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Ethiopia – government aims to curb flooding as new dams planned

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By Abdirashid M. Dahir

The Ethiopian Government is seeking to mitigate severe effects of recurrent flooding with the planned construction of news dams.

The Awash Basin Authority of Water Resources, Irrigation and Energy Ministry plans to construct two more dams at a cost of 11.7 billion Birr in Afar regional state. The decision to build the dams comes just a few months after flash floods displaced tens of thousands of people in Africa’s third most populous country.

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In July this year, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) praised Ethiopia for successfully handling adverse effects of flooding caused by the Climate Change. 

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Hazards Flood
Themes Climate change Disaster risk management Critical infrastructure
Country and region Ethiopia
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