FAO Disaster Response and Rehabilitation Unit (DRRU) in Ethiopia
FAO Project OSRO/ETH/904/CHA - Joint Emergency Flood Mitigation Action in four woredas of Amhara Regional State of Ethiopia. To save the lives and livelihoods of flood-affected households in Dembiya woreda of hte Amhara region through the provision of physical and biological flood-mitigation measures.
FAO Project OSRO/ETH/909/NOR - Reducing the vulnerability of Afar pastoral and agro-pastoral communities to recurrent drought. The overall objective of the project is to reduce the vulnerability of the Afar pastoral and ago-pastoral communities to drought and climate change, through capacity-building, the promotion of appropriate technologies and the rehabilitation of key ecological resources through:
-protecting 2750 HHs through an increased access to milk and/or additional income as a result of feed production and pod harvesting technologies assistance;
-reducing the loss of pastoralist assets through building the capacities of the community and the regional veterinary services in a sustainable manner; and
-providing water supplies to the pastoralists through the rehabilitation of water points and the efficient use of water resources.
FAO Project OSRO/ETH/001/CHA - Livelihoods based drought emergency response in Afar Regional State, Ethiopia. The overall objectives of the action is to protect key livestock assets of vulnerable households and eventually increase milk for the children through supplementary feeding of lactating cattle and goats, animal health, and livestock destocking activities.
FAO Project OSRO/ETH/902/BEL - Support to vulnerable households to improve food security through crop diversification and yield improvement in Ethiopia. To increase agricultural productivity and improve the livelihoods of 45 000 poor households through the provision of appropriate seeds and diversified planting materials in SNNPR, Tigray, Amhara, and Oromia regional states of Ethiopia.
FAO Project GCP/ETH/077/AUS - Support to vulnerable households to improve food security and increase resilience to climatic and food price shocks through the provision of agricultural inputs and technical support to achieve crop diversification and yield improvement in Ethiopia. The overall objective of the project is to measurably improve food security of farmers through increased crop diversification and provision of appropriate inputs and technologies in four drought affected regions of Ethiopia.