Jacob Mazalale: Insights on Disaster Risk Financing, Collaboration, and Local Context

Jacob Mazalale (Permanent Secretary MoF – Economic Planning and Development, Ministry of Finance, Malawi) discusses the critical role of disaster risk financing in addressing the rising frequency and intensity of climate and health crises, such as COVID-19 and cholera in Malawi. He highlights the importance of knowledge exchange to reflect on current strategies, learn from global experiences, and share successes. Jacob also emphasizes the need for regional collaboration to tackle shared challenges and the importance of understanding local contexts to design effective, culturally sensitive interventions that strengthen disaster response and resilience.