Tsegay Wolde-Georgis

• PhD
• Research Associate at University of Colorado Boulder

Ethiopian society has historically been vulnerable to climate-related hazards. The main hazard drivers are the ENSO extremes of El Niño and La Niña. The diversity of microclimates due to the topography of this tropical country paired with weak economic and institutional development, have made the impact of climate on society very complicated. Befor...

A major problem faced by small-scale farmers in northern Ethiopia is reduced crop yield due to increasing soil degradation resulting from repeated tillage and inadequate agronomic management practices. These practices have left soils and rainfed crops susceptible to hazardous climatic events such as droughts. Sustainable farm practices such as mini...

Managing irrigation water is among the critical issues to address food insecurity under climate change and variability conditions. Irrigation is suggested as one of the adaptation practices commonly implemented to reduce climate related risks. However, there is scarcity of water in many drylands and identifying an efficient and effective irrigation...

Managing irrigation water is among the critical issues to address food insecurity under climate change and variability conditions. Irrigation is suggested as one of the adaptation practices commonly implemented to reduce climate related risks. However, there is scarcity of water in many drylands and identifying an efficient and effective irrigation...

This article reports the results of a one-day participatory workshop in Koraro, Ethiopia conducted prior to major development interventions in the region. The methodology of the workshop, structured to generate data useful for understanding the physical and social systems integral to water resources planning, provides a framework for future water n...

This research initiative is an attempt to enable effective operational agrometeorological advisory in Tahitay Koraro woreda in Tigray that can serve as an example that is making promising achievements in a crop production in the face of climate variability and change.

This article assesses the current state of disaster risk reduction (DRR) in the Greater Horn of Africa (GHA), and focuses on interventions and policies to mitigate hy-drometeorological risks. The research analyzes, as main case study, the program ''Regional Climate Prediction and Risk Reduction in the Greater Horn of Africa'' funded by the Office o...

Project Report: To be released in mid March 2014, Executive summary: Working with a changing climate, not against it. Hydro-Meteorological Disaster Risk Reduction: A survey of Lessons Learned for Resilient Adaptation to a Changing Climate

Brazil has been and continues to be one of the global leaders in biofuel production. Half of Brazil’s sugar-cane feedstock production goes towards ethanol production. This paper focuses on the evolving diplomatic relations between Brazil and various African countries to promote the development of biofuels technology as an alternative and renewable...

This paper investigates biofuels pathways and the potential outcomes of biofuels development for energy security and poverty alleviation in Africa. It also examines various options for biofuels development and its potential roles to improve or undermine the livelihoods of rural communities.

In the last two decades Ethiopia has been implementing a community based environmental rehabilitation program that focused on water and soil conservation with optimistic outcomes. This paper describes the experience of a successful local based and cost effective intervention that transformed a food-insecure, drought-prone Ethiopian village into a s...

Malaria is the most well known of the climate sensitive diseases. Epidemics of malaria are often triggered by climate anomalies and climate informed early warning systems have been advocated in recognition of this. Africa bears the greatest burden of malaria worldwide and it is estimated that almost 125 million people live in areas prone to malaria...

From Martin Luther King Day to Waitangi Day, this collection surveys the gamut of national holidays. The celebrations analyzed include anniversaries of independence, religious observances, and government holidays. The analysis of each national day revolves around the role that communications play in uniting a country's citizenry. Entries cover indi...

El Niño (EN) is the increase in the surface temperatures (SST) in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean. EN results from changes in the pattern and direction of winds and ocean currents in the region, which have potentially catastrophic effects. Many researchers now believe that the occurrence of various droughts in Africa, especially in...

Whether under the monarchy, the military (1974-1991) or the current regime, the State of Ethiopia remains central in land allocation and distribution. The present article examines the connection between peasants and the State in Ethiopia and the role of the latter in regulating access to land. It looks for continuing variables in Ethiopian agrarian...

"August 1993." Typescript. Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Denver, 1993. Includes bibliographical references (p. 290-302). Photocopy.