Capacity Development for Strengthened Drought Resilience in Afar/ Mainstreaming the DVRPU approach in Ethiopia

ver, rapid population growth and climate change increase pressure on their livelihoods. Overgrazing and extreme weather events, such as droughts and floods, drive land degradation, cause soil erosion and loss of vegetation. In addition, gully erosion in dry valleys (DVs) worsens these impacts, leadi

ng to biodiversity loss, sedimentation of water bodies, flooding, and damage to infrastructure. Together, these challenges threaten land productivity and the well-being of local communities. Objective The GIZ project "Capacity Development