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
Ethiopia
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Reality of resilience: 2016–17 drought in East Africa
This paper shares key lessons on the use of weather forecasting, learned from the 2016–2017 drought across the Horn of Africa that contributed to failed harvests, extensive livestock deaths and food insecurity.
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Climate services for resilience: the changing roles of NGOs in Ethiopia
This study traces the emergence of climate services as a core element of resilience programming and explores how development NGOs are contributing to the climate information services system in Ethiopia.
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A climate for solar power: solutions for Ethiopia’s energy poverty
Solar energy is playing an important role in Ethiopia’s rural electrification by providing off-grid energy to households and enterprises across the country. Under the country’s Growth and Transformation
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Use of alternative fuels in the cement sector in Ethiopia: opportunities, challenges and solutions
This market assessment reports on alternative fuels opportunities in the cement sector in Ethiopia. The assessment examined different experiences and possible options to utilize municipal, commercial and
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Ethiopia: Commission Forecasts Drought Vulnerability Reduction
National Disaster Risk Management Commission (NDRMC) announced that following the last good rain season in drought affected areas. the drought vulnerability has been reduced in this year. NDRMC Commissioner
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Why are large land deals in Africa under scrutiny?
Large land deals in Africa with foreign companies have come under renewed scrutiny after an Indian firm, Karuturi Global, demanded compensation for the cancellation of its lease of farm land in Ethiopia.
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Egypt-Ethiopia tensions over new dam rise again
Ethiopia is pushing on with construction of its massive new dam, despite growing objections from Egypt. The controversial project has strained relations between the two nations, because Egypt, which
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Ethiopia: IGAD Moves On Regional Wildlife Anti-Trafficking Law Enforcement
The ministers responsible for wildlife conservation of the IGAD member states; namely Ethiopia, Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda, have agreed to enforce the Regional Biodiversity
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Ethiopia plans higher compensation for farmers’ land loss
ADDIS ABABA Ethiopia (Xinhua) -- Ethiopia has prepared a draft proclamation that will ensure farmers who lost their plots for development be compensated 10 times of their highest income for three consecutive
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UNCTAD launches 2017 LDCs Transformational Energy Access Report Featured
The United Nation Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has launched the 2017 Transformational Energy Access report on Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and underscored the need for expanding access