Reporting in April 2019 described how Choke Mountain in northwestern Ethiopia’s Amhara region—long a water tower of sloping barley and potato fields—was drying under climate stress, with farmers watching springs weaken and seasons shift.
Highland drought and land degradation are not abstract global-warming slides for Ethiopian audiences. They cut into food production, migration decisions, and local conflict over water and grazing.
The Choke Mountain story sits with other lasting climate files from the Horn: adaptation is not optional branding, it is whether rural watersheds still function. That is why environment reporting from 2019 still earns a place as reference material.
Sources: Business Day / Business Live
