Climate Information Services in Ethiopia – A Key Resilience Capacity for Households & Businesses

​Climate change is wreaking havoc on livelihoods and food security outcomes in the lowlands of Ethiopia. Timely access to climate information services (CIS) can play a key role in enabling producers to manage their livelihoods in the face of uncertainty and mitigate the impact of shocks, but these systems are largely absent in the lowlands. To address this, the Mercy Corps-led RIPA-North program is working to foster locally driven services for climate and early warning information. By working with government and the private sector to catalyze sustainable, accessible and audience-appropriate climate information systems, the aim is for households and businesses to access and utilize timely and accurate information to make decisions and take action. ​