The Drylands Coordination Group (DCG) is a network for capacity building through exchange of practical experience and appropriate knowledge on food security in the drylands of Africa. The DCG networks in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Mali, and Sudan consist of NGOs as well as research institutions and governmental structures. DCG Norway administers funds from Norad to research projects and from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to information and policy work linked to the UNCCD and dryland challenges.
DCG in Ethiopia - External Publications
Climate-Smart Agriculture
Climate-Smart Agriculture: Possible Roles of Agricultural Universities in a Strengthened Norwegian Climate Change Engagement in
March 2012
Noragric Report No 64. Department of International Environment and Development Studies. Norwegian University of Life Sciences. Read more »
Pastoral pathways
Pastoral pathways: Climate change adaptation lessons from Ethiopia
September 2011
This report aims to understand the vulnerability contexts that are challenging the livelihoods of pastoralist in Ethiopia, looking into different options for adaptation to climate change . Read more »
Agriculture and Food Security in Africa's Drylands
Agriculture and Food Security in Africa's Drylands: Meeting the realities of small-scale farmers
Briefing paper | January 2010
If the international community is serious about reaching Millenium Development Goals 1, 7 and 8, investing in drylands should be top priority. This paper, published by Both ENDS, argues that marrying local practice and scientific knowledge and that ensuring the participation of CSO’s in linking local people, scientists and decision-makers, are key to meeting basic needs in drylands, now and in the future. Read more »
Land grab or development opportunity?
Agricultural investment and international land deals in Africa
FAO, IIED and IFAD, 2009 | January 2010
A report on Agricultural investment and international land deals in Africa by FAO, IIED and IFAD. Read more »
Sustainable Agricultural Practices and Agricultural Productivity in Ethiopia
By the Norwegian University of Life Science, 2009 | August 2009
Sustainable agricultural practices, in as far as they rely on renewable local or farm resources, present desirable options for enhancing agricultural productivity for resource-constrained farmers in developing countries. Read more »
Climate Change impacts on Hydrology, Ethiopia
Published by International Water Management Institute, Utahstate University. 2008 | July 2009
This report aims to evaluate the impacts of climate change on both hydrologic regimes and water resources of the Upper Blue Nile River Basin in Ethiopia where observed hydrologic data are limited. Read more »
The impact of climate variability and climate change on water and Food Outcomes
March 2009
The agricultural sector is the largest consumer of water resources, and variability in water supply has a major influence on health and welfare in poor areas. With water scarcity and extreme weather events expected to increase under climate change, water security could decline significantly in rural areas. Read more »
Why is land productivity lower on land rented out by female landlords?
Theory and evidence from Ethiopia.
March 2009
This paper seeks to find explanations to why land productivity is lower on land rented out by female landlord households than on land rented out by male landlord households in the Ethiopian highlands. The authors find that female landlords have tenants who are older, own less oxen, are more related, and under longer-term contracts. Read more »
Effect of Climate on Livestock Production
February 2009
Ethiopian Society of Animal Production. Newsletter, issue No 21, 2009 Read more »
Climate Change in Eastern and Southern Africa: Impacts, Vulnerability and Adaptation
Report 2008:2 from GECHS, University of Oslo
October 2008
Africa as a whole is considered to be among the most vulnerable regions to climate variability and change due in part to a lack of financial, institutional and technological capacity. However, the role that non-climatic factors play in exacerbating or reducing the impacts of climate change creates a highly differentiated picture. A number of important findings have emerged from the climate change and development literature, and from analyses of risks and hazards. Read more »
Food for Thought: Livestock Feeding Support during Drought
February 2008
Pastoralist Livelihoods Initiative Policy Brief Number 2, November 2007 Read more »
Saving lives through livelihoods:
August 2006
Critical gaps in the response to the drought in the Greater Horn of Africa. Read more »