Malawi has received support for its “National Climate Change Program” in the form of technical Assistance as well as support for its programme on “Development of an Integrated Approach to Soil & Water Mgmt in Shire Basin”. The objective was to develop an integrated approach to soil and water management in Malawi's Shire River Basin in support of preparatory work for the Shire River Basin Management Program ($135m of financing from IDA, GEF, and LDCF). Activities supported by the grant include support to global and regional datasets to the climate change knowledge base; modeling to identify critical erosion-prone areas in the Shire Basin; hydromet needs scoping exercise and training support; implementation planning and communications to develop strong, coherent implementation/M&E planning across a complex web of institutions. Total financial support availed from the TerrAfrica Leveraging Fund amounts to $ 1,219,786.