Ethiopia

One of the biggest challenges that developing countries are facing today is the management of development in flood-prone areas. Ethiopia is no exception, as it has suffered perennial floods in different parts of the country with devastating consequences

This paper evaluates the impact of the 2015 El Niño-induced drought on household consumption in Ethiopia. A Difference-in-Difference method was used to compare consumption changes over time in a group unaffected by the drought to the changes in a group

In this publication, CARE aims to highlight how the implementation of an Integrated Risk Management approach leads to social transformation and more resilient communities that are well prepared to deal with a diversity of shocks and challenges. This

Livestock in Kenya, Ethiopia, and Uganda play an important role in food security, livelihoods, income, and gross domestic product (GDP). Livestock sector growth in response to growing demand for animal-sourced food requires policy guidance to avoid

Being a pastoralist in Ethiopia’s drylands is increasingly challenging as the population swiftly increases, climate change shocks grow in severity, and traditional rangelands management of pasture areas deteriorates. Economic challenges, nutritional

2016 was a year of both hydro-meteorological and socio-political stress for Ethiopia. A 50-year drought event triggered by the El Nino climatic phenomenon left 10.2 million people in need of humanitarian assistance. Coincidentally, the largest protests

Using a survey of 190 households in Semien Shewa Zone, Ethiopia, this paper examines crop switching as a climate adaptation strategy. Crop switching is expected to substantially reduce the damage from climate change in agriculture. 

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