Ethiopia

By; Luganda David Nsiyonna Nairobi, Kenya – The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has initiated a series of national consultations to review its 2021–2025 strategy and develop a new one …

Mekelle – At least 22 people have died and over 27,000 livestock have perished in Kolla Tembien, Central Tigray, as a prolonged drought tightens its grip on the war-affected region, …

Addis Abeba – Flooding caused by the overflow of the Awash River has displaced thousands of people across West and Southwest Shewa zones, destroying crops, killing livestock, and leaving displaced residents …

By: Luganda David Nsiyonna NAIROBI, Kenya – The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has a strategy to tackle severe water insecurity in the region, which is being worsened by climate …

Format: News and Press Release Origin: View original Source: European Commission’s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations

Date of event 21-11-2023 What happened, where and when? The rains intensified in mid-November leading to widespread impact. The regional report 13th to 20th November showed an increased flood impact …

The Ethiopian government is moving to implement a series of flood mitigation strategies in the Awash Basin, a key economic region that is particularly susceptible to flooding. The effort is …

Step 1 – Understanding the disaster DNA What Happened? The eastern Horn of Africa is currently experiencing increasingly intense and recurrent cycles of flooding and drought. Across Ethiopia, Kenya and …

By Esther Birungi – Climate Action Storyteller – Uganda Climate change made both the devastating drought in the Horn of Africa and the record April temperatures in the Western Mediterranean …

There is a high likelihood of above-normal rainfall across most of the northern parts of Greater Horn of Africa during the critical June-September rainy season. The outlook was issued during the …