A joint statement by the IGAD Executive Secretary, Dr Workneh Gebeyehu (PhD) and the FAO Subregional Coordinator for Eastern Africa, Dr Chimimba David Phiri November 18, 2021 (NAIROBI, Kenya): Vulnerable communities in the IGAD region continue to experience a complex mix of re-enforcing shocks and stresses that are eroding their resilience to food and nutrition […]
Economic Association Says Ethiopia Has Viable Opportunities to Avert Economic Challenges
Ethiopian Economic Association (EEA) Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Professor Mengistu Ketema pointed out that Ethiopia has a number of viable opportunities to avert the possible economic challenges that the nation might encounter due to the undue pressure by some western countries including the US. The CEO suggested ways of sustaining the resilient economy of the […]
Northern Ethiopia Emergency Response Situation Report #04
Highlights High levels of food insecurity in Northern Ethiopia remains a major concern. Urgent action is needed to reach an estimated 9.4 million people with emergency food assistance. Since the start of operations in March 2021, WFP has provided food assistance to 2.9 million people and nutrition assistance to over 500,000 people in Northern Ethiopia, […]
Ethiopia – Northern Ethiopia Humanitarian Update Situation Report, 18 Nov 2021
HIGHLIGHTS About 8 million people in northern Ethiopia are targeted to receive humanitarian assistance until the end of the year. In Amhara, tens of thousands of people are reportedly displaced from South Wello, North Wello & Wag Hemra zones to Debre Berhan City in North Shewa Zone because of active fighting More than 16,000 displaced […]
Seasonal precipitation predictions in Desert Locust winter/spring breeding areas (December 2021 – May 2022)
Due to the recent intensification of La Niña, dry conditions are expected to continue in the Horn of Africa that will restrict current breeding by Desert Locust. Drier than normal conditions expected in the winter breeding areas along both sides of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden will limit breeding from now until March […]
Harnessing Inland Water Resources Through Blue Economy
November 16, 2021 (BAHIR DAR, Ethiopia): The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) today inaugurated the National Validation Workshop on the Baseline Assessment Report of the Contribution of Blue Economy to the Sustainable Economic Development of Ethiopia. Representatives from various ministries and institutions active in the Blue Economy (BE) sector in the Federal Government of Ethiopia are […]