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HIV/AIDS, Climate Change and Disaster Management : Challenges for Institutions in Malawi

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dc.contributor.authorSuarez, Pablo
dc.contributor.authorGivah, Precious
dc.contributor.authorStorey, Kelvin
dc.contributor.authorLotsch, Alexander
dc.date.accessioned2012-05-30T19:30:20Z
dc.date.available2012-05-30T19:30:20Z
dc.date.issued2008-05
dc.description.abstractSouthern African institutions involved in disaster management face two major new threats: the HIV/AIDS pandemic (eroding organizational capacity and increasing vulnerability of the population), and climate change (higher risk of extreme events and disasters). Analyzing the combined effects of these two threats on six disaster-related institutions in Malawi, the authors find evidence of a growing gap between demand for their services and capacity to satisfy that demand. HIV/AIDS leads to staff attrition, high vacancy rates, absenteeism, increased workload and other negative effects enhanced by human resources policies and financial limitations. Many necessary tasks cannot be carried out adequately with constraints such as the 42 percent vacancy rate in the Department of Poverty and Disaster Management Affairs, or the reduction of rainfall stations operated by the Meteorological Service from over 800 in 1988 to just 135 in 2006. The authors highlight implications of declining organizational capacity for climate change adaptation, and formulate recommendations.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/05/9473738/hivaids-climate-change-disaster-management-challenges-institutions-malawi
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4634
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/6694
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper No. 4634
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectABSENTEEISM
dc.subjectACCIDENTS
dc.subjectADEQUATE NUTRITION
dc.subjectADULT POPULATION
dc.subjectADULT PREVALENCE
dc.subjectADULT PREVALENCE RATE
dc.subjectAFFECTED COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectAGED
dc.subjectAIDS EPIDEMIC
dc.subjectAIDS PANDEMIC
dc.subjectAIDS PATIENT
dc.subjectAIDS PREVALENCE
dc.subjectALLIANCE
dc.subjectASPECTS OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectAWARENESS CAMPAIGNS
dc.subjectBEHAVIOUR CHANGE
dc.subjectBEREAVEMENT
dc.subjectBULLETIN
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectCASH CROPS
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
dc.subjectCLIMATE CONDITIONS
dc.subjectCLIMATE FORECASTS
dc.subjectCLIMATE HAZARDS
dc.subjectCLIMATE SYSTEMS
dc.subjectCLINICAL DIAGNOSIS
dc.subjectCOMMUNICATION EFFORTS
dc.subjectDEATH RATE
dc.subjectDEMAND FOR SERVICES
dc.subjectDEPENDANTS
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDISABILITY
dc.subjectDISASTER MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectDISASTER MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectDISASTER MANAGERS
dc.subjectDISASTER MITIGATION
dc.subjectDISASTER MITIGATION MEASURES
dc.subjectDISASTER PREPAREDNESS
dc.subjectDISASTER PREVENTION
dc.subjectDISASTER RELIEF
dc.subjectDISASTER RESPONSE
dc.subjectDISASTER RISK
dc.subjectDISASTER RISK REDUCTION
dc.subjectDISASTERS
dc.subjectDISEASES
dc.subjectDISSEMINATION
dc.subjectDRINKING WATER
dc.subjectDROUGHT
dc.subjectDROUGHTS
dc.subjectDRUGS
dc.subjectEARLY WARNING
dc.subjectEARLY WARNING SYSTEM
dc.subjectEARLY WARNINGS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectEMERGENCIES
dc.subjectENTREPRENEUR
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
dc.subjectEPIDEMIC
dc.subjectEQUITABLE ACCESS
dc.subjectEXCESS MORTALITY
dc.subjectEXTREME EVENTS
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subjectFAMINE
dc.subjectFARMER
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFERTILITY
dc.subjectFLOODING
dc.subjectFLOODS
dc.subjectFOOD INSECURITY
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectFOOD SELF-SUFFICIENCY
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectFRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectFUNERAL ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectFUNERAL COSTS
dc.subjectFUNERAL EXPENSES
dc.subjectGENDER INEQUALITY
dc.subjectGLOBAL AIDS EPIDEMIC
dc.subjectGLOBAL ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT AGENCIES
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER
dc.subjectHAILSTORMS
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE SYSTEM
dc.subjectHEALTH POLICY
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHIV
dc.subjectHIV INFECTION
dc.subjectHIV POSITIVE
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPACITY
dc.subjectHUMAN HEALTH
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectHUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectILLNESS
dc.subjectILLNESSES
dc.subjectIMMUNE SYSTEM
dc.subjectIMPACT OF AIDS
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
dc.subjectINTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL RESPONSE
dc.subjectIPCC
dc.subjectIRRIGATION
dc.subjectIRRIGATION PROJECTS
dc.subjectLIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectMALARIA
dc.subjectMARKETING
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF HEALTH
dc.subjectMORBIDITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectNATIONAL AIDS
dc.subjectNATIONAL AIDS COMMISSION
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVELS
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTER
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTERS
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNUMBER OF DEATHS
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL STATUS
dc.subjectOLDER MEN
dc.subjectOPPORTUNISTIC DISEASES
dc.subjectOPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS
dc.subjectORPHANS
dc.subjectOUTBREAKS
dc.subjectPATIENT CARE
dc.subjectPOLICY ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOPULATION MOVEMENTS
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
dc.subjectPRACTITIONERS
dc.subjectPRECIPITATION
dc.subjectPREVALENCE RATE
dc.subjectPREVALENCE RATES
dc.subjectPREVENTION ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPROGRAMS
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICE
dc.subjectQUALITY OF LIFE
dc.subjectQUALITY OF SERVICES
dc.subjectQUANTITATIVE INDICATORS
dc.subjectRAINFALL
dc.subjectRAINY SEASON
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
dc.subjectRICHER COUNTRIES
dc.subjectRISK REDUCTION
dc.subjectRISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSELF-RELIANCE
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVISION
dc.subjectSEX
dc.subjectSEXUAL PARTNERS
dc.subjectSICK LEAVE
dc.subjectSKILLED STAFF
dc.subjectSOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectSOCIAL WELFARE
dc.subjectSOIL
dc.subjectSOIL CONSERVATION
dc.subjectSOIL EROSION
dc.subjectSTDS
dc.subjectSUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
dc.subjectSUPPLY SYSTEMS
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectTABOO
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE
dc.subjectTHUNDERSTORMS
dc.subjectTORNADOES
dc.subjectTROPICAL CYCLONES
dc.subjectTUBERCULOSIS
dc.subjectUNAIDS
dc.subjectURBAN CENTERS
dc.subjectURBAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY
dc.subjectWATER MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCES
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectYOUNG ADULTS
dc.titleHIV/AIDS, Climate Change and Disaster Management : Challenges for Institutions in Malawien
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okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryMalawi
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::HIV AIDS
okr.topicUrban Development::Hazard Risk Management
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicClimate Change
okr.topicEnvironment
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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