Christian Aid has been awarded £250,000 for communities impacted by loss and damage in Dasenech, South Omo, in southern Ethiopia.
Christian Aid has worked in Ethiopia, through local partners, for 30 years. Recently this area of Ethiopia has been impacted by severe drought followed by flooding, in repeating cycles. It’s meant homes, livelihoods and livestock have been destroyed.
The Scottish Government ‘loss and damage’ funding, announced during COP28 will be used in several ways including to carry out repairs to damaged infrastructure like boreholes, re-training and job creation projects, a veterinary programme to boost the health of livestock and much needed psychosocial support for communities feeling traumatised.
You can find out more: Loss and Damage funding for South Omo, Ethiopia – Christian Aid