CLIFOOD
The German-Ethiopian SDG Graduate School “Climate Change Effects on Food Security (CLIFOOD)"
| Duration | 01.09.2016 – 31.12.2020 |
| Budget | 1,979,744.00 € |
| Sponsor | DAAD ‘Bilateral SDG Graduate Schools’ |
| Target country | Ethiopia |
Food security is highly sensitive to climate risks in the Eastern African region. Food production, access to markets, and income from agricultural activities are connected inseparably with climate-related events and food security crises.
Currently, Ethiopia is facing one of the most severe droughts in half a century due to the effects of El Niño. Ethiopia is the second-most populous country in Sub-Saharan Africa and agriculture is the backbone of Ethiopian economy. In 2016, the Ethiopian government has committed itself for achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) by 2030.
The DAAD program: Bilateral SDG Graduate School funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), seeks to help achieving the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which are related to the core areas: 1) to end hunger and poverty and ensure human dignity, equality and health and 2) environmental protection by funding bilateral higher education institution partnerships in establishing SDG Graduate Schools in developing countries.
To this purpose, the German-Ethiopian SDG Graduate School “Climate Change Effects on Food Security (CLIFOOD)” between the University of Hohenheim (Germany) with its Food Security Center (FSC) and the Hawassa University (Ethiopia) has been established in 2016.