Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/335 |
G-II§33 |
Malawi |
2016 |
Sectors |
Non-monetary support |
Forestry |
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The Department of Forestry has embarked on various afforestation, forestry conservation and management programmes with all relevant stakeholders towards enhancing sustainable forestry sector development in the country, including deployment of security in protected areas, intensifying annual afforestation campaigns, community-based forest management services.
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Forest
Conservation
Sustainable
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/335 |
G-II§34 |
Malawi |
2016 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Mining |
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The MGDS identifies the mining sector as one of the sectors that could potentially generate economic growth for the country. Mines and Minerals Policy (2013) is a logical extension of the MGDS. The country has abundant mineral resources that can be sustainably exploited to contribute to the Government’s vision of transforming the country from a predominantly importing and consuming nation into one that is predominantly producing and exporting. It is the Government’s conviction that if the country’s mineral resources are fully exploited, the contribution of mining will improve from the current 10% to 20% within the next 10 years.
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Natural resources
Sustainable
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/335 |
G-II§42 |
Malawi |
2016 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Services |
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As highlighted in the Malawi Growth and Development Strategy (MGDS), tourism in Malawi has the potential for growth to provide income, foreign exchange earnings and employment. To contribute to economic development, the Government is aiming at establishing Malawi as a principal and leading eco-tourism destination in Africa and also to increase domestic tourism.
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/335 |
G-II§44 |
Malawi |
2016 |
Sectors |
Non-monetary support |
Services |
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In an effort to address the challenges, the Government developed a Strategic Plan that will guide the development of the sector in the next five years (2016-2020). Implementation of the National Tourism Policy which provides an overall guide on how the sector should be developed including: improving transportation links to tourism destinations; increasing attractiveness of national parks for tourism and eco-tourism; and improving tourism marketing regionally and internationally. It recognizes that tourism is a cross-cutting sector touching on areas of transport, health and safety, environment, and telecommunication among others. The policy, therefore, recognizes this multilayer network of stakeholders and outlines the areas in which they can support the sustainable development and promotion of tourism.
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Environment
Sustainable
Eco
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/335 |
G-II§58 |
Malawi |
2016 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Energy |
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Malawi is endowed with several forms of energy resources, which include: biomass, coal, many perennial rivers for hydropower generation, high solar radiation, wind energy for water pumping and other minor applications, hot springs for geothermal power generation, and uranium deposits.
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/335 |
G-II§60 |
Malawi |
2016 |
Sectors |
Non-monetary support |
Energy |
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In an effort to meet the projected demand in the country, the Government undertook hydropower plant feasibility studies at Chasombo and Chizuma in the 2012-13 financial year. Furthermore, the Government is undertaking hydropower feasibility studies at Lower Fufu, Kholombidzo, Cimgonda and Mpatamanga sites. The studies are underway and the preliminary results show that it is both feasible and economically viable to generate hydropower from these sites. In addition to this, Kapichira Phase II was commissioned in December, 2013, adding 64MW to the national grid. Furthermore, plans are at an advanced stage to interconnect the power system in Malawi to that of the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) Grid to allow Malawi to participate in power trade in the region.
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/335 |
G-II§64 |
Malawi |
2016 |
Sectors |
Non-monetary support |
Energy |
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The Department of Energy through MAREP (Malawi Rural Electrification Programme) is implementing Village Electrification Projects by using Sola-Wind (Hybrid) Systems. The main thrust of this project is to experiment on the suitability of stand-alone renewable energy technologies for rural electrification in order to increase access to modern energy services by the rural communities. This is expected to transform the communities who are far from the national grid. The Ministry through the Department of Energy Affairs has installed various renewable energy technologies such as solar/wind hybrid system for electricity generation and water pumping. Biogas technology for cooking and construction has been completed. The renewable energy technologies have been installed at the Department of Energy Affairs offices behind Natural Resources College. The objective is to demonstrate how best and efficient the renewable energy technologies can be utilized. The centre was funded by the UNDP
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/335 |
G-II§65 |
Malawi |
2016 |
Sectors |
Non-monetary support |
Energy |
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In an effort to increase the reliability and quality of electricity supply in the major load centres in Malawi, the Government, with support from World Bank, started implementing the Energy Sector Support Project. The project intends to achieve this objective by strengthening the existing electricity network, performing generation and transmission feasibility studies for hydropower improvements, improving demand side management and energy efficiency measures, and building capacity of the energy sub-sector through technical assistance.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/335/REV.1 |
S-Summary§15 |
Malawi |
2016 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition |
Agriculture |
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(...) While a general import ban on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) remains in place, authorizations for experimental purposes have been granted on two occasions.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/335/REV.1 |
S-Summary§20 |
Malawi |
2016 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Fisheries, Forestry |
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(...) The fisheries sector is important as a source of employment, food, and biodiversity. Deforestation continues at very high rates.
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