Multiple Environmental Shocks Impacting Livelihoods and Food Security in Nyangatom, the Lower Omo, Ethiopia

Abstract

This briefing note presents preliminary results from the research project ‘Shifting In/equality Dynamics in Ethiopia: from Research to Application’ (SIDERA), which aims to understand the links between envi-ronmental change, poverty, and conflict in the Lower Omo. We are sharing our preliminary findings ahead of formal publication due to the urgent nature of the situation on the ground. A set of recommendations are proposed at the end of this briefing.