Health; Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH); Shelter; Protection; Food Security; Agriculture; Nutrition; Transport and Logistics; and Education and Early Recovery.
The response plan will be implemented by the Government of Malawi through the humanitarian clusters. At the central level, relevant government sectors and cluster co-leads in the relevant areas of interventions provide technical, coordination and leadership support to guide and prioritize interventions. In order to be able to measure each cluster objective, the cluster leads in coordination with the cluster members and Government counterparts identified a set of priority activities. The cluster will regularly monitor outputs and achievements by each participating partner.