Attachments
HIGHLIGHTS
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Erratic rainfall, challenges reported in some kiremt-receiving areas of Ethiopia
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USG partners address agriculture, food, nutrition, WASH needs
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DART visits Adama regional hub, observes logistics operations
KEY DEVELOPMENTS
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Consecutive failed rainy seasons and drought induced by the 2015/2016 El Niño climatic event deteriorated humanitarian conditions across Ethiopia. In response, the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) and relief actors have delivered in-kind food supplies, water, nutrition support, and health services to populations in need and provided agricultural assistance to drought-affected farming and pastoral households.
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The USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) for Ethiopia is monitoring climate-related impacts and humanitarian needs of vulnerable populations during the ongoing lean season and the meher harvest, which typically begins in mid- to late October.
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Since mid-August, USAID/FFP, USAID/OFDA, and State/PRM provided an additional $26.2 million to humanitarian organizations responding to the needs of drought-affected communities, refugees, and other vulnerable people in Ethiopia. The U.S. Government (USG) contributed a total of $549.3 million for the Ethiopia response in FY 2016.