Ethiopia and Mali set to advance renewable energy plans
African Development Bank | 23 Apr 2012
Ethiopia and Mali are set to begin preparing renewable energy projects specified in their investment plan under the Scaling Up Renewable Energy Program in Low Income Countries (SREP) after successfully achieving investment plan endorsement from the SREP sub-committee at their meeting on 8 March 2012 in Nairobi, Kenya. SREP is a program of the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) of which the African Development Bank (AfDB) is an implementing agency.
 Ethiopia | Mali | Renewable Energy

Energy Solutions: Solar Power in Ethiopia
Environment South Africa | 31 Jan 2012
In this Earth Focus report, solar power is replacing kerosene in rural Ethiopia with benefits for health, education and small business development. read full article
 Ethiopia | Renewable Energy

Ethiopia and 1 other Minister of State for Trade and Development Joe Costello visits Ethiopia
The ReliefWeb | 23 Jan 2012
Minister Costello will visit schools, health centres and agriculture projects which are supported by Ireland and targeted at the poorest communities in Ethiopia.Minister Costello will visit Tigray in the north of the country, where Ireland supports a programme to provide cash or food in return...
 Ethiopia | Agriculture | Environmental Awareness | Education

World: Changing focus? How to start taking adaptive capacity seriously
feedproxy.google.com | 05 Jan 2012
Source:  Overseas Development Institute Country:  World, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Uganda ODI Briefing Papers 71, January 2012Authors: Eva Ludi, Lindsey Jones and Simon LevineChange is a...
 Ethiopia | Mozambique | Uganda | Climate Change Adaptation | Climate Change Impacts | Environmental Impacts

Adopting Renewable Energy and Investing in the Environment ?
African Development Bank | 27 Oct 2011
Les pays en développement, notamment africains nont pas une responsabilité engagée dans les émissions de CO2. Toutefois, cela ne doit pas les écarter de lexploitation des ressources renouvelables. Cest le consensus qui sest dégagé des discussions consacrées aux énergies renouvelables et aux questions environnementales de la Conférence économique africaine en cours, à Addis-Abeba.
 Ethiopia | Economics and the Environment | Energy Conservation

Land deals in Ethiopia bring food self-sufficiency, and prosperity
Guardian Unlimited | 04 Apr 2011
Foreign investments help Ethiopia to develop, and provide knowledge, skills and taxes. The Ethiopian government's absolute prime concern is ensuring food self-sufficiency at both national and household level. The first has already been attained and we are now working towards the second. Eighty-five...
 Ethiopia | Agriculture | Food Security | Planning and Management of Development

Ethiopia: Reducing TB risk in Addis Ababa
feedproxy.google.com | 23 Mar 2011
Health officials in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, are concerned about the spread of tuberculosis in the city's crowded public transport networks and tightly packed "DSTV [satellite television] houses" where ardent fans come to watch English and Spanish football.
 Ethiopia | Health and Environment | Urban Areas

UK's Development Program in Ethiopia Will Become its Largest in world: Country Representative
feedproxy.google.com | 01 Mar 2011
The UK's development program in Ethiopia will become its largest in the world in the next two years, the UK's Department for International Development (DFID) announced on Tuesday
 Ethiopia | Economics and the Environment | Planning and Management of Development

ETHIOPIA: Aid appeal for pastoralist regions
IRIN News | 09 Feb 2011
Poor rains, especially in the Somali and Oromiya regions of Ethiopia, have led to food shortages and prompted the government and its international partners to appeal for US$226.5 million in relief aid for almost three million people, a government official said. "Although the overall improvement in...
 Ethiopia | Agriculture | Food Security | Governance | Poverty Reduction

Ethiopia: Humanitarian requirements-2011 - Joint Government and Humanitarian Partners' Document
feedproxy.google.com | 08 Feb 2011
The overall good performance of the 2010 belg and meher rains contributed to improving the food security situation in areas that benefit from the seasonal rains, apart for some pockets in the eastern lowlands areas. The food security situation is, however, deteriorating in the south and south eastern pastoral and agro-pastoral areas following poor performance of the 2010 deyr/hagaya rains (October to December), which has resulted in water and pasture shortage.
 Ethiopia | Agriculture | Drought | Food Security | Poverty Reduction