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Drought & Famine In Ethiopia

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DROUGHT & FAMINE IN ETHIOPIA

BY: RAIE GESSESSE
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Essential Question:

Examine the governments role in Ethiopia's drought & famine issues considering Ethiopia's economical development.

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WHAT IS DROUGHT?

  • Extended period of time when a region notes a deficiency in its water supply
  • Effects?
  • Leads too...
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WHAT IS FAMINE?

  • Scarcity of food caused by crop failure
  • How often?
  • Why does it occur this often?
  • Ethiopian government prevents free movement of goods and people & limits land rights
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MENGISTU HAILE MARIAM

  • Ethiopian politician who led a communist type of government from 1974-1987
  • Suceeded Emperor Haile Mariam
  • What was his proposal to end drought?
  • Did it work?
  • 1991?
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MELES ZENAWI

  • President of Ethiopia from 1991-2012.
  • Gained respect from the United States
  • Did the government structure concerning drought & famine change?
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CONSEQUENCES OF THE DROUGHT

  • Families
  • Government limits migrations of country people
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Morris, Julian, and Karol Boudreaux. "Ethiopian Famine: Bad Government, Not Bad Weather - Taipei Times." Ethiopian Famine: Bad Government, Not Bad Weather - Taipei Times. Taipei Times, 19 Nov. 2009. Web. 01 June 2014. .

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GEO-3: GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT OUTLOOK." GEO-3: GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT OUTLOOK. United Nations Environment Programme, n.d. Web. 1 June 2014. .

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"Ethiopian Famine 25th Anniversary - Questions and Answers." ONE. ONE, n.d. Web. 30 May 2014. .

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Poiro, Nathan. "Drought, War, and the Politics of Famine in Ethiopia and Eritrea." Modern African Studies (1992): 609-24. 1992. Web. 1 June 2014. .

Raie Gessesss