Early Warning System Toolkit, a guide for practitioners in Mangochi and Salima districts, Malawi

COOPI/Malawi/2017. This toolkit is designed to support hazard and vulnerability mapping of Mangochi and Salima Districts in southern Malawi. It provides an introduction and practical guide to implementing and utilizing existing vulnerability integrated, multi-hazard early warning systems at district and community levels. The hazards covered include: Drought, Floods, Army Worms, Cholera and Wildlife/Human Conflict.The toolkit is aimed at Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) stakeholders and practitioners. All information has been documented in line with the principles outlined in the Disaster Risk Management (DRM) training manual issued by Department of Disaster Management Affairs, DODMA (2016), the National Disaster Risk Management Policy, NDRM (2015), The Disaster Risk Management Operational Guidelines (2016), along with international best practices. This tolkit has been prepared by Cooperazione Internazionale, Malawi.www.coopi.org. ECHO/-SF/BUD/2016/91003