Malawi

Status under International Climate Change Law

• UNFCCC: signature (10 June 1992) and ratification (21 Apr 1994)
• KP: ratification (26 Oct 2001)

o   Quantified emission limitation or reduction commitment: NA

• Vienna Convention: accession (9 Jan 1991)
• Montreal Protocol: accession (9 Jan 1991)
• LRTAP: NA
• Energy Charter: NA
• Energy Efficiency Protocol: NA
• Espoo Convention: NA

Federal Laws on Climate Change

Energy

• Energy Regulation Act (2004) [English]
• Rural Electrification Act (2003) [English]

Forests and Land Use

• Forestry Act (No. 4) (1997) [English]

Others

• Environment Management Act (No. 23) (1996) [English]
• Disaster Preparedness and Relief Act (Cap. 33:05) (1991) [English]

Government Documents

• First National Communication to the UNFCCC (2003) [English]
• National Adaptation Programme of Action (2006) [English]
• Second National Communication to the UNFCCC (2012) [English]
• National Climate Change Policy (2012) [English]
• Growth and Development Strategy (2012) [English]

Factual Matters

• United Nations Statistics Division, Environmental Statistics Snapshot (2013)

Updated as of: January 5, 2015