Current status of the environmental impact assessment system. From one side, transportation activities support increasing mobility demands for passengers. Among the 10 categories analysed by this study, ethiopia performs relatively better in enforcing contracts and dealing with construction permits, whereas its performance in starting a business and trading across borders are lacking. Mekelle city is one of the regional capitals in ethiopia which are experiencing huge expansion and transformation in the past decade and half. Improving the implementation of environmental impact. Kakonge undp resident representative, maseru, lesotho in recent years the term environmental impact assessment eia in relation to projects calling for substantial financial investment has become common currency among those working in the field. Environmental impact assessment of querry site in ethiopia. The aim of this study was to determine the critical factors affecting the successful implementation of eia mitigation measures, developed to minimize environmental and social impacts of the koga irrigation and watershed management project. Climate variability and climate change likely are significant contributing factors in the food security challenges ethiopia currently experiences and will experience going forward. The usaid climate change adaptation thought leadership and assessment atlas activity has undertaken field work and analysis to provide guidance to the food for peace ffp program in ethiopia aimed at identifying. Evaluation of the environmental policy and impact assessment process in ethiopia. World bank boreholesupport subproject was aimed at addressing this challenge. The other issue inviting attention in water supply sector in ethiopia in general and awaday town in particular which is characterized by service deficiency of physical infrastructure. Transboundary issues involving ethiopia, kenya and sudan.
Objectives of eia ensuring environmental factors are considered in the decisionmaking process ensuring that possible adverse environmental impacts are identified and avoided or minimised. Environmental degradation and management in ethiopian. Environmental impact assessments in developing countries. Assessment of adoption behavior of soil and water conservation practices in the koga watershed, highlands of ethiopia a thesis presented to the faculty of the graduate school of cornell university in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of master of professional studies by fikru assefa mengstie august 2009. Evaluation of environmental impact assessment system in. A process of examining the environmental consequences of development. Since 150,000 years ago population has expanded all over the highland parts of. Goals and objectives of environmental impact assessment. Environmental impact assessment prolama non whereas, environmental impact assessment is used to predict and manage the evironmental effects which a proposed development activity as a result of its design sitting, construction, operation, or an ongoing one as a result of its modification or termination, entails and thus helps to bring. Conservation, climate change, environmental degradation, pollution, population growth, ethiopia.
Socioeconomic analysis of the operational impacts of shiroro hydropower generation in the lowland areas. Federal democratic republic of ethiopia environmental impact assessment guideline document v environmental impact assessment eia. The environmental and social impact assessment esia has been prepared in compliance with ethiopian esia procedures and in accordance with international standards, as reflected in the policies, safeguard procedures, and guidelines of the african development bank. 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. This esia summary outlines the summary of the environmental and social impact assessment esia, the environmental and social management plan esmp and the resettlement action plan rap formulated for the proposed project, which includes the cement plant, captive raw material mines. Produced by unep division of early warning and assessment. The gtp recognizes that sustainable development in ethiopia can only be achieved if development is pursued in the social, economic and environmental areas in a balanced. Monitoring of environmental impact assessments in africa. Aes based in addis ababa, ethiopia was established in 2004 with business objective of providing water and environmentalengineering and related services. Objectives components planning science public inquiries. Environmental impact assessment act arrangement of sections part i general principles of environmental impact assessment section 1. Environmental and social impact assessment of mekelle. Provides for measures to make environmental impact assessments. They are hardly measurable and there is no time frame for achieving the stated objectives.
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. 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. It also helps to assist decisionmaking and to achieve sustainable development. Environmental impact assessment of the resettlement. Addis environmental addis environmental servicesaes. Based on the eia guideline of ethiopia, abdul hafiz shifaimport trade in pesticides and agrochemicals project has incorporated environmental impact assessment as an integral part of the project. About 50 percent of ethiopia can be defined as mountainous, be it because of altitude above about 1500m, or because of steep slopes.
Environmental impact assessment of querry site in ethiopia products. Evaluation of environmental impact assessment system in nigeria chris o. Nwoko department of environmental technology, federal university of technology, pmb 1526, owerri, nigeria. This proclamation prescribes that no person shall commence any new development activity under any category listed in any directive issued pursuant to this proclamation project which requires an environmental impact assessment further specified in art. I nstitute for e nvironmental s ecurity environmental security assessment. Division of early warning and assessment dewa, united nations environment programme, february 20. Evaluation the process of weighing information, the act of making value judgements or ascribing values to data in order to reach a decision. Socioeconomic analysis of the operational impacts of. Environmental impact assessment for civil society in ethiopia.
A case study mushir ali department of geography and environmental studies, mekelle university, ethiopia ne africa author for correspondence abstract the diverse agroclimatic conditions have been considered as a boon for ethiopian agriculture to earn. Restriction on public or private project without prior consideration of. The evaluation of the intervention indicates that there is a significant increase in water supply in the city. 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. Pdf overview of environmental impact assessment in. Jul 22, 2002 other, assessment from undp emergencies unit for ethiopia, published 22 jul 2002 ethiopia. Introduction the current governmental structure in ethiopia was established on 21st august 1995, when the countrys constitution was formally adopted, which established a federal structure and a parliamentary system of government federal democrat. Environmental policy for ethiopias sustainable social and. Ensuring water availability in mekelle city, northern. Environmental impact assessment of the resettlement project. The latest world bank doing business report 20 ranked ethiopia 125th out of 189 economies.
The environmental impact assessment eia process, which originated in the united states in the late 1960s and early 1970s, has been adopted extensively in the rest of the world. Ethiopia environmental impact assessment proclamation no. Andreen, committee chair mekete bekele pauline johnson bob greene norman singer a dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of doctor of philosophy in the department of interdisciplinary studies. National assessment report 2012 ethiopia page 10 of 73 population information and education programme has been mounted for addressing issues pertaining to large family. The government of ethiopia has identified tourism as one of the key sectors for economic growth. Evaluation of the environmental policy and impact assessment process in ethiopia article pdf available in impact assessment and project appraisal 281. Legal and institutional challenges facing the somali. The other issue inviting attention in water supply sector in ethiopia in. Environmental and social impact assessment of mekelle water.
Environmental quality index and range methods were used for impact assessment. The authority or the relevant regional environmental agency may. The challenges and prospects of sustainable energy. As a leading global manufacturer of crushing, grinding and mining equipments, we offer advanced, reasonable solutions for any sizereduction requirements including, environmental impact assessment of querry site in ethiopia, quarry, aggregate, and different kinds of minerals. The conservation strategy of ethiopia cse and the environmental policy of ethiopia epe were adopted in 1997. Impacts were computed on soil and water resources, air quality, flora and fauna, local socioeconomic aspects and human health in the peripheries of the tana lake, ethiopia. Afar and kereyu pastoralists in and around awash national park struggle with deteriorating livelihood. Current status of the environmental impact assessment. This is mostly pressing in developing countries of which mekelle city in northern ethiopia is not an exception. Introduction environmental impact assessment eia for short is a recent phenomenon in ethiopia. Ethiopia gilgel gibe hydroelectric energy ii project.
Environmental impact assessment of the resettlement project in lalibela. Rapid population growth and environmental degradation in. Environmental impact assessment from a sudanese perspective. Environmental impact assessment, horizontal coordination, public participation 1. The need and demand for water in the world are becoming acute with the growing population. 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. Downstream environmental and social conditions in the lower omo basin 2. I nstitute for e nvironmental s ecurity horn of africa. Population, development, and environment in ethiopia wilson.
Social and environmental impact assessment of mekelle water supply and sanitation project. Climate variability and change in ethiopia summary of. In this paper, the hydrological and environmental impacts of constructing gerd on the blue nile. The case of koyefeche condominium housing development project, addis ababa. Esia environmental and social impact assessment espa environmental security for poverty alleviation. Federal negarit gazeta of the federal democratic republic of ethiopia k8. Assessment of sustainable watershed management approach case study lenche dima, tsegur eyesus and dijjil watershed a project paper presented to the faculty of the graduate school of cornell university in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of master of professional studies by tesfaye habtamu may 2011. Thus, the question of why many developing countries and particularly ethiopia focus on exploiting locally available renewable sources of. Key components and best practices for environmental impact. The tragic 2006 floods that have affected parts of ethiopia have been naturally perceived by many as being an outcome of higher rainfall. This environmental impact assessment eia identifies and assesses five negative environmental impacts likely to result from preparing, constructing, and operating the gilgel gibe hydroelectric project. Based on the above analysis, the longterm strategic objectives of ethiopias environmental impact assessment are congruent with the mission statement but they do not seem to be very realistic. Laws and practices by dejene girma janka william l. 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.
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