Malawi - The Emergency Drought Recovery Project
This project was designed and implemented (January 2003-November 2004) in response to Malawi's severe food crisis in 2002, caused by the drought and floods in 2001 and 2002, which resulted in a significant drop in maize output, the country...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2012
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/10/7154179/malawi-emergency-drought-recovery-project http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9591 |
| Summary: | This project was designed and
implemented (January 2003-November 2004) in response to
Malawi's severe food crisis in 2002, caused by the
drought and floods in 2001 and 2002, which resulted in a
significant drop in maize output, the country's main
staple food. The food crisis was exacerbated by a suboptimal
harvest in the previous year. In addition, the Early Warning
System (EWS) failed by predicting a food surplus when in
fact a major food deficit was looming. Poor management of
the Strategic Grain Reserve and an over-reliance on maize in
the diet were additional factors which compounded the
crisis. This combination of an IDA credit of $29 million
equivalent and a grant of $21 million equivalent were used
to finance 3 components. (i) Quick disbursing assistance to
support critical imports through a positive list of import
requirements linked to the drought and recovery efforts;
(ii) Augmentation of the purchasing power of families whose
incomes had been reduced as a result of the crisis; and
(iii) Support for project implementation, technical
assistance and studies. The bulk of the credit/grant ($40
million equivalent) went to support the first component. |
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