A designated wildlife corridor in Malawi

Traditionally, the area to the west of Malawi’s commercial capital Blantyre receives a steady rainfall for at least nine months of the year, but this has started to change over the past two decades. Effects of climate change In the past, the farmers of the Satemwa Tea Estate in Malawi could rely upon rain to arrive in November, but now this weather pattern is changing. The rains do not arrive when they expect them...

Mud slides in Malawi

At Sukambizi Association Trust in Malawi tea plants are not producing as much leaf as they should. On average crop yield is down by about 15 percent. Effects of climate change Drought conditions are responsible for an increase in diseases uncommon in the area in the past. A pest called Helopeltis, which looks like a mosquito, has now become a big problem. The adult lays its eggs on the tea plant and when they hatch...