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Systematic Observations Financing Facility approves $27 million towards developing early warning systems in Ethiopia, Solomon Islands, and Tanzania

Ethiopia, Tanzania and the Solomon Islands have collectively secured more than US$27 million from the Systematic Observations Financing Facility (SOFF) for developing comprehensive early warning systems.
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Aligned climate drivers and potential impacts on food security in Ethiopia in 2024

This brief explores the climatic and food security outcomes of positive and negative El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) phase alignment in different rainfall zones in Ethiopia, since 2000.
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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.
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High temperature and learning outcomes: Evidence from Ethiopia

This paper uses data from 2003–19 on 2.47 million test takers of a national high stakes university entrance exam in Ethiopia to study the impacts of temperature on learning outcomes.
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Acting early when the world isn’t watching: Lessons from anticipatory action in Ethiopia in 2021

This report offers a deeper view into the results of OCHA's anticipatory action framework in Ethiopia and valuable lessons to improve its impact in the context of protracted and overlapping crises.
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Piloting climate-smart development planning for local government in Ethiopia: lessons learned from the BRE programme

This paper identifies areas for action, provides valuable lessons on the constraints to institutionalising these processes in Ethiopia, and illustrates some of the challenges.
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Including persons with disabilities in disaster risk reduction in Africa

This issue brief presents the key findings of a study UNDRR conducted on disability-inclusive disaster risk reduction (DiDRR) policies and practices in Africa.
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Examining the role of anticipatory action in complex crises

Our recently published study explores how an anticipatory action intervention was perceived and experienced among Ethiopians living with drought, alongside other crises including conflict and inflation.
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