Evaluation design for the environmental and natural resource management project in Malawi

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen
cg.contributor.donorMillennium Challenge Corporationen
cg.coverage.countryMalawi
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2MW
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionSub-Saharan Africa
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Africa
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.creator.identifierClaudia Ringler: 0000-0002-8266-0488
cg.creator.identifierEphraim Nkonya: 0000-0001-9348-6561
cg.creator.identifierHua Xie: 0000-0001-8335-8160
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Environment and Production Technology Division
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Land Resource Management for Poverty Reduction
cg.identifier.publicationRankNot ranked
cg.identifier.urlhttps://www.mathematica.org/our-publications-and-findings/publications/evaluation-design-for-the-environmental-and-natural-resource-management-project-in-malawien
cg.placeWashington, DCen
cg.reviewStatusInternal Reviewen
dc.contributor.authorCoen, Thomasen
dc.contributor.authorMamun, Arifen
dc.contributor.authorRingler, Claudiaen
dc.contributor.authorNkonya, Ephraim M.en
dc.contributor.authorVelyvis, Kristenen
dc.contributor.authorXie, Huaen
dc.contributor.authorPowell, Helenen
dc.contributor.authorBrecher-Haimson, Jeremyen
dc.contributor.authorDumitrescu, Ancaen
dc.contributor.authorSloan, Matten
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-21T09:09:26Zen
dc.date.available2024-06-21T09:09:26Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/146899
dc.titleEvaluation design for the environmental and natural resource management project in Malawien
dcterms.abstractMalawi generates 98 percent of its electricity from hydropower, relying primarily on three power plant sites along the Shire River. However, the rapid growth of invasive aquatic weeds limits the free flow of water in the river, leading to costly blockages and breakdowns that interrupt the power supply and reduce generative capacity (Government of Malawi 2013; Lea and Hanmer 2009). Excessive sedimentation in the Shire River reduces active storage at hydropower plants, hindering the ability of plant operators to optimize plant production. Mechanical removal of weeds and dredging of sediment around dams and in head ponds should dramatically improve water flow in the short term, but longer term solutions likely entail engaging upstream communities in improved agricultural and environmental practices that focus on preventing environmental degradation, soil erosion, and fertilizer runoff (United Nations Environment Programme 2013). Economic poverty, population density, and a lack of suitable agricultural land, especially in the Shire River catchment area, have prompted households to cultivate in fragile areas, on steep slopes, and along river banks, creating a challenge for households to change land management practices. Economic poverty is also a cause of deforestation as communities cut down trees for economic gain from charcoal production, meeting the market demand of urban dwellers (Government of Malawi 2013).en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationCoen, Thomas; Mamun, Arif; Ringler, Claudia; Nkonya, Ephraim M.; Velyvis, Kristen; Xie, Hua; Powell, Helen; Brecher-Haimson, Jeremy; Dumitrescu, Anca; and Sloan, Matt. 2018. Evaluation design for the environmental and natural resource management project in Malawi. Washington, DC: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/our-publications-and-findings/publications/evaluation-design-for-the-environmental-and-natural-resource-management-project-in-malawien
dcterms.issued2020-06-16
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.publisherMathematica Policy Researchen
dcterms.replaceshttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll5/id/7287en
dcterms.subjectland managementen
dcterms.subjectnatural resourcesen
dcterms.subjectwater poweren
dcterms.subjectelectricityen
dcterms.subjectforest managementen
dcterms.subjectsedimenten
dcterms.subjectconservation agricultureen
dcterms.subjectnatural resources managementen
dcterms.subjectenvironmenten
dcterms.subjecthydroelectric power generationen
dcterms.subjectenergy resourcesen
dcterms.subjectland degradationen
dcterms.subjectweedsen
dcterms.typeReport

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