http://www.efdinitiative.org This folder contains EfD projects in Ethiopia. daily 1 2007-11-25T17:36:13Z http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/projects/project-repository/impact-of-climate-change-on-ethiopian-economy-and-agriculture In this research project EfD aims to examine the impact of climate change on agriculture using Ricardian approach. Moreover, the impact of climate change on the Ethiopian economy using CGE model will be analyzed. No publisher rahel 2011-02-11T13:39:06Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/projects/project-repository/review-of-local-common-pool-resource-management-institutions-in-ethiopia Renewable natural resources such as forests, fisheries, grazing lands, soils, groundwater, etc, most of which fall under the category of common pool resources, constitute a significant part of our planet. Common property resources constitute important sources of livelihoods to many people in developing countries including timber, fuelwood, grazing, irrigation water, and domestic water. No publisher rahel 2011-02-04T14:15:40Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/projects/project-repository/on-adaptation-to-climate-change-and-food-security-in-ethiopia This research will examine the impact of adaptation strategies on farmers’ food production. We will investigate whether there are differences in the food production functions of farm households that adopted adaptation strategies and those that did not adopt. No publisher rahel 2011-02-04T14:01:55Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/projects/project-repository/impact-of-biofuel-investment-on-the-external-sector-growth-and-poverty-reduction-in-ethiopia-cge-analysis Given the volatility of world oil prices and the recent all time high, which increased their popularity, bio-fuels have received a great deal of attention globally. The central question in here is whether this will have a positive or a negative impact on smallholder farmers and people living in rural areas, as more agricultural land will be used for biofuels production? While some designate it as a crime against humanity, some others have argued that a greater production of biofuels will not necessarily be harmful for the poor and that they can become more food secure with the adoption of proper production technology. No publisher rahel 2011-02-04T13:55:17Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/projects/project-repository/common-property-forest-management-implications-for-redd-in-ethiopia The proposed project seeks to contribute substantively to climate change and community forest management policies and advance the literature by analyzing the relationship between common property forest management (CPFM) in Ethiopia and climate policy within the context of the UN Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD) and proposing instruments for channeling REDD benefits to households. No publisher rahel 2011-02-04T13:44:30Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/projects/project-repository/impact-of-land-certification-on-tree-growing-on-private-plots-of-rural-households-evidence-from-the-amhara-region-of-ethiopia Sustained agricultural growth is important for poverty reduction in Africa due to the significant role of the sector in the continent. The performance of agriculture depends, among others, on appropriate investment in the sector and the latter is constrained by a multitude of factors including land tenure insecurity. In the presence of tenure insecurity, the risk of losing land will create a disincentive to undertake investments when the present value of the productivity benefits from such investments would, under full tenure security, be higher than their cost. No publisher karinbackteman Ethiopian farm households Tenure Tree plantation Agricultural productivity Propensity score matching 2011-03-04T14:33:02Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/projects/project-repository/impact-of-biofuel-investment-on-growth-and-poverty-reduction-in-ethiopia-cge-analysis Given the volatility of world oil prices and the recent all time high, which increased their popularity, bio-fuels have received a great deal of attention globally. The central question in here is whether this will have a positive or a negative impact on smallholder farmers and people living in rural areas, as more agricultural land will be used for biofuels production? No publisher karinbackteman Rural Poverty Biofuels Macro models 2011-03-04T14:35:23Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/projects/project-repository/land-reforms-in-asia-and-africa-impacts-on-poverty-and-natural-resource-management In this research project EfD aims to draw lessons from land reforms in several Asian and African countries. The findings will be presented in a book edited by Professors Stein Holden and Keijiro Otsuka and titled "Land Reforms in Asia and Africa - Impacts on Poverty and Natural Resource Management". No publisher karinbackteman Deforestation Forest management Poverty Tenure Land degradation Agricultural productivity 2010-01-29T06:24:21Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/projects/project-repository/dynamics-of-rural-fuel-demand-a-two-period-model-for-ethiopia Most of the studies so far/literature on rural fuel demand and supply, in general, and those on Ethiopia, in particular, are apparently static, with no time dimension. No publisher rtewolde Biomass fuels Fuel choice Energy efficiency 2010-05-12T13:19:18Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/projects/project-repository/urban-energy-transition-and-technology-adoption-the-case-of-tigrai-northern-ethiopia Deforestation in Ethiopia has resulted in growing fuel scarcity and higher firewood prices in urban centers. Urban centers have long been dependent on the rural hinterlands for their fuel. The use of biofuels of rural origin covers about 90% of the urban fuel use. The dependence of urban centers on their rural hinterlands has aggravated the deforestation. One response to reducing the pressure of urban centers on their rural hinterlands could be through substitutions between or switching from one fuel to another, i.e., through energy transition. For example, through substituting away or switching from fuelwood to electricity. Electricity as cooking fuel is cleaner and do not cause deforestation. No publisher rtewolde Community forests Deforestation Biomass fuels Biofuels 2011-08-25T14:05:39Z Article