Climate change poses challenges to land and natural-resource-dependent livelihoods in many countries through changes in temperature, precipitation and extreme weather events like droughts or flooding. This is particularly true for sub-Saharan Africa, which is characterised by a high socio-economic dependence on land and natural resources for food security, economic wellbeing and human health. For example, many communities in sub-Saharan Africa rely on water from precipitation for crop production, while others rely on different forest products for fuelwood, food and medicine. Climate change has adverse impacts on these resources, progressively leading to their degradation and depletion. In addition, socio-economic factors like population growth and urban expansion lead to unsustainable management of land and natural resources, including through slash-and-burn agriculture, deforestation and other activities which are harming people and the environment. Hence, adequate responses to these challenges are needed at different levels, in different sectors and in different forms, ranging from national policy and planning processes to local on-the-ground implementation to ensure a climate-resilient land and natural resource management (NRM). In order to identify suitable response options, scientific evidence is needed that evaluates both the magnitude of the challenges faced and the suitability and expected impact of proposed policies and programs. o Engaging with key stakeholders relevant to climate-resilient land and natural resource man-agement in Ethiopia and identifying their needs and priorities with regards to information on climate impacts and opportunities for adaptation; o Providing data and scientific information from the climate risk analysis for Ethiopia to sup-port the revision of the ESIF and other national plans and strategies; o Producing targeted scientific inputs on the most pressing issues related to NRM and climate change adaptation; and o Closely collaborating with local and regional research institutes to enhance data collection, exchange and analysis for future research activities in Ethiopia. PIK will lead the overall project and is responsible for the final objectives and the respective results.
This project builds closely on a previously developed climate risk analysis for Ethiopia as part of the AGRICA project. Specifically, this project seeks to take up the scientific findings produced in the climate risk analysis, further develop the results most pertinent to NRM and feed them into political processes relevant to climate-resilient land and natural resource management in Ethiopia. The focus lies on downscaling climate data to a 1km grid in selected watersheds, to provide locally-specific information that can serve as input into adaptation and NRM decision-making. In addition, scientific analyses on the suitability of agroforestry systems in Ethiopia are produced and synthesized. Finally, the project entails close collaboration with Ethiopian researchers from a range of scientific disciplines to enhance data collection, exchange and analysis for future research activities in Ethiopia.
PIK will lead the overall project and is responsible for the final objectives and the respective results.
