Ethiopia: Communities at Risk of Flooding in Ethiopia

Cross functional teams from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Microsoft AI For Good Lab have collaborated to identify communities in Ethiopia that are exposed to risks from flooding. Key findings include: 

• An estimated 700,000 people, or 0.5% of the population of Ethiopia, are situated in areas that have historically been susceptible to flooding.
• 1.5% of Ethiopia’s cropland is in an area historically susceptible to flooding.
•  In the Somali region, 2% of the population and 19% of the cropland are situated in areas historically susceptible to flooding, much higher than the national averages. 
• Along the Shabelle river in the Somali Region, 9% of the population – an estimated 68,000 people – and 46% of the cropland lies in areas historically susceptible to flooding.