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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Evidence-based interventions for improvement of maternal and child nutrition: what can be done and at what cost?
Maternal undernutrition contributes to 800 000 neonatal deaths annually through small for gestational age births; stunting, wasting, and micronutrient deficiencies are estimated to underlie nearly 3·1
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New initiative to boost family planning launched
UNFPA-IPPF initiative to fill gap in health care infrastructure. A new initiative to boost family planning services in 13 countries including India, focussing on vulnerable groups, particularly in areas
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Cropland expansion the culprit in biodiversity loss, says study
Rapid cropland expansion is the main cause of biodiversity loss in tropical countries, a study by UNEP's (the UN Environment Programme) World Conservation Monitoring Centre and the Cambridge Conservation
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Growth of urban agglomeration nodes in eastern Africa
The future of urbanization points to increasing agglomeration forces through which towns and cities merge into huge continuously built up areas with variations in the diversity of economic activity. This
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Ethiopia calls at Coimbatore scouting for skills in textile industry
Ethiopia plans to sign agreements with some of the textile associations here to attract investments and expertise from the Indian textile industry. Sisay Gemechu Edo, State Minister in Ethiopia’s Ministry of Industry held a meeting with members of the Southern India Mills’ Association (SIMA) here on Wednesday. He also visited the vendor development programme organised by Coimbatore District Small Industries’ Association and the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Institute.
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Ethiopia looks to realise its geothermal energy potential
Initial exploration and drilling to be funded by Development Bank of Ethiopia as part of World Bank collaboration Ethiopia, like its fellow Great Rift Valley countries, has enormous geothermal energy
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Clean energy investment retreated in 2012 despite China surge
Clean energy investment slid 11 per cent last year after governments in industrial nations slashed subsidies for technologies ranging from wind turbines to solar power and biomass. The $US268.7 billion
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Gene bank takes up massive characterisation drive for wheat seed variety development
In a first of its kind experiment to identify specific trait from country's huge genetic resources, National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR) has characterised more than 5000 varieties of wheat germplasms for development of better seed varieties which could withstand climate change issues. The national seed bank which operates under NBPGR, has more than four lakh accessions out of which around 1.2 lakh belongs to only rice and wheat varieties.
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Up to half of world's food goes to waste, report says
Up to half of world's food goes to waste, report says Up to half of all the food produced worldwide ends up going to waste due to poor harvesting, storage and transport methods as well as irresponsible
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Climate change threatens coffee crops
Wild arabica coffee may be extinct in 70 years, making it harder for plantations to survive long-term, scientists warn Rising temperatures due to climate change could mean wild arabica coffee is extinct