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The study investigates the impact of USAID cuts on disaster governance in Malawi.

Disastrous deductions?: Aid cuts and disaster governance in Malawi

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This article examines how aid cuts affect disaster governance in Malawi, suggesting a need for local empowerment.

The study investigates the impact of USAID cuts on disaster governance in Malawi.
Conducted ethnographic fieldwork with government officials and NGO staff.
Analyzed relationships between state and non-state actors in the context of aid reductions.
Investigated the implications of diminished donor resources on local governance.
Reduced donor resources strain collaborations between state and non-state actors.
Strained state-citizen relationships lead to unfulfilled promises and increased blame on local actors.
Shifting decision-making power to local actors is essential for effective disaster governance.

Foden et al. (2026) studied this question.

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