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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Nespresso to Invest in $550 Million Sustainability Program
Nespresso plans to spend 500 million Swiss francs ($550 million) in the next six years in an effort to improve the environmental and social impact of Europe’s biggest single-serve coffee brand. The
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Africa to Add More Renewables in 2014 Than Past 14 Years
Growing demand for electricity and falling costs for wind and solar power mean more renewable-energy projects will be commissioned this year in sub-Saharan Africa than were added from 2000 through 2013.
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Integrated national policy approaches to climate-smart agriculture: insights from Brazil, Ethiopia, and New Zealand
As countries around the world face urgent agricultural challenges, the concept of ‘climate-smart’ agriculture (CSA) has been put forward to synergistically achieve climate change adaptation, mitigation, and food security. This new CGIAR paper explores how Brazil, Ethiopia and New Zealand are using integrated policy approaches to CSA.
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Fliers landing in Coimbatore airport from Sharjah, Singapore to be screened for Ebola virus
COIMBATORE: From Monday evening, passengers flying into the city from Sharjah and Singapore will be screened for the Ebola virus. This move comes a day after a man landed in Chennai from Guinea, giving
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African negotiators urge U.S. leadership for U.N. climate deal
African climate negotiators attending the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington this week said leadership from the United States is critical to finalizing a global deal on measures to address climate
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World Bank commits $5b to power projects in Nigeria, others
THE World Bank Group, yesterday, committed $5 billion in new technical and financial support for energy projects in six African countries, including Nigeria. Others are, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia,
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Climate readiness in smallholder agricultural systems: lessons learned from REDD+
The debate around the role that agriculture should play in mitigating climate change and sequestering greenhouse gases is politically complex and technically complicated. In many countries, and particularly
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Aids epidemic under control by 2030 'is possible'
There is a chance the Aids epidemic can be brought under control by 2030, according to a report by the United Nations Aids agency. It said the number of new HIV infections and deaths from Aids were
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The Auditor General’s investigation of Norwegian assistance to clean energy
<p>The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs was supposed to periodically evaluate its energy assistance, but avoided such scrutiny (as it is standard practice in the hydropower sector). In an unusual
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Green growth in practice – Lessons from country experiences
The Green Growth Best Practice (GGBP) initiative has issued a report to help governments transition their economies successfully to climate compatible development.