Dowa
District action area (admin-2) of the RE2CLID programme in Malawi, Cluster 2: Southern Africa & South-West Indian Ocean.
Profile at a glance
- Country
- Malawi
- Admin-1
- Central (MW2)
- Admin-2
- Dowa (MW204)
- Seasonal hazards & outbreaks
- Rainy season, Cholera
- Boundary source
- RE2CLID action-area GeoPackage
Where activities are targeted
Sub-district units selected in the action-area GeoPackage (Traditional Authority / ward).
| Unit | P-code | Priority / remarks |
|---|---|---|
| TA Mkukula | MW20405 | |
| TA Msakambewa | MW20406 |
Dowa on the map
- Action area (admin-1)
- This district
- Admin-3 action unit
- Admin-4 / colline
Seasonal calendar
Calendar for the Central action area (MW2), which covers Dowa. Recurring patterns, not forecasts.
Today. Events are recurring seasonal patterns, not forecasts.
Calendar narrative & sources
None of ACAPS's sub-national records fall within Central, so this calendar shows only the 20 country-wide events and matches the national pattern.
The recorded seasonal hazard is the rainy season (Oct–Mar). Planting and growing periods: Main planting – Maize (Sep–Nov), Main planting – Cotton (Oct–Nov), Main planting – Peanuts (Nov–Dec), Main planting – Rice (Nov–Dec), Main planting (Nov–Dec), Main planting – Sorghum (Dec), Main planting – Wheat (Feb–Mar) and 2nd planting (Apr–Jul). Harvests: the 2nd harvest (Sep–Nov), the green harvest (Feb–Mar), the main harvest – Peanuts (Mar–May), the main harvest – Maize (Apr–Jun), the main harvest (Apr–Jul), the main harvest – Cotton (May–Jun), the main harvest – Rice (May–Jun), the main harvest – Sorghum (Jun) and the main harvest – Wheat (Jul–Aug). The lean season runs from November to February. Disease outbreaks follow a seasonal pattern: cholera (Nov–Apr).
The 20 records come from 3 sources dated 2013 to 2022. Entries more than 10 years old should be checked against current FEWS NET, FAO GIEWS or national meteorological calendars before use in planning.
- FEWS NET (2013-12-31), via ACAPS Seasonal Events Calendar. fews.net/southern-africa/malawi/seasonal-calendar/december-2
- USDA (2022-06-22), via ACAPS Seasonal Events Calendar. ipad.fas.usda.gov/rssiws/al/crop_calendar/safrica.aspx
- Government of Malawi (2020-01-08), via ACAPS Seasonal Events Calendar. reliefweb.int/report/malawi/malawi-cholera-season-update
Dowa district analysis
The district profile is the most local layer of the CVA. It brings together hazard exposure, livelihood dependencies, access to basic services and displacement history for the action units, and where possible repeats the assessment across the rainy and dry seasons.
Questions the district analysis will answer
- Which action units face the highest combined hazard exposure and vulnerability?
- Which livelihoods and services are most sensitive to the seasonal calendar?
- Which local capacities and plans can be strengthened to prevent or reduce displacement?
Analytical dimensions
- 1Hazard
Sudden-onset (floods, cyclones, landslides) and slow-onset (lake-level rise, drought, degradation) - 2Exposure
People, settlements, infrastructure and livelihoods in hazard-prone areas - 3Vulnerability
Socio-economic sensitivity, disaggregated by sex, age and disability - 4Adaptive capacity
Services, institutions, social protection and coping strategies - 5Displacement risk
Combined likelihood and scale of disaster displacement
Outputs for Dowa
- Analysis report · Quarto web pagePending
- Summary brief · PDFPending
- Briefing slides · Quarto Reveal.js slidesPending
Other districts in this country
MangochiBlantyreMulanjePhalombeChikwawaNsanjeBlantyre City
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