Population, development, and environment in ethiopia. Apr 14, 2005 although ethiopia has developed an environmental policy that recognizes the impact of population factors on the environment, like most of our policy documents, this one suffers from lack of implementation, said haile, who noted with frustration that ethiopias government seems to be more interested in developing policies than implementing. Climate change and livestock production in ethiopia, journal for advances in life science and technology, volume 22. The hygiene and environmental health module comprises 23 study sessions divided into two parts. The dahlak archipelago is seen off the red sea coast of eritrea. Analysis of the research literature demonstrates unequivocally that environmental degradation is widespread and severe in ethiopia. Eias esias and the responsibility of submitting the documents to. Neither the land reform of 1975, nor the ecological campaigns of the 1980s, the police interference in the 1960s, the troops in the 1990s, nor the land distribution of 1997 could solve the root problems of environmental and social degradation in the area. The first section examines these allegations after the introduction.
The availability and pollution of environmental resources is one of the main problems to which modern society faces. Pdf the trend of development of environmental institutions in the. Featuring footage from sean peoples trip to ethiopia last year, this video looks at the efforts of two projects to address the countrys complex challenges with integrated solutions. However, there were some distinct challenges in ethiopian context. Pdf trends and regulatory challenges of environmental. This paper provides the insight view about the affects of environment pollution in the perspective of air pollution, water and land soil waste pollution on human by diseases and problems, animals and trees plants. This comprises a socalled tank graveyard on the outskirts of the capital, asmara. The results determine the scope, depth and terms of reference to be addressed within an environmental impact statement see below. When this done, there will be a drastic reduction in the negative effects of climate and environmental changes. Ethiopia environmental and climate change brief, swedish embassy of ethiopia. Environment and climate research center, and the ministry of environment, forest and climate change. It is in this regard that this piece becomes necessary, so that environmental issues can come to the front burner. According to a local environmentalists recent report there are 9.
Informed by these experiences and having recognized future opportunities, ethiopia has accepted with strong government commitments and. Overgrazing and the expansion of farming into marginal lands caused by an increasing population pressure without increasing economic productivity have. The causes of degradation are primarily the demand for. The conservation strategy of ethiopia cse and the environmental policy of ethiopia epe were adopted in 1997. Jimma university in collaboration with the ethiopia public health training initiative, the carter center, the ethiopia ministry of health, and the ethiopia ministry of education november 2002. Environmental problems can be studied from two different viewpoints. It supports centers in central america, china, ethiopia, kenya, south africa, and tanzania, in partnership with the environmental. This section is organized around the notion that better global governance is the key to managing both globalization and the global environment. The environment for development efd initiative is an environmental economics program focused on international research collaboration, policy advice, and academic training. Dumpsites emit obnoxious odors and smoke that cause illness to people living in, around, or closer to them 17. It is a process that allows for public involvement when positive and negative impacts opportunities and constraints that are.
When printing adobe pdf files from within your web. The country faces many environmental challenges including declines. Severely eroded and deforested, ethiopia s land is increasingly turning to desert, due to the countrys high population growth, unsustainable land use, and lack of land ownership. Environmental, social and economic problems in the borkena. Environmental problems such as deforestation are global in the refugee context because of their prevalence in various parts of the world.
Elsewhere, the land is subject to erosion, overgrazing, deforestation, and frequent droughts. Climate and environmental risk screening for rural water. Through it, world leaders have committed to addressing the economic, social and environmental issues standing in the way of sustainable development. It has a very high genetic diversity in four of the worlds widely grown food crops wheat, barley, sorghum, peas, in three of the worlds most important industrial crops linseed, castor, and. Right after the 1992 rio conference ethiopia finalized a national conservation strategy also referred to as conservation strategy of ethiopia cse. Pan ethiopia, therefore, conducted a one month assessment of ewaste situation and the national stand of ethiopia with regard to ewaste management. Increased silt and nutrient load of the watercourses due to increasing populations and the abovestated negative environmental.
Following ethiopian practice and the logic of names, please quote and list this. Ethiopia has unveiled its sustainable and integrated development planning documents, the 5year growth and transformation plan and the climate resilient green economy strategy that shaped the content of this report. This came to an end in 1993 when eritrea gained independence. Here, several hectares are covered with derelict army tanks, armoured cars and jeeps deriving from the 30year war with ethiopia. Challenges in the enabling environment for green industrialization. Epe environment policy of ethiopia etb ethiopian birr ewca ethiopian wildlife conservation. For environmental health students introduction to ecology worku legesse, b. Smallholder peasant agriculture, in some areas including forestry, is the dominant sector accounting for. An open question article pdf available in the journal of environmental education 412 january 2010 with 120,303 reads how we measure reads. Environmental pollution is tangled with the unsustainable anthropogenic activities, resulting in substantial public health problems. With the exception of climate change, the major environmental issues affecting ethiopia are soil erosion and land degradation, deforestation and forest degradation, water scarcity, biodiversity. At epa, pdf file sizes are labeled and megabytes are indicated by mb. We describe an agricultural project in northern ethiopia that has succeeded in reversing the developments in an area formerly severely affected by problems such as soil erosion and hunger. In terms of sustainable development, the environment appears to be subsaharan africas most pivotal need and the area that needs the most attention.
If a document is labeled with a megabyte, it should be considered a large file and it may take a while to download to your pc. Transboundary issues involving ethiopia, kenya and sudan the omo delta and lake turkana. Clearing of forests, overgrazing and other reductions in the vegetation of the country has increased considerably during recent years. The last section posits a set of suggested avenues for action on environment and globalization.
The environmental challenges facing sudan a country in east africa with an area of 1. Despite the challenges ethiopia faces, haile sees opportunities to incorporate population, health, and environment issues into the countrys poverty reduction strategies. The article assesses the industrys environmental impact and the threat it is creating to the natural environment. Federal laws on environmental organs establishment, environmental pollution control, solid waste management, and environmental impact assessment eia as well as effluent emission standards have been issued. Environmental issues such as water pollution as a result of agricultural and industrial runoffs, etc. An industry of great promise 23 a sector in full bloom and on the verge of full value chain integration 23 strategic issues and competitive constraints 35 supply side issues 37 business environment issues 42 market entry issues 45 socioeconomic and environment issues 46.
The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry. Key sources of environmental pollution in ethiopia sources. Pdf with more than 80 million inhabitants in 2010, ethiopia is the most populous. Households willingness to pay for improved urban waste. By incorporating environmental issues into its work within ethiopia, we strive to develop initiatives that make improvements in multiple sectors and promote sustainable development. Download times of large pdf files vary based on connection speed. Climate and environmental risk screening for rural water supply in ethiopia 7 multiple use services mus water supply systems that incorporate both domestic and productive uses of water in their design and delivery. In addition, different project documents and other written sources, mostly prepared. This, in turn has, helped in gaining replicable development experiences over the last decade and half. Democratization and decentralization allow decisionmaking to occur at subnational levels, where local authorities are more willing to confront the local population and. About 5% of ethiopia s total land area is protected. This entry lists the most pressing and important environmental problems. Overgrazing and the expansion of farming into marginal lands caused by an increasing population pressure without increasing economic productivity have been leaving the land bare.
National report of ethiopia sustainable development. Today, the ethiopian investment agency has given permit to 251 investors in the floriculture sector until 2008. Attaining sustainable development goals in subsaharan. In particular, the impacts of agriculture and deforestation especially on soils have been severe and increase the vulnerability of many people to food and water insecurity. At the top left, the capital city of sudan, khartoum, is located at the convergence of the blue nile and the white nile. The first private floriculture companies, meskel flower and ethioflora, started activities around 1997 on a few hectares of land5. Agricultural based livelihood systems in drylands in the context of climate change, fao enrm profile. Introduction an environmental problem arises whenever there is a change in the quality or quantity of any environmental factor which directly or indirectly affects the health and wellbeing of man in an adverse manner.
Section one describes the impacts of intensive cropping practices, including monoculture, continuous. Water and soil pollution, especially by agrochemicals, are becoming. An analysis and evaluation of the unhcrs policies in 19922002 contents. Table 1 contains a summary of technologies and their environmental impacts. Acidification the lowering of soil and water ph due to acid precipitation and deposition usually through precipitation.
Pdf assessment of the environment pollution and its impact on. According to medina 18, pollution, a major environmental effect of dumpsites, is not directly transferred from land to people, except in the case of. Though five years have elapsed since the adoption of the eia law in ethiopia, the practice is still in its infantile stage, owing to a. Water, the planets most precious resource, is no stranger to this situation. In ethiopia, land degradation is a serious problem affecting agricultural productivity. Environmental issues in ethiopia and links to the ethiopian. Given the state of the environment and ethiopia s economic goals, small, forprofit, environmental business may be an effective model for advancing environmental causes. Environmental, social and economic problems in the borkena plain. People in borkena in ethiopia suffer from a complex interplay of environmental degradation, increasing shortage of land due to population growth, conflicts between different ethnic and religious identities, and social confrontations as a result of such tensions. Once the site for development has been selected, the number of issues usually decreases and attention to detail increases. Jun 14, 2007 ethiopia has 110 cubic kilometers of renewable water resources with 86% used in agriculture. Efforts to reduce poverty remain challenging, despite some progress since 1990, including advances made as. Environmental issues, climate changes, and energy security.
Department of natural resource management, adigrat university, ethiopia 2. Federal democratic republic of ethiopia country environmental analysis cea ethiopia realizing green transformation. The specific objective isto convene a national stakeholders workshop to appreciate the problem of ewaste in ethiopia and plan for immediate intervention. Hot springs and active volcanoes are found in its extreme east close to the red sea. The gibe iii hydroelectric project on the omo river is a publicprivate partnership planned as part of the 25year national energy master plan of ethiopia.
Floriculture is one of the booming sectors in ethiopia. Although the blue nile is much shorter than the white nile, it contributes about 80% of the flow of the river. The country, which has three climatic zones, each with their own biodiversity, is ravaged by war. Population, development, and environment in ethiopia wilson. Water shortages are common in some areas during the dry season. The above stated environmental problems have already taken place in ethiopia. The holistic approach that the ethiopian government has recently developed aims to tackle the problems inherent in growth paths that produce environmental problems, and to realise potentials from investing in ethiopia. The main ethiopian rift is geologically active and susceptible to earthquakes. Through ongoing activities supporting disaster readiness, we are assisting ethiopia improve its capacity to predict and respond to disastersprincipally drought and famine to which parts of the country are prone. Environmental and health impact of solid waste disposal in. Global and ethiopia s national environmental challenges in ethiopia, land degradation is a serious problem affecting agricultural productivity. Background environmental impact assessment eia is a tool to aid environmental decision making. Climate, environmental changes, environmental friendly education policy, nigeria. Environment pollution is a widereaching problem and it is likely to influence the health of human populations is great.
In 2001, 35 of ethiopia s 255 mammal species were threatened. Western cape government environmental affairs and development planning 3 1. Center for food security studies, college of development studies, addis abeba university, ethiopia corresponding author. Environmental issues, climate changes, and energy security in. Hygiene and environmental health is in two separate parts and was produced by a team of ethiopian experts, who were trained and supported by experts in blended learning pedagogy from the heat health education and training team for africa at the open university uk.