HIGHLIGHTS AND INTRODUCTION The Ethiopian Disaster Risk Management Commission (EDRMC) was established in 2015 by the Council of Ministers through Regulation No. 363/2015 and was relocated in late...
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Ethiopia Flood Response Plan - 2022 Kiremt Season Floods (August 2022)
SITUATION The Ethiopia Meteorology Institute weather outlook for the 2022 kiremt season (June – September) indicated a very high probability of wetter climate condition in the southwest, western,...
Exit Workshop on DRR Capacity Building in Ethiopia: Outcomes and Way Forward
On 23 November 2021, an exit workshop was held for the "Disaster Risk Reduction Capacity Building in Ethiopia". Experts gathered to share main outcomes, exchange experiences, and discuss the way...
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Road Map for Improving the Availability, Access and Use of Disaster Risk Information for Early Warning and Early Action, including in the Context of Transboundary Risk Management
Executive summary This road map identifies activities and practical recommendations aiming to improve the availability, accessibility and use of risk information at the continental, regional,...
Ethiopia Flood Response Plan - 2020 Kiremt Season Floods (September 2020)
CONTEXT According to the National Meteorology Agency’s weather forecast for September 2020, the kiremt rain is expected to continue in all zones of Tigray, Benishangul Gumuz, Gambella, East and West...
Ethiopia: National Emergency Coordination Centre NECC Bulletin #3, 7 August 2020
Key Highlights As of 5 August 2020, close to 55,000 people were affected by flooding in Afar, Oromia, SNNP, Amhara, Gambela and Somali regions, of whom 33,000 were displaced. According to the Somali...
Joint Government – Humanitarian Partners National Flood Contingency Plan 2020 Kiremt Season
June 2020 Addis Ababa 1. BACKGROUND 1.1 INTRODUCTION AND Ethiopia is experiencing extreme weather variability with some areas experiencing drought, while others are impacted by flooding. Based on NMA...
NDRMC Flood Alert #2, 04 June 2020
Introduction and background: On 04 June 2020, the National Flood Task Force issued a Flood Alert #2 following the release of the National Metrological Agency’s (NMA) kiremt (summer) rainy season...
NDRMC Flood Alert # 1, April 2020
Introduction and background: Next to drought, flood is one of the major natural hazards in Ethiopia which causes significant damages to peoples’ lives and livelihoods. The objective of this flood...
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USAID Funds 1.85M Assistance to Combat COVID-19 in Ethiopia
Addis Ababa, March 21/2020 (ENA) The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced a 1.85 million USD assistance to support Ethiopia’s efforts in the fight against the spread...
NDRMC Shifts from Crisis to Managing Geohazard Risks
Addis abeba ENA November 6/2019 National Disaster Risk Management Commission (NDRMC) has anchored on the paradigm shift from managing geohazard crisis to managing risks, as an ongoing program in the...
MoA Taking Strict Prevention to Control the Spread of Desert Locust
Addis Ababa August 9/ 2019 Ministry of Agriculture announced that it is taking urgent prevention and controlling measures on the proliferation of desert locust in Ethiopia. FAO recently alarmed on...
Joint Government – Humanitarian Partners’ National Flood Contingency Plan 2019 Kiremt Season
July 4, 2019 Addis Ababa 1. BACKGROUND 1.1. Introduction The multi-agency Flood Task Force (FTF) issued a Flood Alert in June 2019 based on the National Meteorology Agency (NMA) forecast for 2019...
Ethiopia: Humanitarian Response Situation Report No. 20 (January 2019)
This report has been prepared under the auspices of the Federal Disaster Risk Management Technical Working Group, co-chaired by the National Disaster Risk Management Commission (NDRMC) and OCHA with...
Ethiopia: Humanitarian Response Situation Report No.19 (November 2018)
This report has been prepared under the auspices of the Federal Disaster Risk Management Technical Working Group, co-chaired by the National Disaster Risk Management Commission (NDRMC) and OCHA with...
Ethiopia: 2018 Humanitarian and Disaster Resilience Plan - Mid-Year Review
OVERVIEW In the second half of the year, Ethiopia has faced with an unprecedented surge of inter- communal conflict in Gedeo zone (SNNP region) and West Guji zone (Oromia region), which at its...
Nation Launches Strategic Plan to Improve Health, Reduce Emerging Diseases
Addis Ababa October 02/2018 A five-year national One Health Strategic Plan that enables Ethiopia to reduce the risk of new emerging diseases and to prevent, control and respond to known and emerging...
Ethiopia: Immediate Humanitarian Funding Priorities, 3 August, 2018
Overview The priority funding gaps presented here are intended to inform urgently required funding decisions by donors. The priorities have been reviewed and endorsed by the UN Humanitarian...
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia National Disaster Risk Management Commission, Early Warning and Emergency Response Directorate Flood Alert #3 - June 2018
INTRODUCTION In April 2018, the NDRMC-led multi-sector National Flood Task Force issued the first Flood Alert based on the National Meteorology Agency (NMA) Mid-Season Forecast for the belg/gu/ganna...
Ethiopia: Immediate Humanitarian Funding Priorities, 28 May, 2018
Overview The priority funding gaps presented here are intended to inform urgently required funding decisions by donors, and a new allocation from the Ethiopia Humanitarian Fund (anticipated balance...