Helping to Build a Resilient, Climate-Ready Malawi.

The Government of Malawi has launched the construction of nine climate-resilient bridges along the Chingo-Makanjira Road in Mangochi to ensure year-round connectivity, boost local economies, and withstand extreme weather.

2026 Reginal Climate Resilience Program 2

RCRP-2 cOMPONENTS

Regional Climate Resilience Program 2 – Malawi

The Regional Climate Resilience Program (RCRP-2) strengthens Malawi’s long-term resilience through five components: Risk Management and Climate Financing to build institutional capacity and integrate climate financing; Infrastructure Investments and Sustainable Asset Management to support post-cyclone recovery and resilient catchment infrastructure.

Adaptive Climate Services for Resilient Communities to enhance preparedness and embed climate in social protection; Project Management to ensure effective coordination across ministries and districts; and the Contingent Emergency Response Component (CERC) enabling rapid crisis response.

Components: Program essential pillars that structure actions, goals, and resilience.

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Highlighting community strength, sustainable growth, and climate‑smart development pathways

Green Energy Initiative in Phalula – Balaka

Response Building capacity for early warning systems, emergency response

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New Iponga School block

Project rehabilitates school block

A storm-damaged classroom block at Iponga Primary School in Karonga has been rehabilitated under RCRP-2 at about K82 million, restoring safe learning for 640 learners who had studied under trees and in overcrowded rooms for three years. Head teacher Patrick Matekenya and pupils welcomed the project, saying it will improve concentration and performance.

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New classroom at Ngokwe FP School Constructed

Response Building capacity for early warning systems, emergency response.

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DODMA and RCRP: DRM Act

Sustainable catchment management in the Shire River Basin, and builds community‑level

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Ngokwe EPA Construction

The program rehabilitates critical infrastructure impacted by Tropical Cyclone

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Some of our projects

Chambe Maternity Wing Rehad Excites Communities in Mulanje

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School Rehabilitation

Nkalize LEA School construction strengthens resilience, empowers Balaka.

farm inputs

New evacuation centre provides shelter, brings fertiliser closer home. Farm input hub.

New school block

Safe classrooms built, boosting enrolment and learning opportunities nationwide.

Health facility rehab

Chambe maternity wing rehabilitation excites Mulanje residents, improves healthcare.

RCRP-2 IMPLEMENTING institutions

The National Local Government Finance Committee (NLGFC), as the Project Implementation Unit for RCRP‑2, coordinates performance‑based grants to Local Authorities, strengthening governance and climate‑resilient investments. It also supports the creation of an Urban Social Registry in Blantyre and Zomba to improve targeting of social protection, and oversees the Urban Public Works Programme, which provides temporary jobs for vulnerable households while rehabilitating climate‑resilient infrastructure. Together, these initiatives enhance service delivery, resilience, and livelihoods across Malawi. Read More

Zomba City Council is implementing an Urban Public Works Programme (UPWP), which is focusing on climate-resilient interventions involving 4,000 households. The first 30 days’ phase mainly covered drainage management and road reshaping works, spanning 42,517.02 metres of roads and drains. The works have improved the usability and accessibility of roads and access routes damaged by the cyclones in the six targeted wards. Implementation of the works was preceded by key preparatory activities, including stakeholder engagement, hotspot mapping, ward action planning, participant identification and validation, as well as training of extension workers and foremen. Overall, the first phase achieved its intended objective of improving critical infrastructure and strengthening community resilience. Read More

The Blantyre City Council is in the process of rehabilitating the Mthawira Parkway, a stretch of road running from Chileka Road Junction at Chirimba to Machinjiri Area 12. Some of the major activities are: bridge construction, culvert construction, drainage works and pavement construction. The works will take 18 months, with project design where consultants are developing designs, preparing the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) reports for the project underway. The road covers a total length of 8.4 km. Read More

District helping Malawi and the African Union strengthen resilience to floods, droughts, and cyclones. The program rehabilitates critical infrastructure impacted by Tropical Cyclone Freddy, invests in sustainable catchment management in the Shire River Basin, and builds community‑level capacity to respond to climate shocks. Read More

Through the Roads Authority PIU, RCRP‑2 is rehabilitating and reconstructing transport assets damaged by Cyclone Freddy. Works include climate‑resilient bridges, culverts, and road sections across southern Malawi districts, grouped into three lots: small‑scale structures, medium‑scale bridges and culverts, and nine bridges along the Chingo‑Makanjira Road in Mangochi. These interventions restore access to markets, schools, and healthcare, strengthening resilience and connectivity.. Read More

RCRP‑2 is rehabilitating the Lichenya, Mfundazi, and Chididi water supply schemes to improve climate resilience and reliable access to safe water. Works include upgrading tanks, pipelines, filtration systems, and communal water points, alongside strengthening Water Users Associations. These investments will benefit about 134,000 people across the three schemes, ensuring sustainable operation and maintenance. Read More

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Evacuation centre welcomes farm inputs in Dedza

The project, implemented under the Regional Climate Resilience Program-2 (RCRP-2), was undertaken at a cost of about K82 million…

The best investment on Earth is earth.

Karonga district RCRP-2 engineer Innocent Ngoma said the project, which was carried out…

Mthawira Road Rehabilitation. BL

The facility, constructed under the World Bank-funded Regional Climate Resilience Program (RCRP-2), was handed over..

Emergency Preparedness and Early Warning Systems

A newly-constructed block at Ngokwe Primary School in Machinga has more than doubled the school’s enrolment.

The best investment on Earth is earth.

The World Bank concluded a technical mission to support the implementation of the (RCRP-2). The objectives were to….

Mthawira Road Rehabilitation. BL

The school’s deputy head teacher Amina Kanyenga attributes the sharp increase to the improved learning environment ..

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A resilient and climate‑smart environment is required to achieve Malawi’s development goals. Efforts to counter droughts, floods, biodiversity loss, and pollution must be scaled up in order to truly strengthen communities and economies for everyone.

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