Risk Informed Development for Resilience (RID4R)

About this project

The Risk-Informed Development for Resilience (RID4R) project, implemented by DoDMA with support from UNDP, aims to strengthen Malawi’s resilience to climate-related and other hazards through risk-informed development planning and systems enhancement. The project is aligned with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the Malawi 2063 vision, the National Resilience Strategy (NRS), and the 2023 Disaster Risk Management Act.RID4R adopts a systems approach to resilience by enhancing anticipatory, absorptive, adaptive, and transformative capacities at national, district, and community levels. Specifically, the project seeks to:Strengthen disaster response and preparedness systems for multi-hazard scenarios, building anticipatory capacities.Promote risk-informed planning, financing, and accountability frameworks that address the underlying drivers of vulnerability.The project targets vulnerable communities within five local authorities—Nkhotakota, Salima, Dedza, Zomba City, and Mzuzu City—which have experienced significant impacts from disasters, including Cyclone Freddy in 2023 and El Niño-induced dry spells in 2024. These districts have recorded substantial losses in productive sectors, public infrastructure, and basic services. For instance, Cyclone Freddy caused widespread destruction of homes, schools, health facilities, and roads, while Lake Malawi backflows in Salima and Nkhotakota disrupted livelihoods and access to critical services.Drawing on lessons from the p…

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 13Climate Action

Published by

United Nations Development Programme · Multilateral

Countries

Malawi

Sectors

Multi-hazard response preparednessSectors not specified

Funded by

Ministry of Local development, UNDP Funding Windows, UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

Implemented by

MWI-Dept. of Disaster Mgmt

Accountable

UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

Published by United Nations Development Programme to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 5 Oct 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XM-DAC-41114-PROJECT-01004325.

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