Climate risk profile: Ethiopia
This profile provides an overview of climate risks facing Ethiopia, including how climate change will potentially impact agriculture and crop production, livestock, water resources and human health. The
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Ethiopia issues roadmap for wind power development
On Monday, the government of Ethiopia in collaboration with the Danish Energy Agency issued a roadmap for the development of wind power across the country. According to the Ethiopian News Agency, the
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US to provide more than $533 mln in aid amid African conflicts, drought
The United States will give more than $533 million in humanitarian aid for victims of conflicts and drought in Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan and the West and Central African countries bordering Lake Chad,
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29 African countries need food aid: FAO report
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said 29 African countries out of 37 are currently in need of external food assistance, unchanged from November 2017. The UN food agency listed the countries
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Funding urgently needed to support hungry refugees in Ethiopia: UN agencies
The World Food Programme (WFP) and the UN refugee agency UNHCR have appealed for 80 million U.S. dollars to provide food assistance for refugees located in Ethiopia. The two UN agencies announced in
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Ethiopia: Electrification Programme secures funding
The World Bank has sanctioned a $375 million International Development Association credit to support Ethiopia’s goal of achieving universal electricity access by 2025. In November 2017, Ethiopia, with
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Egypt: Huge Dam Causes Worry in Egypt
Egypt was once called the "gift of the Nile" by the ancient Greek historian Herodotus. But today, more than 2,000 years later, Egyptians fret about the existential threat of a faraway dam to their water
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National policies on the management of latent tuberculosis infection: review of 98 countries
<p>The objective of the study was to review policies on management of latent tuberculosis infection in countries with low and high burdens of tuberculosis.</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/96/3/17-199414-ab/en/"
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Variability and time series trend analysis of rainfall and temperature in northcentral Ethiopia: A case study in Woleka sub-basin
<p>Examining the spatiotemporal dynamics of meteorological variables in the context of changing climate, particularly in countries where rainfed agriculture is predominant, is vital to assess climate-induced
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Agency says 28 million Africans in ten States face starvation
Some 27. 5 million people are in dire need of food aid in 10 African countries due to drought, officials announced last week. Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Climate Prediction and
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Wild crops could save chickpeas from being blitzed, scientists say
They are nutritious, versatile and a dietary staple for millions of people from South Asia to Ethiopia, but scientists have warned that the humble chickpea is under threat from climate impacts such as