Malawi IFRC Humanitarian Appeals and DREF Funding Records

Humanitarian funding requests and disaster response allocations for Malawi are documented in this administrative record from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). The data tracks both large-scale Emergency Appeals and smaller Disaster Response Emergency Fund (DREF) allocations for localized crises. The collection is provided in CSV format and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Comparing the frequency of large-scale Emergency Appeals against smaller DREF allocations in Malawi
• Analyzing humanitarian funding cycles by tracking the timing of IFRC appeals
• Correlating international aid requests with historical disaster events in the Malawi region

Strengths

• Official administrative data from the IFRC humanitarian network
• Distinguishes between complex Emergency Appeals and DREF allocations
• CC-BY-IGO license allows for intergovernmental and humanitarian reuse

Limitations

• Metadata does not specify the total number of records or available columns
• Lack of sample data prevents verification of specific financial or temporal fields

Provenance

Source

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

Collection Method

Administrative reporting

Freshness

Updated as of March 2026.

Geography

Malawi