This report provides an overview of Round 1 of IOM's Multi-Sectoral Location Needs Assessments of the different IDP sites in Malawi.

This report details the site profiles as determined by Multi-Sectoral Location Assessments (MSLA). A summary overview can be accessed here.

Following the passage of tropical storm Ana across southern Malawi, the districts of Chikwawa, Mulanje, Nsanje and Phalombe have been severely hit by torrential and persistent rains, although there are reports of other districts also been affected by the onset, such as Mulanje, Chiradzulu and Nen

In response to the Member State requests of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to enhance the availability of migration-related data to develop policies and programming responses based on evidence and to improve migration governance at the national and regional levels, the Inter

This Dashboard provides an analysis of the trends in population mobility observed at Seventeen (17) active Flow Monitoring Points (FMPs) established at unofficial border crossings.

Since the beginning of March 2019, Malawi experienced floods and sustained heavy rains caused by the tropical cyclone Idai weather system.

The Multi-Sectoral Location Assessments conducted from 25 April to 28 April 2019 by DTM teams in 81 sites located in Chikwawa, Nsanje, Phalombe and Zomba districts allowed us to produice these Site Profiles.

 From 1 — 6 April 2019 IOM, in close coordination with the Government of Malawi through the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA), conducted DTM Round II multi-sectoral location assessments in  103 displacement sites in Chikwawa, Nsanje, Phalombe, Zomba districts. 

The Multi-Sectoral Location Assessments conducted from 1 April to 6 April 2019 by DTM teams in 103 sites located in Chikwawa, Nsanje, Phalombe and Zomba  allowed us to produice these Site Profiles.

From the 26th to the 31st of March, IOM in close coordination with the Government of Malawi through the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA), conducted multi sectoral location assessments in 64 displacement sites located in Chikwawa, Nsanje, Phalombe, and Zomba districts

Since the beginning of March 2019, Malawi has experienced flooding and sustained heavy rain caused by the Tropical Cyclone Idai weather system. According to the Government of Malawi and humanitarian partners, there are 86,980 IDPs in 173 displacement sites in the affected districts.

The Multi-Sectoral Location Assessments conducted from 26 March to 31 March 2019 by DTM teams in 64 sites located in Chikwawa, Nsanje, Phalombe and Zomba  allowed us to produice these Site Profiles.

Since the beginning of March 2019, Malawi has experienced flooding and sustained heavy rain caused by the Tropical Cyclone Idai weather system.

131 sites remain open, corresponding to approximately 26,100 households and an estimated 107,000 individuals. A decrease of 12,466 IDP households was recorded between the second and third round of the DTM reports; corresponding to a 32% decrease in the number of displaced households.

This dashboard of Round 3 indicates site type and location throughout Malawi. A table details site name, unique site ID (SSID), number of households, number of individuals and gender distribution of each site (131). 

An estimated 147,500 IDPs—approximately 38,600 households—are associated with 192 open sites. 8 sites (4% of the sites) host more than 1000 households.

This dashboard of Round 2 indicates site type, size (number of IDPs) and location of sites across affected areas in Malawi. It further details shelter type, IDP origin, school attendance rate and water availability.

This dashboard of Round 2 indicates site type and location throughout Malawi. A table details site name, unique site ID (SSID), number of households, number of individuals and gender distribution of each site (192). 

This dashboard of Round 1 indicates site type, size (number of IDPs) and location of sites across affected areas in Malawi. It further details shelter type, IDP origin, school attendance rate and water availability.

An estimated 162,000 people (approximately 40,500 households) remain displaced in 202 open displacement sites in in the Southern Region districts of Nsanje, Chikwawa, Blantyre, Mulanje, Phalombe, and Zomba as a result of heavy rains and floods that occurred in January 2015.

This dashboard of Round 1 indicates site type and location throughout Malawi. A table details site name, unique site ID (SSID), number of households, number of individuals and gender distribution of each site (203). 

This dashboard of Round 1 indicates site type and location in Zomba district in the southern region of Malawi. A table details site name, unique site ID (SSID), number of households, number of individuals and gender distribution of each site (49). 

This dashboard of Round 1 indicates site type and location in Phalombe district in the southern region of Malawi. A table details site name, unique site ID (SSID), number of households, number of individuals and gender distribution of each site (62). 

This dashboard of Round 1 indicates site type and location in Nsanje district in the southern region of Malawi. A table details site name, unique site ID (SSID), number of households, number of individuals and gender distribution of each site (31).