Malawi - Environment
As far as the environment of Malawi is concerned, there have been deforestation; land degradation; water pollution from agricultural runoff, sewage, industrial wastes; siltation of spawning grounds endangers fish populations; negative effects of climate change (extreme high temperatures, changing precipitation patterns). As for nvironment - international agreements, we have; Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands.
About the environment of Malawi
| Climate | We have sub-tropical; rainy season (November to May); dry season (May to November) |
|---|---|
| Revenue from forest resources | 6.19% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Revenue from coal | 0.03% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 1,297,844 tons (2013 est.) |
| Total renewable water resources | 17.28 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Major rivers (by length in km) | Zambezi (shared with Zambia [s], Angola, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Tanzania, and Mozambique [m]) - 2,740 km note – [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth |
| Total water withdrawal | |
| Municipal | 140 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Industrial | 50 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Agricultural | 1.17 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Air pollutants | |
| Particulate matter emissions | 18.57 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.) |
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 1.3 megatons (2016 est.) |
| Methane emissions | 11.12 megatons (2020 est.) |
| Land Use | |
| Agricultural land | 59.2% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 38.2% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 1.4% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 19.6% (2018 est.) |
| Forest | 34% (2018 est.) |
| Other | 6.8% (2018 est.) |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 18.3% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 4.41% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 1.276 million LILONGWE (capital), 1.031 million Blantyre-Limbe (2023). |
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