National Park Offers Helping Hand As Drought Takes Hold In North Gondar

Rain shortage triggers drought in North Gondar’s Yeda woreda

A severe shortage of rainfall this year has triggered drought conditions in Yeda Woreda of North Gondar, affecting 18 of the woreda’s 22 kebeles and exposing tens of thousands of residents to serious difficulties. Gebrehiwot Belayneh, an official with the woreda’s Agricultural Bureau, told Tikvah Ethiopia that 95,500 of the woreda’s estimated 122,000 residents are facing serious problems due to the drought. The area has experienced failed or ins…

National Park Offers Helping Hand As Drought Takes Hold In North Gondar

At least 8,200 hectares of farmland, 115,000 households affected by low rainfall By Abebe Fikir Administrators of Simien Mountains National Park and North Gondar Zone are preparing a response to a devastating drought affecting communities and livestock in the vicinity of one of Ethiopia’s most iconic tourist destinations. Officials in North Gondar say the drought, […]