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Building Resilience to Climate Change in Ethiopia. What do we know so far?

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  • Mekonnen Bekele

    (IGC, London School of Economics and Political Science)

  • Mintewab Bezabih

    (ECRC)

  • Hailu Elias

    (Addis Ababa University)

  • Peter Fisker

    (DERG, Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen)

  • Tagel Gebrehiwot

    (ECRC)

  • Tadesse Kuma

    (Policy Studies Institute, Ethiopia)

  • Tseday Mekasha

    (DERG, Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen)

  • Alemu Mekonnen

    (Addis Ababa University)

  • Finn Tarp

    (DERG, Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen)

  • Hailemaraim Teklewold

    (ECRC)

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  • Mekonnen Bekele & Mintewab Bezabih & Hailu Elias & Peter Fisker & Tagel Gebrehiwot & Tadesse Kuma & Tseday Mekasha & Alemu Mekonnen & Finn Tarp & Hailemaraim Teklewold, 2025. "Building Resilience to Climate Change in Ethiopia. What do we know so far?," DERG working paper series 20-01, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics. Development Economics Research Group (DERG).
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