The purpose of this review of good practice is to inform the disaster risk management (DRM) initiatives of the Government of Ethiopia. It is based on a review of relevant literature, complemented by conversations with relevant experts, over a 12-day period.

The report has two main sections that mirror the conceptual framework in Ethiopia’s Strategic Programme and Investment Framework for DRM. The first focuses on the enabling environment for DRM, and specifically issues of capacity development, policy and legislation, coordination, decentralisation, inclusion, and financing. The second looks at the main phases of the DRM cycle : prevention and mitigation, preparedness and response, and recovery and rehabilitation.​