Ethiopia

A unified approach to climate change and hunger

21 mai, 2013 - 15:45
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IRIN - water and Sanitation
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http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97913/A-unified-approach-to-climate-change-and-hu...
JOHANNESBURG 24 April 2013 (IRIN) - Studies out of Ethiopia, India, Kenya and Niger show that children born during natural hazards, like droughts or floods, are more likely to be malnourished. Yet as the climate changes, it is poor countries - already struggling with hunger and food insecurity - that are increasingly likely to face these natural hazards.

Request for Proposals: “GSF Mid-Term Evaluation Consulting Services”

17 mai, 2013 - 12:05
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Sanitation updates
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http://sanitationupdates.wordpress.com/2013/05/17/request-for-proposals-gsf-mid-...

ImageThe Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) has specified in its Medium Term Strategic Plan 2012-2016 that all programmes funded by WSSCC’s Global Sanitation Fund (GSF) are subject to independent mid-term and five-year evaluations.

WASHplus Weekly: Focus on WASH Sustainability

15 mars, 2013 - 15:53
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Sanitation updates
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http://sanitationupdates.wordpress.com/2013/03/15/washplus-weekly-focus-on-wash-...

This issue contains notices of upcoming events and links to recent studies, reports, and blog posts on WASH sustainability. The IRC Water and Sanitation Center’s Triple-S project states that one out of three rural water supply systems in developing countries do not function at all or performs far below its promised level.

WATER: Enough in the Nile to share, little to waste

22 janvier, 2013 - 15:00
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IRIN - water and Sanitation
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http://www.irinnews.org/Report/96798/WATER-Enough-in-the-Nile-to-share-little-to...
ADDIS ABABA 16 November 2012 (IRIN) - As Ethiopia’s massive dam-building plans continue to cause disquiet in downstream Egypt, new research suggests there is sufficient water in the Nile for all 10 countries it flows through, and that poverty there could be significantly eased as long as access by small-scale farmers is boosted.

FOOD: Land-grabbing linked with hunger

19 décembre, 2012 - 08:00
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IRIN - water and Sanitation
URL: 
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/96521/FOOD-Land-grabbing-linked-with-hunger
ADDIS ABABA 11 October 2012 (IRIN) - Countries where people lack adequate access to land rights, water and energy - are among the worst performers in the annual Global Hunger Index (GHI).

FOOD: How good is the new hunger data?

18 décembre, 2012 - 09:30
Source: 
IRIN - water and Sanitation
URL: 
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/96511/FOOD-How-good-is-the-new-hunger-data
ADDIS ABABA 11 October 2012 (IRIN) - After years of criticism, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has announced it is exploring new ways to measure “hunger”, “undernourishment” and “food insecurity” - terms used interchangeably - which will dramatically alter the number of people believed to be going hungry.

CLIMATE CHANGE: Farmers too hungry to adapt

15 octobre, 2012 - 09:15
Source: 
IRIN - water and Sanitation
URL: 
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/96314/CLIMATE-CHANGE-Farmers-too-hungry-to-adapt
JOHANNESBURG 14 September 2012 (IRIN) - Small farmers in the developing world who are going hungry for long periods of time - in some cases for up to half the year in Ethiopia's Borana region - are failing to find ways to adapt to an increasingly erratic climate, a new survey has found.
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