Impacts of Drought on Rural Livelihoods; Evidence of Climate Change Affected Areas of Amhara Region, Ethiopia

About this CARP project

The impact of climate change-induced drought is severe in Amhara region and Ethiopia. Climate change and drought are responsible for multiple effects with different manifestations. Following this, policymakers, governmental, and nongovernmental organizations have focused on the need to analyze the drought impacts and improve the resilience of affected communities. Even though a number of issues are addressed by scholars of different disciplines still, very important aspects of drought are not disclosed.

Study site

The study will be conducted in the drought-affected areas of the Amhara region. Special emphasis will be given to the Waghemera Zone of the region, which is frequently impacted by climate change-induced drought.

Research works on the impacts of disasters are critical to broaden or widen our knowledge of invasive species. Awareness about disasters is essential to design and implement an effective long-term monitoring system. The management of disasters should be based on scientific evidence and critical analysis. Also, there is a need to have a full picture of disasters at the grassroots level; hence the role of research is enormous in this regard. This study strives to fill the knowledge gap on the issue of disasters, resilience, livelihoods, and food security using comprehensive and quantitative techniques.