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Accepted Paper:

Dynamics of Flood and Drought in Ethiopia: The Reflections of the Past in the 21st Century  
Oluyemi Fayomi (Covenant University)

Paper long abstract:

Ethiopia is a country in the horn of Africa with the evidences of .drought and flood that have affected and still affecting the people leading to famine. Ethiopia is one of the countries in the Sahel Region where recurrent drought and flood are common problems in the region. Drought and flood are not new phenomena to the Ethiopians. Historically, the people have suffered numerous of such disasters. The impact of drought and flood on the people depend not only on the severity and duration, but is also mediated by social factors which determine their vulnerability to, and ability to cope with drought and flood. It is necessary to note that drought and flood might be remembered as particularly severe if it leads to famine, but a resilient society with well equipped coping strategies may survive them without experiencing famine. Therefore, historical records of famine associated explicitly or implicitly with drought and flood should be interpreted with caution as they may lead to both overestimation and underestimation of the severity of previous drought and flood episodes, depending on the evolution of underlying social vulnerability The prevalence of famine during the past three administrations in Ethiopia will be analyzed which are 1973-74, 1984-85, 2002-03. Discussions will also be extended to the current inundations that are attributable to pre-existing ground saturation coupled with heavy downpours in the adjacent highland area of Ethiopia

Panel B2
Nationalism and imperialism
  Session 1