Adugnaw birhanu, environmental degradation and management in ethiopian highlands. Evolution and current performance mulu gebreeyesus unumerit, maastricht. The relevant national regulatory frameworks include. The pilot project aims to improve the ethiopian environmental work, and to create ecomunicipalities in ethiopia. Coronavirus live update live statistics and coronavirus news tracking the number of confirmed cases, recovered patients, and death toll by country due to the covid 19 coronavirus from wuhan, china.
Aes is equipped with laboratory testing equipment, geophysical instrument, environmental sampling drilling equipment and since its establishment, aes has provided professional services to many. 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. Ethiopia environmental impact assessment proclamation no. Gibe iii environmental and social management plan 300 env r md 001 c. The core meaning of the concept of green growth can be defined as the economic growth which also achieves significant environmental protection. The federal democratic republic of ethiopia ministry of industry environmental and social management framework for bole lemi ii and kilinto industrial zones competitiveness and job creation project draft report january 2014 public disclosure authorized public disclosure authorized public disclosure authorized. One part of the programme will deal with traditions and attitudesconcerning hygiene and environmental sanitation, which may lead. Aes based in addis ababa, ethiopia was established in 2004 with business objective of providing water. Gibe iii environmental and social management plan 300 env r md 001 c mdi international consulting engineers ii printed. 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. Pdf the environmental implication of population dynamics. National policy principles and objectives ethiopia.
Aynalem adugna environmental destruction the accolades ethiopia receives, and the image its citizens and government seek to project to the outside world are often prefaced by the expression three thousand years of independent history. 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. Aynalem adugna environmental destruction the accolades ethiopia receives, and the image its citizens and government seek to project to the outside world are often prefaced by the expression three thousand years of independent. Ethiopia economic analysis of governments policies. Ethiopian environmental protection agency overview the environmental protection agency of ethiopias vision is to ensure that participatory environmental management for sustainable development governs the use of environmental resources for present and future generations in each sector and across all administrative levels. Addis environmental addis environmental servicesaes. Provides for measures to make environmental impact assessments. Review of policy, regulatory, and organizational frameworks of environment and. Epa environmental protection authority er emission reduction erpa emissions reduction purchase agreement. Cookie policy coronavires coronavirus live update live statistics and coronavirus news tracking the number of confirmed cases, recovered patients, and death toll by country due to the covid 19 coronavirus from wuhan, china. Gibe iii environmental and social management plan 300 env r md 001 c mdi international consulting engineers iv printed. It contains 11sectoral and another 11 crosssectoral policy elements.
The environmental policy of ethiopia epe, was launched in 1997. Fdre federal democratic republic of ethiopia fepa federal environmental protection authority fgd focus group discussion. 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. Aes based in addis ababa, ethiopia was established in 2004 with business objective of providing water and environmentalengineering and related services. National report of ethiopia sustainable development the united.
Ethiopian environmental law archives ethiopian legal brief. Environmental, social and economic problems in the borkena. Environmental protection authority epa also revealed that most factories located in addis ababa do not have any way of treating waste. This report evaluates the state of the natural resources, the environment and the development in ethiopia, and examines the interconnected causes and effects of the existing situation. National report of ethiopia sustainable development. The purpose of the environmental and social management of the framework esmf is to provide guiding principles for assessment and management of environmental and social aspects. Feb 08, 2017 of ethiopias and the world banks environmental and social safeguards requirements. The federal democratic republic of ethiopia ministry of. Endalew mekonen aflatoxin and salmonella coordinater mr. In spite of these efforts, eia in ethiopia has until now remained weak. Environmental protection authority in collaboration with the ministry of economic development and cooperation.
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. About 50 percent of ethiopia can be defined as mountainous, be it because of altitude above about 1500m, or because of steep slopes. Environmental degradation and management in ethiopian. Unlike the environmental protection policy which lacks specific vision and mission statements, the environmental impact assessment eia, begun by the environmental protection authority includes procedural guidelines as a prerequisite for the approval of new development activities and projects in any sector. Irrespective of these improvements, the decision to merge the environmental. Environment and climate research center efd initiative. By incorporating environmental issues into its work within ethiopia, we strive to develop initiatives that make improvements in multiple sectors and promote sustainable development. To promote policies of foreign relations based on the protection of national interests and respect for the sovereignty of the country.
Population policy with a goal to harmonize the rate of population. Sustainable development indicators and environmental policy. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry. Protection of domestic market through high tariff and banning of. A term rarely heard before 2008, it now occupies a prominent position in the policy discourse of international economic and development institutions. Review of policy, regulatory, and organizational frameworks of. Water and the environment in ethiopia mateos mekiso environmental protection agency epa, addis ababa, ethiopia abstract it is generally recognised that fresh water is regarded as one of the most important natural resources for all socioeconomic development and a basic input for environmental management. Welcome to the environment and climate research center the environment and climate research center aims to conduct rigorous policyoriented research on the economics of climate and the environment, undertake impact evaluation of ethiopias climate resilient green economy crgerelated interventions, provide evidencebased policy advice, compile and disseminate. 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. Linking gender, environment, and poverty for sustainable development. Ethiopia is home to one of africas most effective social protection systems, the productive safety net program, which supports millions. An analysis on the ethiopian public procurement regime ethiopian standard journal is a research journal that focus on standard and standardization.
Ethiopian environmental protection agency makes contacts. Gates foundation merged with the gates library foundation to create. Save the environment ethiopia see is a nongovernment organization with view to combat desertification and sustain the. Esmf for the oromia forested landscape program updated. Enhancing good environmental governance through removing the constraints faced by public agents, individuals, civil society and the private sector to know, explore and utilize fully their own potentials to enlarge their choices for understanding their respective functions in an environmentally sound. National policy on natural resources and the environment english abstract. Project proposal for environmental protection and promotion. The design and implementation of programmes and projects of development shall not damage or destroy the environment. Government shall endeavour to ensure that all ethiopians live in a clean and healthy environment. Sep 05, 2012 this study on environment policy challenges of ethiopia is basically an attempt to give the highlights of ethiopian environmental policy directions and the potential challenges confronting its dialogue. The conservation strategy of ethiopia cse and the environmental policy of. This entry lists the most pressing and important environmental problems. Ethiopia has a beautiful natural environment and internationally recognized levels of species and climate diversity.
Pdf trends and regulatory challenges of environmental. These improvements would expect to lead to both a more. Review of lessons learned, international journal of environmental protection and policy. Indigenous conservation practices in north shewa administrative zone, amhara regional state. Severely eroded and deforested, ethiopias land is increasingly turning to desert, due to the countrys high population growth, unsustainable land use, and lack of land ownership. Ethiopia has recognized the system of eia because in addition to contributing to environmental protection it facilitates sustainable development, fosters the implementation of the right to clean and healthy environment, brings about administrative transparency and.
Ethiopias modern competition law, including the commercial code, the civil code, and the criminal code. The institute was merged with the former nutrition research institute and formed. Environmental protection authority, federal democratic republic of. However, the potential of its rural agricultural areas is not yet being met. Overview of key policies and laws pertaining to institutional arrangement in. Environmental law teaching material tsegai berhane and merhatbeb teklemedhn mekelle university faculty of law, april 2008. Overview the environmental protection agency of ethiopias vision is to ensure that participatory environmental management for sustainable development governs the use of environmental resources for present and future generations in each sector and across all administrative levels.
The oecd green growth strategy, launched in may 2011, provides concrete. Epa and natural resources development and environmental protection standing. Coronavirus counter with new cases, historical data, and info. Save the environment ethiopia see, jigjiga, ethiopia. Epa, 2005 another study conducted by the epa revealed that. At the international level the stockholm and rio declarations paved the. Oecd and ethiopias environmental protection authority epa agreed to. Semen shewa embraces the central region of ethiopia that lies north of the national capital city, addis abeba. In this context the department of water and environmental studies at linkoping university is planning aresearch programme on environmental sanitation in developing countries with focus onkenya andor tanzania. Evident environmental illnesses in urban centers, especially in addis ababa, are the manifestations of the growing challenges.
Smallholder peasant agriculture, in some areas including forestry, is the dominant sector accounting for. Welcome to the environment and climate research center the environment and climate research center aims to conduct rigorous policyoriented research on the economics of climate and the environment, undertake impact evaluation of ethiopias climate resilient green economy crgerelated interventions, provide evidencebased policy advice, compile and disseminate knowledge and. Epa environmental protection authority era ethiopian road. Proclamations related to environmental protection and environmental health. Assessment of the environmental policy of ethiopia. One of the culprits of environmental damage in ethiopia is land fragmentation. According to a local environmentalists recent report there are 9. A synthesis report on ethiopia and ghana social development department sustainable development network the world bank january 2012. This program has been creating support systems to address chronic food insecurity, shifting away from relying upon emergency aid. The paper focuses on spatial and temporal changes in forest from 19902005 and cropland in. As we will see in the proceeding sections the human rights approach to environmental protection has been argued for in international environmental law although without much success. Another study with a focus on the role of markets has shown that market forces and government subsidies or lack thereof can have environmental impacts 5.
This study on environment policy challenges of ethiopia is basically an attempt to give the highlights of ethiopian environmental policy directions and the potential challenges confronting its dialogue. Thomas university, school of law miami, florida abstract international and domestic environmental law has evolved quite rapidly in the last few decades. Environmental policy for ethiopias sustainable social and. It is a dialogue in the sense that it is still an evolving issue. The article gives special emphasis to the trade practice and consumer protection proclamation. Historically, the environmental protection authority epa, established after the formulation of the environment policy of ethiopia in 1997 to provide federal leadership, was the locus of.
Since 150,000 years ago population has expanded all over the. Pdf the environmental implication of population dynamics in. Ethiopian recent industrial policy ethiopia is one of the few african countries that. Group discussions were conducted with the objective of refining, combining and.
Ethiopias environmental policy addresses climate change through. Aug 02, 2011 to find out more, including how to control cookies, see here. The environmental protection authority of the federal democratic republic of ethiopia is the national focal point for gef in ethiopia. Ethiopia environmental and climate change policy brief sidas. The countrys highland areas include about 90% of its arable lands and are occupied by 90 percent of the human population and 60 percent of all livestock hurni, et al. Acidification the lowering of soil and water ph due to acid precipitation and deposition usually through precipitation. Oecd and ethiopias environmental protection authority epa agreed to produce a brief case study of ethiopian progress and prospects principally to showcase ethiopias existing progress in going green, i. Federal democratic republic of ethiopia april 2, 1997. The paper focuses on spatial and temporal changes in. Agricultural development in the rural areas of ethiopia can facilitate greater national food security and allow for an increase in agricultural exports. This paper analyzes the nexus between population dynamics and environmental degradation in ethiopia. Ethiopian environmental protection agency green africa.