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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Diarrhea outbreak infects 127 in Ethiopia's second largest city
An Acute Watery Diarrhea (AWD) disease in Ethiopia's second largest city Dire Dawa, 446 kms east of Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, has infected 127 people in September, an Ethiopian official said on Monday.
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Gender review of climate change legislative and policy frameworks and strategies in East Africa
In Africa, the African Union is committed to addressing climate change issues with a gender perspective. Consequently, African countries have formulated their respective climate change policies, strategies
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National horticulture dev’t, marketing strategy launched
A 10-year National Horticulture Development and Marketing Strategy that aimed at enhancing the product and productivity of horticultural products for better commercialization was launched by the Ministry
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Decentralising climate finance: insights from Kenya and Ethiopia
This paper explores different mechanisms for delivering climate finance at the local level. It focuses on the experiences of a national climate fund – the Climate Resilient Green Economy (CRGE) facility
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Preparing for the 2015-2016 El Niño: humanitarian action in Zambia, Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia and Malawi
This study of humanitarian preparedness measures focuses on the 2015–2016 El Niño event in five countries: Zambia, Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Malawi. Chapters 2–6 of this study detail country-level
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Huge cash shortfall stopping electricity reaching world’s poor
Finance for electrification of developing countries is flowing at less than half the rate needed to achieve the global goal of universal access by 2030. That was the conclusion of analysis by Sustainable
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Energizing finance: scaling and refining finance in countries with large energy access gaps
“Energizing Finance: Scaling and Refining Finance in Countries with Large Energy Access Gaps,” offers key insights and recommendations to support governments and development finance institutions boost
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Understanding the landscape: tracking finance for electricity and clean cooking access in high-impact countries
This new report, Understanding the Landscape: Tracking Finance for Electricity and Clean Cooking Access in High-Impact Countries, provides a pathway to refine and improve strategies to accelerate progress
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Taking the pulse: understanding energy access market needs in five high-impact countries
Financing, policy and operating needs of enterprises delivering energy access will be critical to achieve SDG7. This report looks at five key countries – Bangladesh, Myanmar, Kenya, Ethiopia and Nigeria
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ECA, UN agencies commit to fighting food insecurity in Africa
Addis Ababa – Economic Commission for Africa’s executive secretary Vera Songwe on Monday met with the principals of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Food Programme (WFP) and the International