Fieldwork in South Ethiopia (Chencha and Duguna Fango)

Participants: Senior researchers and PhD students

Fieldwork was conducted: September 2023

The objective of the fieldwork:

The objective was to undertake a site analysis of the local context, select appropriate kebeles from each study site for further research, introduce local officials and relevant stakeholders to the PATHWAYS research, and introduce the PhD students to the area to facilitate their further activities.

Description:

Two Woredas, Chencha and Dugena fango, which are situated in the Gamo and Wolyeta zones, respectively, were used for the field work. The research team visited the site of the field work, spoke with the appropriate officials, and did a preliminary in-depth interview with locals. The preliminary fieldwork was carried out to select field sites for the PAWTHWAYS project. The field visit resulted in the selection of Chencha Woreda in the Gamo Zone, and Dugena Fango Woreda in the Wolaita Zone. In the latter, two kebeles (Anka Damota and Fango Bijo) were selected. The visit resulted in a field report covering the profile of each study site, an assessment of environmental change and vulnerability, and a mapping of mobility patterns and available social protection mechanisms.

Photo-1: Climate change affected crops (Duguna Fango)

Photo-2: Search for potable water (Duguna Fango)

Photo-3: Search for potable water (Duguna Fango)

Photo-4: Landslide (Duguna Fango)

Photo-5: Households’ life with wilting Enset crops (Chencha)

Photo-6: Landslide due to high-intensity rainfall (Chencha Area)

Photo-7: A homestead with only two Enset crops (Chencha)

Photo-8: A boy with the Health-related impacts of increasing temperature/Climate change (Leishmaniosis)-the sand fly expanding its niche to the highlands (Chencha)

Photo-9: A woman and her house devoid of the Enset grove (Chencha)

Photo-10: Sweet potato and maize field (Chencha)