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Ethiopia
Analysis: Coping with climate change
25 Jan 2012, IRIN
As 'resilience' to climate change has become quite a buzzword in the aid community, some governments and NGOs have placed resilience at the centre of their approach. For instance, DFID has introduced a new risk financing mechanism in Ethiopia...
National Platform
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Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Center (DPPC) - Website:
- Contact:State Minister for matters related to disaster management and food security
- Phone:+251 115524272 +251 115516407
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- Ethiopia: National Report in preparation for WCDR (2004)2004, Ethiopia - gov
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- Ethiopia: Poverty reduction strategy paper - PRSP (2006)2006, Ethiopia - gov; IMF; WB
- Ethiopia: National adaptation programme of action - NAPA (2007)2007, Ethiopia - gov; GEF; UNDP; UNFCCC
Human Exposure
| Hazard type | Population exposed |
Percentage of population  |
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| Cyclone |  |
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| Drought | 9,342,200 |  |
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| Flood | 77,816 |  |
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| Landslide | 64,470 |  |
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| Earthquake | 217,977 |     |
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| Tsunami | |
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Source of data: 2009 Global Assessment Report |
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Top 5 Natural Disaster reported
| Disaster | Date | Affected | (no. of people) |
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| Drought | 2003 | 12,600,000 |  |
| Drought | 1983 | 7,750,000 | |
| Drought | 1987 | 7,000,000 | |
| Drought | 1989 | 6,500,000 | |
| Drought | 2008 | 6,400,000 | |
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Source of data: OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database Data version: v11.08 *: Including tsunami Data displayed does not imply national endorsement. |
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- Building resilient communities: community-managed disaster risk reduction14-25 May 2012, Ethiopia (Diredawa)
Identifying opportunities for climate-smart agriculture investments in Africa2011, FAO
A dangerous delay: the cost of late response to early warnings in the 2011 drought in the Horn of Africa2012, Oxfam Intl; Save the Children UK
- Global Risk Data Platform (dynamic mapping tool)
Horn of Africa: annual probability of drought, flood, or locust infestationJun 2007, Humanitarian Info Unit, U.S. Dept of State
Horn of Africa: earthquake hazard mapJun 2007, Humanitarian Info Unit, U.S. Dept of State
- Disaster reduction and recovery specialist, P3Niger (Niamey), BCPR-UNDP
- Natural resources management and climate change advisorEthiopia (Addis Ababa), Save the Children U.S.
- Technical specialists - Resilience in the Limpopo river basinMozambique , ARD
Officially declared national coordinating multi-sectoral and inter-disciplinary mechanisms for advocacy, coordination, analysis and advice on disaster risk reduction.