Overseas Development Institute

Ethiopia Moves in Right Direction with Climate Change Response But Challenges Remain

By James Hassam
Ethiopia is widely regarded as an African success story when it comes to economic growth. According to the International Monetary Fund, the country’s economy is growing by seven percent annually. But there are concerns that climate change could jeopardise this growth.

When Poverty Quietly Morphs into Catastrophe

By Miriam Gathigah and George Gao
Wambui Karunyu, 72, and her seven-year-old grandson are the only surviving members of their immediate family.  Karunyu’s husband and five children all succumbed to the hardships of living in the semi-arid area of lower Mukurweini district in central Kenya.

OP-ED: Financing of Disaster Risk Reduction Needs Urgent Reform

By Jan Gerald Kellett
Over 20 years, disaster losses in developing nations have amounted to 862 billion dollars (a considerable under-estimate). During this period the international community has spent just 13.5 billion dollars on disaster risk reduction (DRR), equivalent to 40 cents of every 100 dollars of development aid – this has to change.


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