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
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Drought in the Horn of Africa: rapid response and mitigation plan to avert a humanitarian catastrophe
The Horn of Africa is facing the third severe La Niña‑induced drought episode in a decade, and the region is on the verge of a catastrophe if humanitarian assistance is not urgently scaled up. Drought
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Measuring rural poverty with a multidimensional approach: the rural multidimensional poverty index
This report presents the results of a collaboration between FAO and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), at the University of Oxford. The first part of the report proposes a framework
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Towards a trash-free Addis Ababa: pathways for sustainable, climate-friendly solid waste management
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, has experienced significant population growth and an increase in living standards for years, resulting in increased solid waste generation and solid waste management (SWM) challenges.
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Greening health infrastructure: rapid assessment of policies and practices on health care waste management in Ethiopia and Kenya
The sound management of Health Care Waste (HCW) has been receiving increasing global attention, now even more so given the urgency of the COVID-19 pandemic. The spread of COVID-19 throughout Africa has
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Impact tracking: a practitioner-developed approach to scaling agricultural innovation in Ethiopia
This paper argues for more creativity and flexibility in agricultural research for development (AR4D) scaling and impact evaluation in complex contexts. While acknowledging the importance of setting reasonable
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Safe to breathe? analyses and recommendations for improving ambient air quality management in Ethiopia
This report is the synthesis of the key findings and recommendations of the studies carried out under the World Bank’s Ethiopia AQM ASA program. The rest of the report is organized as follows. Chapter
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Catalyzing investment for energy access: making the case for change
A groundbreaking report released by Energise Africa and Power for All identifies the major policy and financial barriers to investment in Ethiopia’s off-grid solar market. The report compares Ethiopia’s
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Steering towards cleaner air: measures to mitigate transport air pollution in Addis Ababa
The report is one of the deliverables of the World Bank’s Advisory Services & Analytics program entitled “Ethiopia: Air Quality Management and Urban Mobility.” It aims to assess mitigation options for
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Analysis of DRR inclusion in national climate change commitments
The purpose of this study was to review selected National Adaptation Plans (NAPs)/Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and contributing documents to better understand how disaster risk management
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Fill the nutrient gap: Ethiopia summary report
The Ethiopia Summary Report summarizes the findings of the Fill the Nutrient Gap analysis carried out in Ethiopia in 2020, including analyses of the cost and affordability of nutritious diets by region