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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Nile nations restart talks on controversial dam
The Foreign ministers of Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan are locked in a decisive meeting in Khartoum to iron out their technical differences regarding the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the
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Ethiopia’s carbon emission hits 150 metric tons-Official
Ethiopia’s carbon emission hits 150 metric tons as the country targets to reduce its greenhouse gas emission to 145 metric tons by 2030, a top government official said on Saturday.According to the Ministry
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Southern Africa: El Niño Lowers Early Production Outlook in Southern Africa
Crop and livestock production prospects in Southern Africa have been weakened by the El Niño weather phenomenon that has lowered rains and increased temperatures. A reduced agricultural output would
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African Nations to Phase Out Lead in Paint By 2020
African countries have agreed to cooperate in setting limits for use of lead in paints with a view to phasing it out by 2020. This is because of its dangers to human beings, especially to children,
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El Niño In Ethiopia: Amid Severe Drought And Food Crisis, WHO Deploys Emergency Response Team
The World Health Organization said Monday it had deployed an emergency response team to help Ethiopia cope with its worst drought in decades due to El Niño. Anticipating a surge in health risks, the United
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Wake up call
<p>Underscoring yet another reason why an ambitious climate deal must come out of upcoming COP21 talks in Paris, a new United Nations report warns of the "high price" of extreme weather disasters
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Africa: Seeds Without Borders- Using and Sharing Plant Genetic Diversity to Adapt to Climate Change in Africa
Seeds without borders: Using and sharing plant genetic diversity to adapt to climate change in Africa 11 African countries gathered last week in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to implement seed sharing and
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Ireland extends additional €2m aid to Ethiopia’s drought relief
The government of Ireland on Tuesday announced that it will provide an additional €2 million to drought affected people in Ethiopia. According to Irish Aid in Addis Ababa, the latest announcement was
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Ethiopia receives $50m in grant from climate change fund
The government of Ethiopia has been granted $50 million from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) for climate-resilience projects, the Ministry of Forestry, Environment and Climate Change said here Tuesday. The
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El Nino floods could displace 100,000 in Ethiopia- U.N.
Floods caused by El Nino could displace more than 100,000 people in Ethiopia, where more than 8 million people are facing a food crisis because of the worst drought since a devastating 1984 famine, the