While access has increased substantially with funding from foreign aid, much still remains to be done to achieve the millennium development goal of halving the share of people without access to water and sanitation by 2015, to improve sustainability and to. Introduction ethiopia, with its different geological formations and climatic conditions, is endowed with considerable water resources andwetland ecosystems. Water development in ethiopias pastoral areas, pdf, 4 mb ethiopia water is life video, 6. But economic growth in ethiopia is a thirsty business and diminishing water supplies can translate into slowdowns and cloud economic prospects. In addition, an estimated 50 percent of the consequences of undernutrition are caused by environmental factors that include poor hygiene and lack of access to water supply and sanitation. Mapping for water supply and sanitation wss in ethiopia core. For example, under the one wash national program, the government of ethiopia aims to increase access to safe water supply to 98 percent for rural areas and 100. Ethiopia ethiopia has made tremendous progress in providing access to water and sanitation from 1990 to 2012. Precambrian metamorphic rocks are exposed in the northern portion of the country hereafter referred to as the northern complex, the west the western complex, and the south the southern complex figure 1b.
Rural water supply in ethiopia overseas development institute. Water, sanitation and hygiene summary ethiopia has a vision of achieving 100% of basic water and sanitation and to meet expected target for safely managed wash. African development fund bp 323, tunis, tunisia tel. Ethiopia water supply, sanitation and hygiene project p3591. Access to water supply and sanitation in ethiopia is amongst the lowest in subsaharan africa and the entire world. In 2017, usaid provided clean drinking water for more than 300,000 people in ethiopia.
On the 4th and 5th of february, 2014 the ethiopia water and sanitation wash met at the ghion hotel, addis ababa, ethiopia for the 6 th annual multistakeholder forum with the theme of innovative one wash for sustainable development. Uttama reddy department of geography and environmental studies, college of social sciences and humanities, haramaya university, dire dawa, ethiopia. Learning and communication research report, bahir dar, ethiopia. According to district reports, access to rural basic sanitation has further increased to 80% by june 2017, while 37% have access to a hand washing facility. Sanitation has the greatest impact on health and adds 20 years to life expectancy at birth. Ethiopia has made remarkable progress in water and sanitation over the last two decades. Access to water supply and sanitation in ethiopia is one of the lowest in the world. Ethiopias government capital budget expenditure for the water sector grew from 2. The next step in ethiopias wss sector development focuses on local wss service provider capacity building so that sustainable service expands to semiurban and rural populations. An analysis of edhs data 20002011 article pdf available in journal of water, sanitation and hygiene for. In the oromiya and southern nations, nationalities and peoples regions of ethiopia, there is limited access to drinking water and basic sanitation.
Drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in ethiopia we. Drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in schools unicef. Water, sanitation and hygiene challenges in ethiopia youtube. Ethiopia urban water supply and sanitation project english abstract. Sanitation helping cities to turn waste to green gold. Water resources management in ethiopia description continued in this study, the editors address these and other issues surrounding water resources management in all economic and water sectors in ethiopia within the setting of the nile basin, the first comprehensive treatment of this subject. Ethiopia has one of the lowest rates of coverage for improved water and sanitation in the world. A study of water supply and sanitation services in. Ethiopia urban water supply and sanitation project. Uganda water and environment sector performance report 2017 iii approach. As per urbanrural disparities concerning access to safe drinking water, out of the world population who lacked access to safe drinking water, about 84% were living in rural areas 5. According to data in urban areas outside kampala, 85.
Current status of sanitation coverage in relation to the sanitation ladder. Assessment of water supply and sanitation in amhara region. Water and sanitation in ethiopia building blocks of progress. Official pdf, 108 pages world bank documents world bank group. Water and sanitation program in ethiopia globalgiving. Hydrology of ethiopia ethiopia is located between 30 and 150 north latitude and 330 and 480 east longitude in what is commonly called the horn of africa. Health indicators show that ethiopia has serious problems with healthcare and disease prevention. Ratings of urban water supply and sanitation project for ethiopia were as follows. The millennium water allianceethiopia program mwaep seeks to improve sustainable access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene wash services that improve the health status, standard of living and the dignity of poor people in rural ethiopia. Pdf equity in access to water supply and sanitation in.
Ethiopias one wash national programme pdf the open university. At their best, maps can challenge preconceptions and combine different sources and types of information to give an accurate picture of the reality on the ground. Economic impacts of access to water and sanitation in ethiopia. Ethiopia launched its onewash sectorwide approach swap in 20, with the stated goal of universal access to. But sanitation and hygiene impact more than just health. A lack of sanitation takes dignity away and can keep people locked in the cycle of poverty. Turning finance into services for 2015 and beyond significant human resource capacity challenges, in particular at woreda that is, district level, despite large but disparate programbased capacity building initiatives. Only 12% of the rural population has access to safe drinking water and 7% to basic sanitation. Meteorological agency, will support the consolidation and collation of.
To reach the mdg targets, the government will need to help ensure local water supply and sanitation wss service providers continue to develop their capacity to manage operations. National hygiene and sanitation strategy for ethiopia, oct. Part of our work is to fulfill this mission in ethiopia. Since 2004, four springs have been capped and eleven wells constructed, providing safe, clean water for over 5,000 people. Water, sanitation and hygiene challenges in ethiopia. Case of midregenet study conducted by zenas engineering plc p. The millennium water allianceethiopia program mwaep project years. Ethiopias millennium development goals mdgs for improved water and sanitation access are 70 percent and 56 percent respectively. Women and girls have to travel huge distances to fetch water, and they are unable to go to school or participate. Achieving the sdgs targets for water, sanitation and.
According to the government in 2005, 40 percent of the population had access to safe water. This report was compiled with the participation of staff from ethiopias ministry of water. Wateraid ethiopia and bahir dar university encourages fair use of this document with proper citation. The world bank and dfid have gone further and merged their financing under a. Assessment of potable water supply in awaday town in ethiopia mekonnen abdisa and r. Village wells and family latrines are an important way to combat disease and increase life expectancy. Wells are handdug in dry season so that when the 3foot circumference hole reaches water it is known that there will be a water supply all year. It was a huge event with about 500 participants from government, ngo, private and donor sectors. Ethiopia water and sanitation profile 1 sector overview ethiopia s 81 million people have one of africas lowest rates of access to water supply, sanitation, and hygiene despite abundant surface and groundwater resources.
Access to improved drinkingwater supply in ethiopia increased from % to 52% from 1990 to 2012 jmp 2014 and from 2% to 24% in sanitation. A long way to go estimates of combined water, sanitation and. Sanitation and hygiene barometer aims to take stock of the current situation, as well as the risks and solutions, with. The government of ethiopia aims to increase access to safe water supply and basic sanitation in rural and urban areas and to invest more resources into water related infrastructure.
Furthermore, 71 million of the countrys total population lack access to improved sanitation, with a shocking 28 million having no choice but to practice open defecation. In ethiopia, 60 to 80 percent of communicable diseases are attributed to limited access to safe water and inadequate sanitation and hygiene services. Contaminated water leads to death and disease, and harvests are entirely dependent on rainfall, which is why they are insufficient. Ethiopias plan to radically improve the provision of safe water and sanitation. Women and girls have to travel huge distances to fetch water, and they are unable to go to school or. Over 67 million people dont have access to adequate sanitation. Poor sanitation and hygiene is one of the major causes of diseases and infections all around the world. Ethiopia successfully met its millennium development goal mdg for drinking water supply ahead of 2015 but fell some way short of achieving its mdg target for sanitation. Turning finance into services for 2015 and beyond 1. Addis ababa, the capital of the federal democratic republic of ethiopia, with an estimated population size of 3. Of the 102 million people living in ethiopia, there are 42. Manual drilling in an area of limited access, democratic republic of the congo example. Water, sanitation and hygiene wash unicef ethiopia. Equity in access to water supply and sanitation in ethiopia.
A study of water supply and sanitation services in shebedino wereda of sidama zone. Introduction the african ministers council on water amcow commissioned the production of a second round of country status overviews csos to better understand what underpins progress in water supply and sanitation and what its member. Evidence from the welfare monitoring surveys 6 1 introduction 1. Increasing access to safely managed water and sanitation can help sustain this progress and accelerate poverty reduction. National wash program introduction ethiopia, with its different geological formations and climatic conditions, is endowed with considerable water resources andwetland ecosystems, 12river basins, about14majorlakes, and someman made reservoirs. Water and sanitationrelated diseases, particularly diarrhea, are among the top three causes of death in the country after malaria and hivaids.
Elements of ethiopias success include strong political will, human resources and financing. Just over 54 per cent of households have access to an improved source of drinking water, with a higher proportion among urban households 75% and. Achieving the sdgs targets for water, sanitation and hygiene 1 ethiopia overview. A key challenge in reaching sustainable development goal sdg 6 is that few people have either safe inhouse water access and or latrines with safely managed fecal waste. Sustainable financing for the water and sanitation sector in ethiopia. Millennium water allianceethiopia program mwaep crs. We summarized the 2014 sanitation coverage status in addis ababa and ethiopia along the sanitation ladder in table 1. Water and environment sector performance report 2017.
Ethiopia wash girl drinking water a young girl takes a drink of water from a newly constructed water tank. And, families with access to water at home are betterequipped to maintain their own health and the viability of their crops. Pdf assessment of water, sanitation, and hygiene practice and. Monitoring sanitation and hygiene in rural ethiopia. Too much flouride is bad for teeth and bones april 14, 2016 usaid launches 500 million birr activity on world water day to boost ethiopias one wash national program march 22, 2016 usaid water activity launches new water systems. In ethiopia, only 52% of the population has access to sanitation facilities. For rural populations two countries, ethiopia and ghana, had estimates that rounded to zero coverage for combined sdg coverage, and only five. Progress on sanitation and drinking water, 2010 update. While access has increased substantially with funding from external aid, much still remains to be done to achieve the millennium development goal of halving the share of people without access to water and sanitation by 2015, to improve sustainability and to improve service quality. Current state and trends of access to sanitation in. According to whounicef joint monitoring programme 2014 report, the country has improved water supply by 57% 97% in urban areas and 42% in rural areas, thus achieving the millennium development goal mdg 7 target 7c. Where we work in tigray, farming grain crops supports sustenance and livelihoods. Pdf stunting is a global burden affecting nearly 160 million children. One washconsolidated water supply, sanitation, and.
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