Noticias sobre Ethiopia
Cloud level rise from deforestation threatens water supply in African mountains, study finds
International researchers from Finland, Germany, South Africa, and Ethiopia report that deforestation during the last two decades induced a higher warming and cloud level rise than that caused by climate change, which threatens biodiversity and water supply in African montane forests.
Climate change increases time spent by women on water collection by up to 30%
By 2050, climate change could increase the amount of time women in households without running water spend collecting water by up to 30 percent on global average, according to a new study published in Nature Climate Change.
Study reveals ancient Nile floods were highly variable during wetter climates
Global warming as well as recent droughts and floods threaten large populations along the Nile Valley.
Global report reveals major gaps in menstrual health and hygiene in schools
Around the world, menstrual health and hygiene needs are being overlooked due to limited access to information, education, products and services, as well as inadequate facilities and inequalities.
Study charts how north Africa’s climate changed 5,000 years ago
Climate tipping points can either result from a slow but linear development, or can “flicker" between two stable climatic states that alternate before a final, permanent transition occurs, finds a new study featuring a UCL researcher.
Energy trades could help resolve Nile conflict
Scientists have shed light on a new, transformative approach that could help resolve a dispute over the Nile River’s water resources.
Research into urban residential water usage in Ethiopia with machine learning
In a groundbreaking study published in the journal NPJ Clean Water, researchers have delved deep into the intricate web of urban residential water consumption in developing countries.
Water security: multidimensional threats at a global scale
Water security is globally recognized as one of the imperatives of global development and forms a crucial part of one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the UN (Goal 6: "Clean Water and Sanitation") and is considered a necessary condition to achieve any of the other sixteen goals.
IWMI to expand groundbreaking Africa earth observation project
New grant will enable expanded scope and collaboration and make actionable water information accessible to governments and other groups.
MIT scientists harness AI and robotics to extract natural hydrogen from subsurface rocks
Iwnetim Abate aims to stimulate natural hydrogen production underground, potentially unearthing a new path to a cheap, carbon-free energy source.
Sub-Saharan Africa left to pick up $8.4 billion cost of healthcare infections
Infections caused by lack of handwashing facilities, clean water and decent toilets are costing Sub-Saharan Africa $8.4 billion each year, finds new data from WaterAid and the World Bank.
Food insecurity, flash floods and drought add to conflict risk, analysis says
The WPS partnership’s latest update is based on a March 2024 analysis and focuses on the next 12 months.
IWMI and partners map the state of water across Africa
Earth observation platforms and data will support decision-makers in the management of flood and drought risk.
“More private investment is needed to meet people’s water needs”
The World Bank is currently the largest multilateral financier dedicated to water initiatives in developing nations.
Xylem, UNICEF deepen partnership to deliver vital Water Solutions in Horn of Africa
Programs address urgent water and sanitation challenges for communities in Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan and Uganda.
Only 36 per cent of appeals for water- and sanitation-related funding met in 2023
In advance of World Water Day, Action Against Hunger calls for support to close the water funding gap.
Modelling study highlights risks of potential GERD failure
Researchers from the National Water Research Center and Benha University in Egypt have assessed the flood risk due to a potential failure of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and its potential impacts on the downstream countries, Sudan and Egypt.
African Development Fund grants $46 million to improve access to water and sanitation in Ethiopia
It will also be used to build 9 reservoirs, distribution systems (142.6 kilometres) and connections to give 36,000 new users access to drinking water.
African Development Bank Group, Lake Chad Basin Commission sign MOU to restore Lake Chad Basin
The African Development Bank Group and the Lake Chad Basin Commission have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to rehabilitate and restore the Lake Chad Basin.
UNEP-Rotary partnership aims to safeguard freshwater sources
A new partnership between the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and one of the world’s largest service organizations, Rotary International, will work to conserve and restore freshwater bodies UNEP and Rotary International announced their partnership at Rotary International Assembly, which ran from 7-11 January 2024.