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Analysis: Why pastoral, Agro-pastoral livelihoods in Horn of Africa face an inevitable threat
Hussien Mohamed Yusuf Addis Abeba, September 24/2019 – The IGAD region is one of the most food-insecure regions in the world. Prolonged and widespread drought is a recurrent feature of the arid and semi-arid lands that is exacerbated by climate change, advancing desertification and ecological degradation. These harsh ecological circumstances …
News: Ethiopia, Denmark to host global meeting tackling climate change in New York
Addis Abeba, September 20/2019 – As key partners and climate ambitious countries, Ethiopia and Denmark lead the energy transition track at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York on 23 September on a personal request by UN Secretary-General António Guterres. On 23 September at the UN Climate Action Summit, …
News: FAO provides immediate livestock protection assistance to drought-affected pastoral, agro-pastoral communities in Ethiopia
Addis Abeba, September 06/2019 – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is providing immediate livestock protection assistance to drought-affected pastoral and agro-pastoral communities in Ethiopia. While sending off a consignment of veterinary drugs from Addis Abeba to Oromia and Somali Regions, Dr. Alemayehu Mekonnen, the Chief …
