by Yusuke, Jose, and Sunny IB1 Geography Examine the factors that affected the choice of adjustments before, and responses to, the actual hazard event or disaster.

1. Ethiopian Drought 2010
by: Yusuke, Jose, and Sunny
IB1 Geography
Examine the factors that affected the
choice of adjustments before, and responses
to, actual hazard events or disasters

2. a prolonged period of months and years where supply of
water falls below demand.

3. Rural community in
KaluWoreda, the South
Wollo Zone in the north
eastern part of Ethiopia
East Africa

4. Ethiopian Drought 2010 Profile
People Killed:
300 Thousand
People
People Affected:
57 Million People
Palmer Drought
Index: -3
Drought Statistic
Average family size of 6-7
Out of the 80 million (total population), 17% resides in
urban areas.
43% of Ethiopia's GDP is from the agricultural sector
Country Statistic

5. 1. Do nothing and accept
the hazard
2. Adjust to living in a
hazardous environment
3. Leave the area

6. Factors affected the
choice of
adjustments
BEFORE
the drought
"Drought planning is the action taken by individual citizens, industry and the
government in advance to mitigate impacts and conflicts arising from droughts"

10. Over 4.5 million people in need
of aid in Ethiopia, primarily due
to lack of rainfall from October
to December 2010.

11. Factors affected the
choice of adjustments
Responses
to the drought
Short-term: Rescue
Mid-term: Rehabilitation
Long-term: Reconstruction

12. Factors Relating to Adjustments:
Politics, Economy, Physical Geography

13. Factors Relating to Adjustments:
Economy, Physical Geography

14. Factors Relating to Adjustments:
Economy, Politics

15. A combination of
both Adjustments
before and
Responses after.
Responses
Rescue
Rehabilitation
Reconstruction
Disaster

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