MINIMAX Award: BASEflow's Cyclone Idai Flood Response

In March 2019, Cyclone Idai wreaked havoc in southern Malawi, destroying livelihoods and innocent lives. Leveraging an existing database of 120,000 water points, previously mapped in mWater, the social enterprise BASEflow managed to effectively coordinate the rehabilitation and repair of 364 boreholes within the flood zones and supported the WASH cluster’s emergency response. Using the capabilities of mWater, BASEflow facilitated the coordination of both response efforts, including tracking rehabilitation progress and verifying internally displaced populations in flood victim camps; thereby contributing to a better coordinated disaster response.

This response has been awarded a 2022 MINIMAX award recognising innovative water and climate solutions that MINIMISE the negative impacts of hydroclimatic extremes and MAXIMISE social, economic, and environmental benefits.

Learn more here: https://www.gwptoolbox.org/case-study/malawi-baseflows-cyclone-idai-flood-response-using-mwater

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