CASE STUDY: Integrated Adaptation in the Wichi Area of Ethiopia The Wichi area of Metu Woreda in Ethiopia is increasingly prone to drought and dry weather conditions linked to climate change. Dry weather causes challenges in terms of food production in a context of high population growth, which led to the deforestation of previously untouched areas. This deforestation aggravated problems linked to soil erosion and land degradation, resulting in the further conversion of land for agricultural use. As such, climate change and high population growth were fostering unsustainable land management practices. A Consortium led by international organisations and the Ethiopian government implemented an integrated approach in order to counter the problem by addressing its varied sources. A project was developed from 2005 to 2007, covering over 3,000 rural households and aimed at improving crop production, minimising biodiversity loss and addressing the rapid population growth. Household members were trained in sustainable land use management, and reforestation efforts. They were also provided with information related to family planning. As such, sexual and reproductive health issues linked to voluntary family planning were successfully mainstreamed into a project promoting sustainable land use, and an improved focus on health and women’s empowerment contributed to the success of the project. ICESCR, supra note 21, Article 10(1). See, for example, Lucy Stone and Katherine Lofts, “Climate Change, Child Rights and Intergenerational Justice,” Institute of Development Studies, Nov. 2009. Available: http://www.childreninachangingclimate.org/database/ids/Publications/Stone-Lofts_InFocusIntergenerationalJustice_2009.pdf 182 183 53