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3 kwi 2024 · The issue of water scarcity in Lake Tana, the source of the Blue Nile, has raised questions about the global forces driving this climate change. Here's how the local communities are working for water security and a better tomorrow.
25 cze 2021 · Nearly 25% (27 million) of Ethiopia’s population lives in areas of high water stress, threatening the country’s Sustainable Development Goal to achieve water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) by 2030. Six of the 10 regional capitals are located in either high or extremely high water stress areas.
Similar to many African countries, parts of Ethiopia face water shortages, poor sanitation, and a lack of access to clean water sources. Ethiopia is located in Africa's Horn where drought and politics are two leading causes of water shortage.
28 mar 2022 · Rapid loss of ecosystems and land-use change, in part due to agricultural intensification, have been among the major drivers for recent increases in water in sedimentation and water quality issues in Ethiopia (Moges et al., 2017).
In Ethiopia, water resources such as the Legedadi water supply, Geffersa water supply, Dire water supply and Sibilu water reservoirs are highly contaminated with nitrate, phosphate and ammonia due to anthropogenic activities.
1 lut 2021 · Destruction to infrastructure in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia has left people without access to clean water and increased the risk of fatal diseases.
4 mar 2023 · The International Water Management Institute, in collaboration with Newcastle University and national partners in Ethiopia, is monitoring the microbial quality of water in the Akaki river that runs through Addis Ababa to better understand sources of pollution and target interventions to reduce pollution and improve water quality.
