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Abstract

Climate models indicate that Malawi is confronted with the significant likelihood of increased frequency and intensity of extreme climatic events, such as flood, droughts, and landslides. Over the past decade, Malawi has experienced several catastrophic floods that have damaged or destroyed road and bridge assets, in addition to causing widespread economic disruptions impacting agriculture, water, irrigation, and infrastructure. Evidence provided in Malawi Road Authority’s initial damage assessment conducted after Tropical Storm Ana in January 2022, which records more than US$67 million in damages to more than 2,500 km of roads, as well as dozens of bridges, culverts and other drainage structures, with recovery needs likely to exceed US$160 million. This transport sector technical note presents a high-level road network criticality analysis to complement the Malawi Country and Climate Development Report (2022). A summary of its main findings includes the following: