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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Ethiopia: Agency Awards Best Performers in Road Sanitation
The Addis Ababa City Administration Sanitation Administration Agency awarded 51 best performers in road sanitation drawn from ten Sub-cities. Handing out 32 inch TV sets to the best performers and certificates
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Africa: Plates From Fallen Leaves, Bricks From Plastic Waste and Sight Saving Mobile APPs- Green Innovation Highlighted At 2015 Seed Awards
Nairobi — 2015 SEED Awards Honour African and Women-Led Enterprises As the world gears up to adopt the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) later this month, 27 trailblazing eco-enterprises are recognized
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National emissions plans too weak to limit climate change: study
National plans for limiting greenhouse gas emissions fall short of tough action needed to slow climate change under a United Nations agreement due in Paris in December, European researchers said on Wednesday.
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Ethiopia: Water, Sewerage Authority Install Liquid Waste Pipeline for 108 Million Br
Having expanded water supply, attention has now turned to liquid waste management Addis Abeba Water & Sewerage Authority (AAWSSA) installed a 15Km liquid waste pipeline from Bethel to the Kaliti catchment
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Integrated water resources management in Eastern Africa: coping with ‘complex’ hydrology
Extreme and unpredictable rainfall patterns, intense floods, and droughts add significantly to the cost of controlling and managing water resources in Eastern Africa. This paper describes the approaches
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Sharp rise in hungry Ethiopians needing aid: UN
The number of hungry Ethiopians needing food aid has risen sharply this year to 4.5 million due to poor rains and the El Nino weather phenomenon, the UN has said. With rains poorer than predicted, "food
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Ethiopia launches space program, the first in East Africa
ENTOTO, ETHIOPIA – High above the crowded streets of Addis Ababa, among fields where farmers lead oxen dragging wooden plows, sits Ethiopia’s space program. Perched atop the 3,200-meter-tall (10,500-foot)
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UN says 4.5 million Ethiopians now in need of food aid after poor rains
The number of Ethiopians who will need food aid by the end of this year has surged by more than 1.5 million from earlier estimates, according to United Nations agencies. After failed rains, some 4.5m people
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Ethiopia: GERD Technical Committee Requests Firms to Conduct Impact Assessment
The Eighth meeting of the Tripartite Technical Committee on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) concluded on Friday August 21, 2015 in Addis Abeba, Hilton Hotel. The committee requested the two
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Number of Ethiopians needing food aid surges to 4.5 million after failed rains
The number of Ethiopians who will need food aid by the end of this year has surged by more than 1.5 million from earlier estimates due to failed rains, United Nations agencies said on Monday. Ethiopia