Malawi: Malawi loses K36.5 billion through environmental problems every year

Malawi loses about $341 million every year through environmental related problems. This figure is more than half of the current annual national budget and represents a third of the country’s total Gross Domestic Product. Energy and Mining Minister Hetherwick Ntaba said: “Laws to govern the environment are there but there is no one willing to enforce them. Our small and fragile economy cannot afford this waste."