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threats to biodiversity. Moderate risk actions include Input 3.3.2, 3.3.4, 3.3.6, 3.3.7. Activities that focus on biodiversity activities, implementing sustainable livelihoods, managing wildfires, and tsetse fly control are at risk due to Malawi's rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, and increased drought conditions as forest productivity and associated ecological services decline, intense and frequent forest fires occur, altered animal reproductive systems and increased animal mortality occur, drying of wetlands and the destruction of important habitats, and the loss of livelihoods dependent on forest and wetlands shift to poaching and charcoal production. When promoting new livelihoods, ensure that a diverse range of livelihoods are presented to all members of a community to allow for the maximum exposure to alternative livelihoods that could provide a financial safety net to subsistence farmers in times of drought or financial hardships due to extreme weather Climate stressors will need to be prioritized due to the broad range of planned activities. It is likely that due to changing climate conditions, the effectiveness of agriculture and natural resource management interventions will be less than anticipated due to the financial constraints farmers and rural community members may find themselves in, especially during and after droughts, floods, and extreme weather events. Overall, the risks to the program's activities are acceptable as the benefits of the planned activities
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