The Shinile zone borders the Afar zones 1, 3 and 5 (Afar region) to the north-west, the Harerge zones (Oromia region) to the south, the Jigjiga zone (Somali region) to the south-east, and Djibouti to the north- east. [...] According to young 17 Climate‐related vulnerability and adaptive capacity in Ethiopia’s Borana and Somali communities men in Medhecho PA, the 2006 drought led to the death of 25-60 percent of all livestock in the area, while the 2008 drought caused the death of weak animals and some calves, and also impeded pasture and crop growth. [...] Although the use of vaccinations and medications have decreased the incidence of livestock diseases in some of the research areas, disease and pest outbreaks were mentioned as important hazards in all of the PAs and villages. [...] The reports state that lowland and midland areas in the south and east may be the most affected by rainfall reductions and population growth, leading to the failure of pastoral livelihoods and farming in marginal land. [...] It is also projected that there will be a substantial increase in the frequency of days and nights that are considered ‘hot’ in the current climate, and a decrease in the frequency of days and nights that are currently considered ‘cold’.