Background it is estimated that ethiopia s closed canopy forest cover has fallen from 40% to 3% of the land area since the beginning of this century. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Whilst the environmental policy of ethiopia and the draft national policy and strategy on disaster risk management provide for this, there are challenges around implementation. Ethiopian environmental policy pdf environmental policy. 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. It seeks to do this through the sound management and use of resources and the environment as a whole, in accordance with the principles of. Feb 08, 2017 of ethiopias and the world banks environmental and social safeguards requirements. Implementation challenges of the social protection system in. Wondwossen sintayehu director, law and policy formulation dept.
National report of ethiopia sustainable development. Epa, 2005 another study conducted by the epa revealed that. Microsoft word final version of the policy document march 21 2012. By incorporating environmental issues into its work within ethiopia, we strive to develop initiatives that make improvements in multiple sectors and promote sustainable development. Thomas university, school of law miami, florida abstract international and domestic environmental law has evolved quite rapidly in the last few decades. 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. Ers assessing the policy environment for crosssectoral collaboration highlighting the editing pdf files with acrobat professional most. Federal democratic republic of ethiopia country environmental. Environmental protection as a component of sustainable. Early insights from the design of ethiopias climate resilient green economy strategy lindsey jones and elizabeth carabine october 20 working paper. The environmental performance index epi ranks how well countries perform on highpriority environmental issues in two broad policy areas. Ethiopian forest policy emerging from the official documents. At epa, pdf file sizes are labeled and megabytes are indicated by mb.
Smallholder peasant agriculture, in some areas including forestry, is the dominant sector accounting for. In no other country in africa is the impact of deforestation more severe. Exploring p olitical and s ocioeconomic d rivers o f. Target for cne 2011 2025 ethiopia has a clear target to enhance the diversified application of.
Undertaking a carbon neutral economy is an opportunity for ethiopia for it is in line with the resources that it is endowed with. The environmental policy of ethiopia the policies issued in the energy and water resource and urban and rural development sectors. The paper inevitably raises more questions that it answers. Federal democratic republic of ethiopia country environmental analysis cea ethiopia realizing green transformation. Ethiopian environmental protection agency green africa.
Hygiene and environmental health, part 1 open university. 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. When printing adobe pdf files from within your web. The environmental protection authority of the federal democratic republic of ethiopia is the national focal point for gef in ethiopia. Ethiopia is striving to build a green economy by aligning its development initiatives towards a climate resilient and green economy crge pathway. Download times of large pdf files vary based on connection speed. The strategy aims to ensure the social and economic. The relevant national regulatory frameworks include. Federal democratic republic of ethiopia april 2, 1997.
But in another sense, my focus is broader, because i also ask whether and how government should carry out such integration of economic and environmental concerns. Environmental protection authority in collaboration with the ministry of economic development and cooperation. Environmental protection authority of the federal democratic. Eplaua environmental protection, land administration and use authority esia environmental and social impact assessment esmp environmental and social management plan fdre federal democratic republic of ethiopia fepa federal environmental protection authority. Gibe iii environmental and social management plan 300 env r md 001 c mdi international consulting engineers iv printed. Federal democratic republic of ethiopia environmental and. At the international level the stockholm and rio declarations paved the. Environmental issues in ethiopia and links to the ethiopian.
Evident environmental illnesses in urban centers, especially in addis ababa, are the manifestations of the growing challenges. Epc environmental protection council epe environment policy of ethiopia etb ethiopian birr ewca ethiopian wildlife conservation. Aes is equipped with laboratory testing equipment, geophysical instrument, environmental sampling drilling equipment and since its establishment, aes has provided professional services to many. Nbi environmental and social policy iii foreword dear esteemed reader, im pleased to introduce you to the nile basin initiative environmental and social policy esp. Readiness progress and multistakeholder selfassessment report of ethiopia june 2017, addis ababa. This policy is one of such policies and strategies the nbi has identified under its nile basin sustainability framework. Ethiopia has envisioned doing all it can to build cncre because. Interestingly it eschews the term entirely in principle 1. The hygiene and environmental health module comprises 23 study sessions divided into two parts.
The federal democratic republic of ethiopia ministry of. Aug 02, 2011 to find out more, including how to control cookies, see here. Aes based in addis ababa, ethiopia was established in 2004 with business objective of providing water and environmentalengineering and related services. It was developed ternational environmental protection. The environmental policy of ethiopia 1997 is the overarching editing pdf linux policy for the environment and natural resource management in ethiopia. Ethiopian environmental law archives ethiopian legal brief. Addis environmental addis environmental servicesaes. Epa environmental protection authority epe environmental policy of ethiopia, 1997 epo environmental protection organs era ethiopian road authority fdre federal democratic republic of ethiopia fepa federal environmental protection authority gtp growth and transformation plan hpr house of peoples representatives. 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. The role of environmental protection is highlighted in one of the principles of the yokohama strategy and plan of action for a safer world.
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