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A coping strategy in times of drought, locals cut down any trees and bushes they can find to sell as firewood and fencing in the nearby town of Jijiga in eastern Ethiopia. Such deforestation is one of the main factors in Ethiopia's recurring drought problem. CI partner agency the Hararghe Catholic Secretariat (HCS) is helping to dig a massive catchment pond and educating local pastoralists in techniques for preventing soil erosion and farming fruit trees with the irrigation water, combining the project with environmental rehabilitation efforts.
ETH072911177
A coping strategy in times of drought, locals cut down any trees and bushes they can find to sell as firewood and fencing in the nearby town of Jijiga in eastern Ethiopia. Such deforestation is one of the main factors in Ethiopia's recurring drought problem. CI partner agency the Hararghe Catholic Secretariat (HCS) is helping to dig a massive catchment pond and educating local pastoralists in techniques for preventing soil erosion and farming fruit trees with the irrigation water, combining the project with environmental rehabilitation efforts.