Seasonal pastoral climate advisory for Ethiopia: MAM Season (Mar-May 2025)

The March to May (MAM) 2025 seasonal forecast for Ethiopia's pastoral regions anticipates below-normal rainfall across most southern, southeastern, and eastern areas, except for the southwest zones and western parts of Borana and Guji. March is expected to be particularly dry, compounding the impact...

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Main Authors: Dessalegn, Olika, Gebre, Liyuneh, Mamo, Girma, Sisay,Tewodros, Tolcha, Abu, Edao, Chala, Doyo, Jaldessa, Tesfaye, Lidya, Alemayehu, Sintayehu, Workeneh, Sintayehu, Tegegne, Getachew, Terefe, Tadesse, Abdulhamid, Numery
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Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175259
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author Dessalegn, Olika
Gebre, Liyuneh
Mamo, Girma
Sisay,Tewodros
Tolcha, Abu
Edao, Chala
Doyo, Jaldessa
Tesfaye, Lidya
Alemayehu, Sintayehu
Workeneh, Sintayehu
Tegegne, Getachew
Terefe, Tadesse
Abdulhamid, Numery
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Alemayehu, Sintayehu
Dessalegn, Olika
Doyo, Jaldessa
Edao, Chala
Gebre, Liyuneh
Mamo, Girma
Sisay,Tewodros
Tegegne, Getachew
Terefe, Tadesse
Tesfaye, Lidya
Tolcha, Abu
Workeneh, Sintayehu
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Gebre, Liyuneh
Mamo, Girma
Sisay,Tewodros
Tolcha, Abu
Edao, Chala
Doyo, Jaldessa
Tesfaye, Lidya
Alemayehu, Sintayehu
Workeneh, Sintayehu
Tegegne, Getachew
Terefe, Tadesse
Abdulhamid, Numery
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description The March to May (MAM) 2025 seasonal forecast for Ethiopia's pastoral regions anticipates below-normal rainfall across most southern, southeastern, and eastern areas, except for the southwest zones and western parts of Borana and Guji. March is expected to be particularly dry, compounding the impacts of the OND 2024 rainfall deficit. Although some rainfall recovery is likely in April and May for southern agro-pastoral zones, the Somali and Afar regions are projected to remain significantly dry, posing serious risks to pastoral activities and livelihoods. Poor pasture conditions are expected in Afar, Eastern Borana, South Omo, and Northeastern Somali, with moderate availability in southeastern Borana and parts of the Somali region. These conditions threaten livestock health, increase the risk of disease outbreaks, and complicate forage transportation. Heat stress is likely to be more severe in Afar and Somali regions than in Borana. This Seasonal Pastoral Advisory is intended to support timely, informed decision-making by pastoral communities, local authorities, humanitarian agencies, and development partners. It serves as a critical planning tool for guiding early action, resource allocation, risk management, and conflict prevention. Communities are strongly advised to adopt proactive measures, including water conservation, sustainable land management, forage cultivation, and heat stress mitigation practices. Furthermore, the advisory highlights the need for strengthened community dialogue through platforms such as the Pastoral Community of Practice Alliance (PCoPs-Alliance) to address potential resource-based conflicts and migration pressures in advance.
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spelling CGSpace1752592025-12-08T09:54:28Z Seasonal pastoral climate advisory for Ethiopia: MAM Season (Mar-May 2025) Dessalegn, Olika Gebre, Liyuneh Mamo, Girma Sisay,Tewodros Tolcha, Abu Edao, Chala Doyo, Jaldessa Tesfaye, Lidya Alemayehu, Sintayehu Workeneh, Sintayehu Tegegne, Getachew Terefe, Tadesse Abdulhamid, Numery climate change adaptation climate services climate change impacts climatic data-climate data climate prediction The March to May (MAM) 2025 seasonal forecast for Ethiopia's pastoral regions anticipates below-normal rainfall across most southern, southeastern, and eastern areas, except for the southwest zones and western parts of Borana and Guji. March is expected to be particularly dry, compounding the impacts of the OND 2024 rainfall deficit. Although some rainfall recovery is likely in April and May for southern agro-pastoral zones, the Somali and Afar regions are projected to remain significantly dry, posing serious risks to pastoral activities and livelihoods. Poor pasture conditions are expected in Afar, Eastern Borana, South Omo, and Northeastern Somali, with moderate availability in southeastern Borana and parts of the Somali region. These conditions threaten livestock health, increase the risk of disease outbreaks, and complicate forage transportation. Heat stress is likely to be more severe in Afar and Somali regions than in Borana. This Seasonal Pastoral Advisory is intended to support timely, informed decision-making by pastoral communities, local authorities, humanitarian agencies, and development partners. It serves as a critical planning tool for guiding early action, resource allocation, risk management, and conflict prevention. Communities are strongly advised to adopt proactive measures, including water conservation, sustainable land management, forage cultivation, and heat stress mitigation practices. Furthermore, the advisory highlights the need for strengthened community dialogue through platforms such as the Pastoral Community of Practice Alliance (PCoPs-Alliance) to address potential resource-based conflicts and migration pressures in advance. 2025-02-21 2025-06-24T07:08:54Z 2025-06-24T07:08:54Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175259 en Open Access application/pdf Dessalegn, O.; Gebre, L.; Mamo, G.; Sisay, e.; Tolcha, A.; Edao, C.; Doyo, J.; Tesfaye, L.; Alemayehu, S.; Workeneh, S.; Tegegne, G.; Terefe, T.; Abdulhamid, N. (2025) Seasonal pastoral climate advisory for Ethiopia: MAM Season (Mar-May 2025). 12 p.
spellingShingle climate change adaptation
climate services
climate change impacts
climatic data-climate data
climate prediction
Dessalegn, Olika
Gebre, Liyuneh
Mamo, Girma
Sisay,Tewodros
Tolcha, Abu
Edao, Chala
Doyo, Jaldessa
Tesfaye, Lidya
Alemayehu, Sintayehu
Workeneh, Sintayehu
Tegegne, Getachew
Terefe, Tadesse
Abdulhamid, Numery
Seasonal pastoral climate advisory for Ethiopia: MAM Season (Mar-May 2025)
title Seasonal pastoral climate advisory for Ethiopia: MAM Season (Mar-May 2025)
title_full Seasonal pastoral climate advisory for Ethiopia: MAM Season (Mar-May 2025)
title_fullStr Seasonal pastoral climate advisory for Ethiopia: MAM Season (Mar-May 2025)
title_full_unstemmed Seasonal pastoral climate advisory for Ethiopia: MAM Season (Mar-May 2025)
title_short Seasonal pastoral climate advisory for Ethiopia: MAM Season (Mar-May 2025)
title_sort seasonal pastoral climate advisory for ethiopia mam season mar may 2025
topic climate change adaptation
climate services
climate change impacts
climatic data-climate data
climate prediction
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175259
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