Impactors 1130-1210 <SPECIAL REPORT> ETHIOPIAN DROUGHTS 1 IMPACTORS

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Contents Causes Consequences Actions responses and solutions Effectiveness of these solutions Challenges and Constraints GRASPS Product Impactors

Contents

Causes

Consequences

Actions responses and solutions

Effectiveness of these solutions

Challenges and Constraints

GRASPS

Product

A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water Occur when a region receives consistently below average precipitation When the 2 most intense and unpredictable rains (Belg and Meher) do not arrive. Impactors

A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water

Occur when a region receives consistently below average precipitation

When the 2 most intense and unpredictable rains (Belg and Meher) do not arrive.

Impactors Wildfires Reduced crop production Malnutrition Thirst Wide spread diseases (e.g. Dengue)

Wildfires

Reduced crop production

Malnutrition

Thirst

Wide spread diseases (e.g. Dengue)

Impactors Foreign donors: Set up the Food Security Reserve to stock up massive amounts of food which can be quickly dispatched to areas in need when drought-induced famine occurs Developed an early-warning system and a better road network to facilitate transport of supplies Increase food and water supplies, sending health teams and improving overall sanitation and agricultural development. Ethiopians Parents resort to pulling their children out of school to supplement their income in times of drought by searching for food or work Move on with their flocks in search of better pastures Women invest in the younger generation, by getting the children to eat first, results in the elderly’s malnutrition. Slaughter their animals for food. However, families may also lose entire herds to the drought.

Foreign donors:

Set up the Food Security Reserve to stock up massive amounts of food which can be quickly dispatched to areas in need when drought-induced famine occurs

Developed an early-warning system and a better road network to facilitate transport of supplies

Increase food and water supplies, sending health teams and improving overall sanitation and agricultural development.

Ethiopians

Parents resort to pulling their children out of school to supplement their income in times of drought by searching for food or work

Move on with their flocks in search of better pastures

Women invest in the younger generation, by getting the children to eat first, results in the elderly’s malnutrition.

Slaughter their animals for food. However, families may also lose entire herds to the drought.

Impactors Long term solution are yet to be discovered Production of Enset has significantly improved food security What is enset? Enset: Drought resistant, high moisture carrying capacity and deep roots

Long term solution are yet to be discovered

Production of Enset has significantly improved food security

What is enset?

Enset: Drought resistant,

high moisture carrying capacity and deep roots

Impactors Ethiopian government has declined help as it refuses to admit that Ethiopia needs aid. Most of the food contributions are genetically-modified and are unsuitable for the Ethiopian diet and thus face rejection Ethiopians rely mostly on Enset for food as only Enset crops survive after droughts that occur

Ethiopian government has declined help as it refuses to admit that Ethiopia needs aid.

Most of the food contributions are genetically-modified and are unsuitable for the Ethiopian diet and thus face rejection

Ethiopians rely mostly on Enset for food as only Enset crops survive after droughts that occur

Includes internal and external problems The ever-lasting problem of funding and money GM food, has been rejected by many countries because of worries that they may not be safe Food and medicine rationing is also rather difficult because of rising prices of food due to crop shortage Impactors

Includes internal and external problems

The ever-lasting problem of funding and money

GM food, has been rejected by many countries because of worries that they may not be safe

Food and medicine rationing is also rather difficult because of rising prices of food due to crop shortage

G R A S P To create an awareness among classmates ; the plight of Ethiopia and what they can do to help Taking the role of researchers finding out the underlying reasons of Ethiopia’s recurring droughts. Classmates will be our audience . Will focus more on the consequences, the effectiveness of the present methods used to cope and the potential solutions that can be used to solve the problem of drought. Newsletter Impactors

Credits Executive producer Leong Kah Heng Director Laura Tan Script Writer 1 Ynez Tan Yi Na Script Writer 2 Lee Shu Yu Script writer 3 Hanna Yasmin Impactors