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November 23, 2016

Horn of Africa Wildlife Crime Programme (WLCP)

The Horn of Africa is emerging as a major region for wildlife crime worldwide, both as a source and a transit route for illicit wildlife products and live animals. Over the last decade, the volume of traffic and value of illegal products has increased, with major trade routes going through the Arabian Peninsula and to […]

November 23, 2016

Initiative for Sustainable Landscapes

Purpose: to contribute towards sustainable land and water resources management in the Central Rift Valley area of Ethiopia Start – End Date — 4/1/2016 – 4/1/2017 Funding Agency: IDH Sustainable Trade Initiative

November 23, 2016

Strengthening Community Resilience in Somalia Region of Ethiopia

Purpose: Through SCRE project, Wetlands international aims to provide an integrated approach to climate resilience in the Somali Region (Jijiga), by developing a knowledge base to understand the bio physical system and how livelihoods interact with it. Start – End Date — January 1st 2016 – 12/31/2016 Funding Agency: Wetland International

November 23, 2016

Strengthening Biodiversity Management in the Boma-Gambella Landscape

Purpose: To improve the social and economic wellbeing of the populations in the IGAD region through a better regional integration in the environmental sector.Start – End Date — 1 November 2013 – 11/30/2017Funding Agency: European Union through Inter Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD)Contractual Implementer: APN and WCSLocal partners: African Parks Network; Land Utilisation Administration and […]

November 23, 2016

Sustainable Development of the Gambella and Rift Valley Landscape

Sustainable Development of the Gambella and Rift Valley Landscape Purpose: To contribute to the sustainable development and management of the Gambella, Omo and the Rift Valley Landscapes; thereby mitigating conflict and enhancing food security in Ethiopia.Funding Agency: Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands,Contractual Implementer: ANCEDA; SEDA; Progynist; AFfE; EWNHS; CCF-E; AfD; NCDA; Nyangatom Woreda […]

November 23, 2016

TERI–HoA-REC&N Clean Energy Project in Ethiopia

TERI–HoA-REC&N Clean Energy Project in Ethiopia “Empowering Households with Clean, Affordable Energy Solutions“ The TERI–HoA-REC&N Project is a collaborative initiative aimed at providing affordable, sustainable, and market-based clean energy solutions—including solar lighting and improved cookstoves—to poor households in Ethiopia. Launched in September 2013, this project is a partnership between: Project Implementation Areas The project was […]

November 23, 2016

Solar Dryer: Reducing Post-Harvest Food Loss Through Sustainable Innovation

Solar Dryer: Reducing Post-Harvest Food Loss Through Sustainable Innovation The Challenge Post-harvest loss continues to be a major issue in agricultural communities, primarily due to inadequate preservation and storage systems. Many farmers still depend on traditional methods such as open sun drying to preserve their crops. While accessible, these methods often expose food to contamination […]

November 11, 2016

Horn of Africa Climate Change Program

Horn of Africa Climate Change Program The Horn of Africa Climate Change Programme (HoA-CCP) is an initiative of Addis Ababa University – Horn of Africa Regional Environment Centre and Network (AAU-HoA-REC&N) The start up phase kicked off in November 2014 with support grant of € 4.000.000 from the Ministry of Foreign affairs (DGIS), Netherlands for […]

November 11, 2016

Water Allocation Plan

Human impact together with changing climate is significantly affecting natural resources in the Ziway Sub-Basin. Located in the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia, this is a closed sub-basin that is highly sensitive to natural and human impacts. Despite this sensitivity, there is a high level of unregulated water abstraction and pollution by smallholder farmers and […]

November 2, 2016

Initiative Aims to Promote Arsi Mountains National Park

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November 2, 2016

SWAR and Waterpad Land in Gambella EcoHub for Climate Smart Irrigation

[cmsmasters_row][cmsmasters_column data_width=”1/1″][cmsmasters_text] MetaMeta and Centre for Environment (CEC) India’s delegates began a joint experiment for climate-smart irrigation in Gambella Region. In a training that took place from 10-13 October 2016 in Gambella Ecohub, the delegates trained a team of the Horn of Africa Climate Change Programme (HoA-CCP) of HoA-REC&N on how to use a Waterpad […]

November 2, 2016

Youth Provide Input for COP 22 in Marakesh

[cmsmasters_row data_padding_bottom=”50″ data_padding_top=”0″ data_bg_parallax_ratio=”0.5″ data_bg_size=”cover” data_bg_attachment=”scroll” data_bg_repeat=”no-repeat” data_bg_position=”top center” data_color=”default” data_bot_style=”default” data_top_style=”default” data_padding_right=”3″ data_padding_left=”3″ data_width=”boxed”][cmsmasters_column data_width=”1/1″][cmsmasters_text animation_delay=”0″] At a workshop aimed at refining youth inputs to the international climate negotiations, a group of young students and alumni of Addis Ababa University met under the theme: “Youth Contribution for Paris Agreement Implementation.” The workshop was held […]