Adaptation to climate change in Africa: challenges and opportunities identified from Ethiopia

The research examines the impact of climate variability on Ethiopia's agricultural production and GDP to identify ways to mainstream climate risks into poverty reduction plans. It highlights a case study on drought insurance within a social protection programme serving 8.3 million people. The analysis identifies key challenges, including uncertainties in climate projections and weak evidence of climate-society interactions, while suggesting that 'low-regrets measures' can reduce vulnerability by shifting from disaster-focused responses to long-term livelihood security.

• The document identifies a specific application of climate risk integration in Ethiopia through the use of drought insurance within a social protection programme that supports 8.3 million people.
• Major obstacles to addressing climate risks in Africa include significant uncertainties in climate projections for certain regions, a lack of robust evidence regarding complex climate-society interactions, and various institutional problems.
• There is an opportunity to reduce vulnerability to current climate variability by implementing 'low-regrets measures' and transitioning from a disaster-centric approach to one focused on long-term livelihood security and vulnerability reduction.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2011). Adaptation to climate change in Africa: challenges and opportunities identified from Ethiopia. https://www.sei.org/publications/adaptation-to-climate-change-in-africa-challenges-and-opportunities-identified-from-ethiopia/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Adaptation to climate change in Africa: challenges and opportunities identified from Ethiopia. 2011. https://www.sei.org/publications/adaptation-to-climate-change-in-africa-challenges-and-opportunities-identified-from-ethiopia/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2011adaptation, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Adaptation to climate change in Africa: challenges and opportunities identified from Ethiopia}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2011}, month = apr, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/adaptation-to-climate-change-in-africa-challenges-and-opportunities-identified-from-ethiopia/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }