Ethiopia

This briefing examines the factors that allowed a drought in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Djibouti to develop into a full-scale crisis of hunger and livelihoods. Its main focus is the response of international aid system, although the ultimate importance

This document summarizes the case studies that were discussed during a workshop focused on a discussion of the interlinked themes of disaster risk management, climate change adaptation and community resilience mainly from a food and nutrition security

This summary brief highlights the key trends and processes of land fragmentation in Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda. The study explores the relationship between the fragmentation and the reduced ability of pastoralists to overcome drought, it highlights their

This position paper for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation (2011-2012) aims to promote sustainable approaches to address the drought crises in the greater Horn of Africa, which over the last twenty years has been coupled with growing

This vision asserts that building resilience to avoid damage to the economy depends on understanding the threats and the priority areas for focusing adaptation efforts. This document sets out the challenges and opportunities which climate change brings

This paper is based on an analysis of three country studies conducted by national research teams in eight research sites in Ethiopia, Uganda and Mozambique for ACCRA. It describes the Local Adaptive Capacity (LAC) framework developed for this project, its

This technical brief examines the experiences of Save the Children UK working with communities in two districts of Shinile Zone (Ethiopia) on participatory natural resource management (NRM), and shows how this approach can contribute to disaster risk

This policy brief, issued while Governments discuss how to adapt to climate change in Durban, reflects that African countries are committed and investing funds to reduce risk to floods and droughts, albeit too little and still insufficiently in