Malawi
IDPs tracked
Displacement Movements
Data collection round
About Malawi
Since the beginning of January 2015, heavy rains have affected 15 districts of Malawi, in particular in the Southern Region, resulting in the displacement of about 230,000 persons. Malawi announced the Declaration of State of Disaster mid-January and a UNDAC deployed to support the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) in assessing the situation throughout the country. While approximately 250 displacement sites have been identified by DoDMA and the humanitarian community, site locations, demographics and information related to IDP needs remain weak.
In order to gather specific information regarding the status and location of IDPs and conditions in displacement sites in the context of the current humanitarian crisis, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), in close collaboration with the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA), began the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) program. The DTM is an information management tool developed by IOM and regularly used in emergencies by the Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) cluster which aims to strengthen the multi-sectoral data on displacement trends and IDPs' needs that is available to government and humanitarian partners. IOM Malawi's DTM reports are designed to regularly capture, process, and disseminate information to provide a better understanding of the needs, numbers and movements of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Malawi.
DTM assessments are carried out by IOM in partnership with non-governmental organization (NGO) partners, including Save the Children, Sustainable Rural Community Development (SURCOD) and All Hands Volunteers. Local government officers in the six most affected districts of Blantyre, Chikwawa, Mulanje, Nsanje, Phalombe, and Zomba continue to provide valuable support.
Contact
Martin Tsere
Senior DTM Field Assistant
mtsere@iom.int
DTM Malawi
DTMMalawi@iom.int
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).
This dashboard of Round 1 indicates site type and location in Chikawa 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 (23).
This dashboard of Round 1 indicates site type and location in Blantyre 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 (17).
This dashboard of Round 1 indicates site type and location in Mulanje 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 (15).
DTM Global Survey 2023
The Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) Global Survey 2023 is an annual stocktaking exercise which aims to present IOM DTM's operations and activities transparently. The Global Survey focuses on operations active from January 1 to December 31, 2023, with data collection occurring from February to April 2024.