Saving Lives in El Niño-hit Ethiopia
International Medical Corps, with support from the European Union, has been implementing emergency health and nutrition programming in El Niño-affected areas of Ethiopia Hamiza’s Story […]
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Sorghum yields in Ethiopian highlands could fall by 40%
To assess the influence of drought on sorghum yields, researchers employed a computer model that links plant growth to weather conditions. (Physics World) – Sorghum […]
ENACTS: Climate information to help combat malaria in Ethiopia
An initiative called ENACTS has made climate information easier for Ethiopian health professionals to access and use. This has helped them to pinpoint which districts […]
World Bank, with $600 Million IDA Fund, to Help Ethiopia Build a National Safety Net System as a More Effective Response to Droughts
Run by the Ethiopian government, the Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP) pools money from 11 donors, including $600 million of World Bank Group IDA funds. […]
Investing in Resilience Helps Families Find Hope in the Face of Drought in East Africa
In 2016 in Ethiopia, Feed the Future’s investments to build resilience programs helped the country mitigate drought. (Feed the Future)–Drought is a perennial feature of […]
German Development Ministry Pledges Additional 100 Million Euros to Drought-affected Horn of Africa
BERLIN/ADDIS ABABA (Press Release)–East Africa is currently experiencing the worst drought in fifty years. In Ethiopia alone, some 5.6 million people are suffering severe hunger. […]
Drought: The New Normal in East Africa? Should the Indian Niño Be Blamed for Drought?
The last major drought in East Africa, in 2011, caused hundreds of thousands of deaths in the region. What is causing these droughts anyway? And […]
Ethiopia Inaugurates the Gilgel Gibe III Dam
The inaugural ceremony of Gilgel Gibe III hydroelectric dam, which is located 470km south west of Addis Ababa, gets underway in the presence of senior […]
Ethiopia: The EU allocates €1 million to support humanitarian response to cholera outbreak
The European Union (EU) announced, on 9 November 2023, new funding of €1 million (USD 1.07 million) to Ethiopia to contribute towards the ongoing humanitarian […]
UN CERF funds FAO project to mitigate the impact of forecasted drought in Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA (FAO in Ethiopia) – With funding from the United Nations Central Emergency Relief Fund (UN CERF), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United […]