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In Ethiopia, where soil erosion is progressing and the country is considered vulnerable to climate change, the government has been working on climate change mitigation and adaptation. The Project for Strengthening Climate Resilience through Climate-Smart Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resource Management in Ethiopia (the “Project”) aims to strengthen climate change resilience through agriculture and forest/natural resource management. This will be achieved by leveraging the existing cooperation assets between Ethiopia and Japan through JICA in related areas including sustainable forest management as well as natural resource development through the FFS in the Oromia Region, and by enhancing policy and implementation coherence.
The Project aims to strengthen the capacity of Oromia regional governments to enhance climate change resilience through adaptive agriculture and forest/natural resource management. To this end, Systems for management and human resource development are developed for promoting climate smart agriculture and natural resource management through Farmer Field School (FFS)-based extension to enhance climate resilience in Oromia.
Natural Resource Officer is responsible for implementing and coordinating the climate change resilient Farmer Field School (FFS) related project activities under the supervision of the Project Team Leader.
Specifically, s/he is responsible for the following:
Job by: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Project for Strengthening Climate Resilience through Climate-Smart Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resource Management in Ethiopia
Location: Oromia Region (Require frequent business trip to different zones and woredas)
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