Jun 16, 2021 | Politics and governance
By Fana Gebresenbet, Biruk Terrefe and Tom Lavers In 1991, Ethiopia had 370MW of installed electric power and 4% grid connectivity, one of the lowest rates in the world. In the 27 years of the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front’s (EPRDF) rule, both of...
Oct 16, 2020 | News, Research
Near-term concerns about the impact of The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on water availability for Egypt and Sudan are unlikely to materialise, but drought preparedness will require careful coordination, suggests research published today by researchers from...
Aug 13, 2020 | East Africa and Eastern Nile, Social impacts, Uncategorised
Read the FutureDAMS working paper ‘Resettlement of Gumuz Communities around Ethiopia’s Blue Nile Dam‘. This working paper explores the programme of resettlement of Gumuz farmers and others living at low altitude along the Nile and Beles rivers, whose home...
Feb 26, 2020 | Agriculture and livelihoods, East Africa and Eastern Nile, News
In December 2019, FututreDAMS welcomed Dr Jenny Hodbod to present ‘Impacts of the Gibe III, Ethiopia: A social-ecological systems approach’. Jenny Hodbod is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Community Sustainability, Michigan State University,...
