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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Water resources and extreme events in the Awash basin: economic effects and policy implications
High levels of water vulnerability in Ethiopia’s Awash river basin pose risk to continued economic growth in Ethiopia, according to new report published by Vivid Economics on behalf of the Global Green
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La Niña to make Kenya drier, bring fl oods in other countries
Latest forecasts indicate a 55-70 per cent chance of a La Niña developing towards the end of this year, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has said. FAO in an early-action analysis
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Assessing woodfuel supply and demand in displacement settings
A FAO-UNHCR handbook offers a new tool for helping displaced people access fuel for cooking food while reducing environmental damage and conflicts with local communities. At the end of 2015, over 65 million
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Sediment concentration rating curves for a monsoonal climate: upper Blue Nile
<p>Information on sediment concentration in rivers is important for design of reservoirs and for environmental applications. Because of the scarcity of continuous sediment data, methods have been developed
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A Preventable Crisis: El Niño and La Niña events need earlier responses and a renewed focus on prevention
The devastating impacts of the 2015–16 El Niño will be felt well into 2017. This crisis was predicted, yet overall, the response has been too little too late. The looming La Niña event may further hit
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Becoming a climate-resilient green economy: planning for climate compatible development in Ethiopia
Ethiopia has emerged as one of Africa’s champions in responding to the implications of climate change. This is demonstrated by the strong commitment shown by the country’s political leadership on the issues.
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Ethiopia’s worst drought in over 30 years wreaks havoc
From a dirt road overlooking the valley the landscape looks more like an abandoned quarry than what it is: the single source of sustenance for a community of thousands. The parched, dusty hills are a
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Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia to sign contracts on Dam impact studies: minister
Last year, Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia signed a declaration of principles on the dam project that tacitly approves the dam construction but calls for technical studies aimed at safeguarding the water quotas
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The impact of drinking water quality and sanitation on child health: evidence from rural Ethiopia
This paper examines the impact of drinking water quality and sanitation behavior on child health in rural districts of Ethiopia. Using primary household survey data and microbiological water test for Escherichia
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The impact of drinking water quality and sanitation on child health: evidence from rural Ethiopia
This paper examines the impact of drinking water quality and sanitation behavior on child health in rural districts of Ethiopia. Using primary household survey data and microbiological water test for Escherichia