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Climate Change Forces Ethiopian Pastoralists to Adapt or Perish

1/2/2026

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Climate change is severely impacting traditional pastoralist lifestyles in Afar, northern Ethiopia.
Extreme droughts and intense floods are reshaping livelihoods in a region once rich in biodiversity.
Farmers Saidou and Amina have shifted from livestock-only farming to agro-pastoralism to adapt.
Aid cuts from the World Food Programme threaten resilience and their hope that their children can escape climate-dependent living.

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Story summary

Climate change is severely impacting traditional pastoralist lifestyles in Afar, northern Ethiopia.
Extreme droughts and intense floods are reshaping livelihoods in a region once rich in biodiversity.
Farmers Saidou and Amina have shifted from livestock-only farming to agro-pastoralism to adapt.
Aid cuts from the World Food Programme threaten resilience and their hope that their children can escape climate-dependent living.