National report of ethiopia sustainable development the united. Authority reestablished under article 3 of this proclamation. Ethiopian environmental protection authority ethiopian. Afcapeth 005t first workshop report harmony hotel, addis ababa, ethiopia. In ethiopia, however, there is very little awareness of the need for species protection. Ministry of water resources national meteorological services agency. Travis reynolds assistant professor of environmental studies. 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 public disclosure authorized.
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. Addis environmental addis environmental servicesaes. Ethiopias contribution to the emissions of ghgs is likely to increase with the growth of industrialization if bau is to continue. 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. Federal democratic republic of ethiopia environmental and social. Copyright 2011 2018 by united states environmental.
Current status of the environmental impact assessment system in ethiopia yonas tekelemichael abstract one of the most ominous of all problems facing ethiopia is environmental crisis which threatens to precipitate and deepen the countrys precarious economic and social state. The country has rich resource of indigenous farm animals also. Assessment of the ecological status and threats of welala and shesher wetlands, lake tana subbasin ethiopia. The federal democratic republic of ethiopia environmental protection authority the 3rd national report on the implementation of.
Wood 2 1department of geography, university of otago, dunedin, new zealand. Protection authority robert sturtevant peace corps volunteer mekete tekle professor, addis ababa university those of the colby college environmental studies program and academic its. Environmental protection authority and ministry of economic development and cooperation conservation strategy of ethiopia phase iii project 19962001 final evaluation report volume one by adrian wood and kifle lemma with alemayehu konde october 2001. Ethiopia environmental impact assessment proclamation no.
Uncsd, issued by the environment protection authority epa, the united nations department of economic and social affairs undesa and united nations. Epa environmental protection authority era ethiopian road authority erp emergency recovery program. 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. Ethiopian environmental protection agency green africa. Environmental protection authority of ethiopia, provisional emission standard for ethiopia, epa, addis ababa, 2003. Revision of the drainage design manual in ethiopia contract.
By incorporating environmental issues into its work within ethiopia, we strive to develop initiatives that make improvements in multiple sectors and promote sustainable development. 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. Environmental protection authority background information on drought and desertification in ethiopia february 1998 addis ababa. Epa environmental protection authority gef global environmental facility ghg green house gas goe government of ethiopia gse geological survey of ethiopia gtp growth and transformation plan gwh giga watt hour hoarecn horn of africa regional environment centre and network hv high voltage. Environmental protection authority, federal democratic republic of. Environmental protection authority of the federal democratic. Ethiopia s contribution to the emissions of ghgs is likely to increase with the growth of industrialization if bau is to continue. Federal democratic republic of ethiopia national hygiene and sanitation strategy ministry of health the anitation vision for s ethiopia 100% adoption of improved household and institutional sanitation and hygiene by each community which will contribute to better health, a safer, cleaner environment, and the socioeconomic development of the. Current status of the environmental impact assessment system. The policy defines key guiding principles, including responsible and sustainable use of nonrenewable and renewable sources. About the authority print about the authority establishing proclamation. Michelsen institute, the forum for social studies in ethiopia and the university of addis ababa.
Ethiopias biodiversity, ecosystems and ecological processes are safeguarded effectively from adverse human influence through the systematic cooperation of the protected areas and national parks as an association. Later, epa as environmental regulatory and monitoring body has become independent institution and reestablished by proclamation no. In 1997, the environmental protection authority formulated the environment policy of ethiopia, as part of a wider conservation strategy. 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. Degree of groundwater vulnerability to pollution in addis. Environmental, social and economic problems in the borkena. Sustainable development of the protected area system of. Provides for measures to make environmental impact assessments. The working paper making growth green and inclusive. Ethiopia, with a total land area of 1 million heciares, is a country of great geo. June 2001 shiferaw jarso tewolde berhan gebre egziabher dr. Sustainable development and poverty reduction program federal democratic republic of ethiopia fdre. Ethiopian environmental protection authority epa preventionweb.
Smallholder peasant agriculture, in some areas including forestry, is the dominant sector accounting. Ethiopias biodiversity, ecosystems and ecological processes are safeguarded effectively from adverse human influence through the systematic cooperation of the protected. Ethiopia has envisioned doing all it can to build cncre because. It was supported as part of a research effort on democracy from below in ethiopia, in a cooperation between the chr. In usd 380 520 1,170 diminishing weight of agriculture from 42% to 26% of gdp migration from agriculture jobs to services. Acidification the lowering of soil and water ph due to acid precipitation and deposition usually through precipitation. 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. Federal democratic republic of ethiopia ministry of health. Ethiopian federal environmental protection authority. These are comprised of 28 cattle, 9 sheep, 8 goat, 7. Up to the end of gef 4 june 2010, sixteen gef projects were approved for ethiopia amounting to. Ethiopian parliament ethiopia pdf consulted on 20101105 abstractcitation.
The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry. Local institutions for wetland management in ethiopia. The environmental protection authority of the federal democratic republic of ethiopia is the national focal point for gef in ethiopia. Ethiopia and this work should be incorporated into the manual for the different. Center for international environmental law report to the. Environmental protection authority now, therefore, in accordance with article 551 of the constitution of the federal democratic republic of. Environmental law teaching material tsegai berhane and merhatbeb teklemedhn mekelle university faculty of law, april 2008. Ethiopian environmental protection authority ccafs. Federal democratic republic of ethiopia environmental and. Dec 15, 2016 ethiopias national quality infrastructure nqi faces many development challenges.
Pdf evaluation of the environmental policy and impact. 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. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Ethiopia and, for the purpose of this proclamation, includes the addis ababa and dire dawa adminis trations 12 regional environmental agency means any regional government organ entrusted by that region with a responsibility for the protection or regulation of the environment and natural resour ces. 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. Indoor air pollution in slum neighbourhoods of addis ababa. Pdf project development fund pge pine for green ethiopia. Overview of environmental impact assessment in ethiopia. Environmental policy for ethiopias sustainable social and.
Undertaking a carbon neutral economy is an opportunity for ethiopia for it is in line with the resources that it is endowed with. Indoor air pollution in slum neighbourhoods of addis ababa, ethiopia. Center for international environmental law report to the committee on the elimination of racial discrimination february 7, 2007 comments concerning the state partys report on the federal democratic republic of ethiopia ethiopia, with specific reference to the indigenous tribes in the omo national park, ethiopia. Address of authority locality gurd shola sub city yeka woreda 17 building. Strong traditions have long contributed to ethiopia s. Federal republic of ethiopia ethiopian road authority revision of the drainage design manual in ethiopia contract reference. Specific legal provision for eia application is well documented and the environmental protection authority exists as the legal body. Enhancing good environmental governance through removing the constraints faced by public agents, individuals, civil society and the private sector to know. Gibe iii environmental and social management plan 300 env r md 001 c mdi international consulting engineers iv printed.
Federal democratic republic of ethiopia ministry of water. The federal democratic republic of ethiopia ministry of science and technology national quality infrastructure development project environmental and social management framework esmf final december 15,2016 december 2016 addis ababa, ethiopia public disclosure authorized sfg2771 public disclosure authorized. Federal democratic republic of ethiopia ministry of water resources national meteorological services agency initial national communication of ethiopia to the united nations framework convention on climate change. Aes based in addis ababa, ethiopia was established in 2004 with business objective of providing water and environmentalengineering and related services. Ethiopia is a centre of origin for cultivated crops such as coffee, tef, enset, and centre of diversity for many crop species such as durum wheat, barley and sorghum. Name of focal point environmental protection authority address including email address p. Minister general manager ministry of water resource environmental protection authority. 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. Complete business directory for ethiopian businesses, ethiopian federal environmental protection authority, community, government municipal. The author thanks the donors for enabling him to carry out his fieldwork in northern shoa, ethiopia, in autumn 1999. Afcapeth 005t first workshop report harmony hotel, addis ababa, ethiopia 27 february 2012 submitted to. Revision of the drainage design manual in ethiopia.
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