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Past disaster eventsEM-DAT listing of disaster events in EthiopiaDisaster statistics from UN-ISDR and CREDRisk country profile from Index for Risk Management Damage and losses statistics from Disaster Information Management SystemsDisaster response and management data from ReliefWebGovernment policiesHFA Progress Reports, government plans, and government statements and Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper – http://www.unisdr.org/partners/countries/ethRed Cross + civil societyIFRC appeals and info bulletins for Ethiopia

Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change in semi-arid regions of East Africa

This report summarizes key findings from the regional diagnostic study (RDS) of the ASSAR East Africa team, and identifies major gaps in the existing literature on areas of vulnerability and adaptation in semi-arid regions of East Africa. The discussion provides the foundation for detailed case study work planned for the major phase of research, the […]

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Integrating Climate Change into Market-based Development Programming

This brief focuses on a few components of Mercy Corps’ broader PRIME (Pastoralist Areas Resilience Improvement through Market Expansion) portfolio in Ethiopia, highlights lessons learned, and offers insights for other development programs that want to incorporate climate considerations, in particular programs focused on expansion of markets. This series of case studies are aimed to discover

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Research on Capacity Building for Disaster Risk Management.

This Strategic research into national and local capacity building for disaster risk management includes a sythesis report, policy recommendations, literature review and case studies. The research is conducted Oxford Policy Management (OPM) and the University of East Anglia (UEA) for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in September 2013. As part of the research, an M&E framework has

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Communities’ Awareness and Perception of Natural Hazards in Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia, 2014, Jimma University

This reports highlights the findings from a research project conducted by Jimma University, Ethiopia in response to the ‘Preparedness and Resilience Research’ small grants program (Phase I) implemented by Response 2 Resilience Institute and the Global Disaster Preparedness Center.  Abstract: Natural and human-induced hazards and associated disasters continue to pose a serious threat to Ethiopia,

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Pesticide Use Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice and Related Short-Term Health Problems among Farmers Using Irrigation in Southwest Ethiopia, 2014, Jimma University

This reports highlights the findings from a research project conducted by Jimma University, Ethiopia in response to the ‘Preparedness and Resilience Research’ small grants program (Phase I) implemented by Response 2 Resilience Institute and the Global Disaster Preparedness Center.  Abstract: Pesticides offer many benefits, including preventing illness and death by controlling the insect vectors of diseases such as

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Disaster Preparedness and Response Knowledge, Attitudes, and Training Needs of Health Professionals in Southwest Ethiopia, 2014, Jimma University

This reports highlights the findings from a research project conducted by Jimma University, Ethiopia in response to the ‘Preparedness and Resilience Research’ small grants program (Phase I) implemented by Response 2 Resilience Institute and the Global Disaster Preparedness Center.  Abstract: Disasters cause serious physical, mental, social, environmental, and economic crises. Disaster medical training, an integral part of efficient

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Ethiopia Food Insecurity 2010

Despite efforts from the Ethiopian Government and from the farmers community, Ethiopia remains highlyvulnerable to severe and chronic food security as a result (to a large extent) of its geographical location in avery hot and arid part of Africa, the Horn of Africa. In Ethiopia, agriculture still accounts for 80 per cent of allemployment. Most

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Horn of Africa food crisis

The Ethiopian government and its humanitarian partners in the country say nearly 5 million people require emergency food-aid this year, outside the governments own safety net programme. An additional 1.2 million mothers and children under five there will require supplementary feeding. The International Federations Addis Ababa-based operations team is now working with the Ethiopian Red

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Farmer to farmer learning in a changing climate, Ethiopia

Ethiopia: farmer-to-farmer learning about climate change adaptation The Netherlands Red Cross reports on new techniques for helping farmers in Ethiopia adapt to Climate Change. Participatory video and peer-to-peer teaching has sped up the process of information transfer between populations and communities and increases the credibility of critical messages about adaptation practices. More information: http://www.ifrc.org/climate-change Red Cross

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