Drought impacts and related risk management by smallholder farmers in developing countries. The research reported in this dissertation has been funded by the netherlands fellowship. The drought was caused by below standard rainfall during the main rain season of africa, between july through september. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Study session 11 impacts of climate change in ethiopia. A thesis presented in partial completion of the requirements of the certificate of training in united nations peace support operations nordic support to eastern africa standby force. Moreover, the magnitude and severity of such climatic events are variable in the different agroclimatic zones of ethiopia.
We examine the effects of the array of forces on peoples strategies for survival in the research areas during and after the drought and famine of the mid1980s. Addis ababa university school of graduate studies masters thesis determinants of food insecurity in rural households in tehuludere woreda, south wello zone of the amhara region by alem shumiye department of statistics august 2007 addis ababa ethiopia. Smallholder farmers adaptation to climate change in zenzelima, ethiopia a case study of female and male farmers perception of and ability to adapt to climate change in zenzelima, ethiopia. Smallholder farmers adaptation to climate change in. To cope with these problems ethiopian people use sale of livestock, agricultural employment, and migration to other areas, requesting grain loans, sales of wood or charcoal, small scale trading and limiting. Characterization of the agricultural drought prone areas at. In ethiopia, drought is a frequently recurring phenomenon. Master thesis no 52 master thesis in rural development with specialization in livelihood and natural resource management climate change and farmers adaptation a case study of mixed farming systems in the coastal area in trieu van commune, trieu phong district, quang tri province, vietnam. Assessment of drought early warning in ethiopia index of itc. Climate change impact on water resources in the awash basin.
Pdf developing a satellitebased combined drought indicator to. Food security is achieved when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food. Ethiopias psnp on livestock holdings of the rural households and investigate its impact disparities across the regions, sex of the household head and drought experience of households. Drought policy development and assessment in east africa using hydrologic and system dynamics modeling a thesis submitted to the faculty of purdue university by lauren gies in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of master of science in civil engineering august 20 purdue university west lafayette, indiana. Untimely, abnormally low and infrequent rainfall has been increasing the frequency and impact of droughts in recent years. Child malnutrition and associated factors among drought. Africa has been plagued by drought and desertification for nearly two years. Case study in lay gaint woreda, amhara region thesis title is my own work and that all the sources that i have used or quoted have been indicated and acknowledged by means of complete references. Rural areas in ethiopia are prone to high levels of chronic and seasonal food. Severe droughts happened once every 10 years in the north and north east ethiopia, now becoming more frequent and. Climate change impact on water resources in the awash. The study was conducted in a coastal commune, named. Pdf in 2011, drought in the horn of africa again made news. Impacts of drought on household debts in oromia national.
Pdf drought impacts and related risk management by smallholder. M in line with the obligations of the convention, ethiopia is currently preparing a national action frograinme to combat desertification. Master thesis in rural development with specialization in livelihood and natural resource management climate change and farmers adaptation. As thesis research advisors, we here by certify that we have read and evaluated this thesis prepared, under our guidance, by assefa abebe geza entitled market chain analysis of honey production. Since 1876, about 22 droughts with an average cycle of every 6 years are occurring in ethiopia eshetu et al. In the past few centuries, more than 30 major drought episodes have occurred, of which were severe and covered the entire country and affected several nations. As indicated in the program implementation manual of the productive safety net program. Among the first step to be, taken in the implementation of jhe programme is the compilation of background information on drought smd desertificori in ethiopia thus3. Study session 11 impacts of climate change in ethiopia introduction. The crisis could deteriorate significantly over the coming. Pdf state of household food insecurity in ethiopia. This study uses young lives longitudinal household level data set of ethiopia.
The emergency drought response project has been carried out in adadle, gode, kelafo and mustahil woredas of gode zone in somali region, and is based upon a relief to development model designed to assist poor vulnerable households to cope with, and recover from the impacts of 2011 drought. Critical factors hampering agricultural productivity in. Case study in lay gaint woreda, amhara region thesis title is my own work and that all the sources that i have used or quoted have been indicated and. Pdf recent drought and precipitation tendencies in ethiopia. Households in a drought affected area might receive support from the psnp, or more typical emergency assistance. Feb 06, 2020 study session 11 impacts of climate change in ethiopia introduction. Determinants of rural household food security in drought. In this research, water requirement satisfaction index wrsi is used to examine the spatial distribution of drought and crop performance based on the availability of water during a growing season. I declare that determinants of rural household food security in drought prone areas of ethiopia. Among the first step to be, taken in the implementation of jhe programme is the compilation of background information on drought smd desertificori in. The frequency and magnitude of droughts in ethiopia have been increasing in space and time. Exploring farmers perceptions of drought in tanzania and ethiopia.
Bernhard freyer senior scientist dvm phd mette vaarst anne skambraks registration number. We recommend that it be submitted as fulfilling the thesis requirement. Drought, conflict and childrens undernutrition in ethiopia 200020. The effect of ethiopias productive safety net program on.
We examine the effects of the array of forces on peoples strategies for survival in the research. Drought occurs in nearly every climate on earth but depending on the particular areas annual rainfall can mean different amount of precipitation shortages. World bank to support a comprehensive assessment of the drought, we immediately joined a team of over 80 government staff from federal and member state levels who worked across 18 sectors on the drought impact and needs assessment dina. Droughts are common natural phenomenon in ethiopia which has been affecting food insecurity and imposing other complex problems. Womens empowerment in ethiopia pathfinder international. Hirpa 2 and katrina charles 2 1 water and land resources centre, addis ababa university, addis ababa, ethiopia. Household food insecurity in the sidama zone of southern.
Effects of drought on crop production and coping mechanisms. Policy impact evaluation a case of tigray region, ethiopia by sara abebe thesis submitted to the faculty of geoinformation science and earth observation, university twente, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of master of science in geo. Ethiopia is an agrarian country dominated by subsistence farming which is highly vulnerable. About 84% of the ethiopian populations live in rural areas with a majority directly or indirectly deriving their livelihood from agriculture csa, 2008. The case of southern zone, tigray region, ethiopia article pdf available january 2014 with 1,552 reads how we measure reads. The primary objective of this thesis is to model the effects on agricultural production and household welfare of an objectivelymeasured, severe rain shortfall in a drought prone region of subsaharan africa, namely malawi, where the population is predominantly rural, relying almost exclusively on rainfed agriculture. The politics of famine in ethiopia white rose etheses online. Improving drought response in pastoral areas of ethiopia somali and afar regions and borena zone of oromiya region sara pantuliano and mike wekesa humanitarian policy group overseas development institute, london prepared for the core group care, fao, save the children uk and save the children us january 2008 hpg humanitarian policy group. Drought, conflict and childrens undernutrition in ethiopia.
Analysis of vulnerability and resilience to climate change induced shocks in north shewa, ethiopia. Child malnutrition and associated factors among drought affected pastoralists in the somali region, eastern ethiopia abenet f1, simachew k2, gobu l3, simie t1, adugna w4, anbessie m5, yakob z6 and somane a7 1consultant, holistic agriconsult, ethiopia 2country director, vsf swiss, ethiopia 3vsf suisse program specialist, ethiopia. The northern regions of ethiopia studied here include the amhara and tigray regional states which cover 19 percent of ethiopian population. The rplrp is intended to enhance resilience of pastoral communities to external shocks with a particular focus on the arid and semiarid lands.
So far there has not been any study to address the economic impact of climate change on ethiopian agriculture and farm level adaptations that farmers make to mitigate the potential impact of climate change. Ethiopia portion of a regional pastoral livelihood resilience project rplrp that also includes interventions in uganda and kenya. Climate change is expected to increase the surface temperature of the earth and the oceans, raise sea levels, alter the global distribution of rainfall, affect the direction of ocean currents and major airstreams, and increase the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events. Drought conditions and management strategies in ethiopia. Drought is a lack of precipitation over an extended period of time that results in a water shortage for a particular area. Ethiopia in general and the northern part in particular since it is the most drought prone area usually marked by low agricultural productivity. Measuring the economic impact of climate change on.
The worst droughtaffected areas in somalia are on 1the brink of famine. Exploring farmersperceptions of drought in tanzania and ethiopia. This is to certify that the work incorporated in the dissertation titled analysis of smallholder farmers perceptions of climate change and adaptation strategies to avert. Yet today, ethiopia remains one of the worlds poorest countries. In ethiopia there is a large scale social protection program called the productive safety net programme psnp, which in cludes capacity to provide additional support to households affected by crises through food or cash transfers. Jul 24, 2015 the magnitude of the devastation to ethiopia led the uns allahoury diallo to declare that the drought is not just a food crisis it is, above all, a livelihood crisis. Extreme drought in ethiopia stretches drought management. Assess the opportunities, challenges and future prospectus of sesame production in ethiopia under varying soilclimate dynamics, c. Sesame production, challenges and opportunities in ethiopia. In ethiopia, most studies on the impact of climate change on water resources focus on catchments of the nile basin, for instance 11. In ethiopia, leap has been implemented to estimate wrsi for assessing drought and early warning. A pdf version of this work will be made available as open access via. Some studies show that the frequency of drought occurrence in ethiopia has been increasing over the past decades. I, ane botterli, declare that this thesis is a result of my research investigations and findings.
Finally, i would like to express my special thanks to all the participants of all households in this study for sharing their opinions and views with me which assisted in my effective research completion. The main concept of this manuscript was derived from the doctoral dissertation of. Measuring the economic impact of climate change on ethiopian. This lack of rain has caused shortage of water for drinking and arrogatio. It effects both rural and urban areas of the world as well. Sample research proposal for masters thesis in ethiopia pdf. The pictures used in this thesis are exclusively taken by myself during may 2014 in ethiopia. However, the earlier drought effects on agriculture were geographically concentrated in the northern, central, and eastern highlands where cereals are dominantly produced table 2. Pdf developing a robust drought monitoring tool is vital to mitigate the. The concern of this thesis is with famine in the case study areas, but our concern is not with debating the causes of famine as much as with identifying consequences.
Food security is a dynamic concept, which has continuously integrated new dimensions and levels of analysis over the years. Children in crisis 1 unicef is on the ground now saving children and preventing emergency escalation in the four countries that comprise the horn of africa. Ethiopia drought, 2015 a livelihood crisis world weather. A case study of gujarat by parul chopra thesis submitted to the international institute for geoinformation science and earth observation in. Ethiopia is one of the subsahara african countries highly prone to hazards. Thesis submitted to the faculty of geoinformation science and earth. Drought and land degradation, population pressure, instability and armed conflict are major sources of food security problems in ethiopia. Emergency drought response project in gode, adadle. Improving drought response in pastoral areas of ethiopia. Analysis of smallholder farmers perceptions of climate.
Based on past experiences, drought affected nearly all sectors in. How climate change is making drought and humanitarian disaster worse in east africa nearly thirteen million people in kenya, ethiopia and somalia are dangerously hungry and in need of humanitarian assistance. This study uses young lives longitudinal household level data set of ethiopia collected in three waves, 2002, 2006, and 2009. Ethiopia s psnp on livestock holdings of the rural households and investigate its impact disparities across the regions, sex of the household head and drought experience of households. Identification of droughtprone areas using asi datasets. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus.
The area is experiencing the worst crisis in 60 years with a deadly combination of drought, escalating food prices and. Extreme drought in ethiopia stretches drought management systems ci m at e cera funded by background ethiopia is one of the most populous countries in subsaharan africa and one of the fastestgrowing economies. Pdf drought risk assessment using remote sensing and gis. In atsbi wemberta district, easter zone of tigray national regional state. Analysis of vulnerability and resilience to climate change. Kesem sub basin, awash river basin, ethiopia msc thesis dame. Drought risk assessment using remote sensing and gis. Sesame production in ethiopia oil seeds are a mainstay of the rural and national economy in ethiopia. In fewer than seven weeks, the dina team sifted through data, traveled to some of the most impacted areas, and. Distribution of rainfed small fields in ethiopia, kenya and somalia. Developing an impactbased combined drought index for.
Ethiopia has been affected by drought and starvation on a large scale since the mid1980s. Addis ababa university school of graduate studies masters. Moa will be the executing agency of the project with the. Drought and its impacts on pastoralist communities of ethiopia. In south africa some of these studies have examined, inter alia, response scenarios of households in droughtstricken areas, governments response to drought and drought assessment techniques see akpalu 2005.
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