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The Status of Disaster Risk Management Education in Agriculture Universities/Colleges of Ethiopia

Year of publication 2015

Pages 105 p.

Author Selamawit Sileshi

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN No ISBN

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) In order to fully operationalize efforts and advance progresses that have been made by the government related to DRM policy and practice, the role of universities has become critical. Ethiopia needs to focus on strengthening universities’ capacity to be an effective local and global knowledge base for addressing both local and regional issues on environmental and disaster management. Recognizing universities’ capacity for strong and effective collaboration with other development partners is vita l to mainstream and build disaster risk reduction capacity for sustainable and resilient agricultural development throughout Ethiopia.

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