Working Paper

Karonga Town: Growth And Risk Profile

author(s) Manda, M. - Kamlomo, D.. - Mphande, C. - Wanda, E.
from UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
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regions
  • Eastern Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Africa
  • World
citation

Manda, M., Kamlomo, D., Mphande, C., Wanda, E., Msiska, O., Kaunda, J., Kushe, J., (2016) ‘Karonga Town: Growth And Risk Profile’. Urban Ark Working Paper 9. May 2016

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Abstract

The paper presents an overview of the historical growth of Karonga Town, Malawi and reviews the level of service delivery, various risks in the town and how these impact livelihoods. This paper is based on document reviews, site visits, key informant interviews and consultations of stakeholders who included central and local government institutions, para-state organisations, non-government organisations and community based Disaster Risk Management (DRM) committee members. This is an output from the Urban Africa: Risk Knowledge (Urban ARK) programme

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