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Mirriam Makungwe

Postdoctoral Fellow - Scaling Climate-Smart Agriculture & Climate Information Services

Mirriam Makungwe is a soil scientist specializing in Integrated Soil Fertility Management, with a PhD in Integrated Soil Fertility Management from the University of Zambia. Currently a Postdoctoral Fellow, she focuses on scaling climate-smart agriculture and improving soil health. She has over 14 years of extensive background in agricultural research and development and has led impactful projects on sustainable land management and enhancing smallholder resilience to climate change. Makungwe’s internationally awarded research emphasizes soil health, water management and agricultural productivity. Committed to transformative solutions, she collaborates across sectors to promote climate adaptation and sustainable farming practices in Southern Africa and beyond.


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Sintayehu A. Abebe from Ethiopia presents the Lake Tana Monitoring Dashboard during a 2025 DIWASA symposium in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. “Lake Tana Monitoring Dashboard” showed how visualization enhances water-governance decisions in Ethiopia. Photo: IWMI
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Do national weather forecasts help farmers make daily decisions?

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The Magoye River in Mazabuka District, Zambia. Photo: ACRE Africa
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IWMI pilots index-based flood insurance in Zambia 

This groundbreaking approach to insurance can help farmers receive payments faster after disasters and become more climate resilient ...
Consultation with communities and local officers during the preparation for the simulation drill in Monze District, Zambia. Photo: IWMI
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Lessons from flood anticipatory action in Zambia

Embedding anticipatory action in national systems, among other actions, can better protect vulnerable populations from predictable shocks ...

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Co-design and implementation of Index Based Flood Insurance (IBFI) in flood proofing communities of Mazabuka District, southern Zambia

International Water Management Institute (IWMI) | February 13th, 2025
Umer, Yakob; Makungwe, Mirriam; Amarnath, Giriraj; Jacobs-Mata, Inga; Banda, N.; Njoroge, M.
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Stakeholder consultation, site prioritization, and flood model development for Index-based Flood Insurance in Southern Province, Zambia

International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Initiative on Diversification in East and Southern Africa | February 16th, 2024
Amarnath, Giriraj; Umer, Yakob; Makungwe, Mirriam; Jacobs-Mata, Inga; Mvula, C.
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