DOCSLIB.ORG

Rural-Urban Migration: Causes, Migrants' Town Livelihood Activities and Social Capital in Berehet District, Ethiopia

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Rural-Urban Migration: Causes, Migrants' Town Livelihood Activities and Social Capital in Berehet District, Ethiopia Rural-Urban Migration: Causes, Migrants' Town livelihood Activities and Social Capital in Berehet District, Ethiopia Abebe Adefris Tefera Master of Philosophy Thesis in Development Studies Specializing in Geography Submitted to the Department of Geography Faculty of Social Science and Technology Management Norwegian University of Science and Technology Trondheim, Norway May, 2014 Dedication: If you were alive, it would have then become my extreme happiness this days in the world. I missed you my departed Mom and Dad. This work is dedicated to you. i Acknowledgement First and for most I would like to thank the almighty God who allowed me to be able to see what the world looks like and partly to enable me to live with health. It is only because of his willingness that I could fail and pass several trucks in the long life journey which my soul has commenced. My next appreciation goes to my advisors Cathrin Brun/Associate Professor/ and my co-advisor Thomas Sætre /PhD Candidate/who relentlessly supported me to take direction in my research work. At the very beginning, I was dispersed in an open spaces to start writing the research and was with hope that seems unreachable. But their invaluable advise harvested me to come to one point from the spaces where I had been. I inner heartedly would like to thank both of them not only for giving advise but also giving resources they have and for the knowledge they shared me. The next appreciation goes to my research informants who gave me their invaluable responses for the questions I raised to get data about the research questions. They gave me not only the data but they also scarified their time to talk with for long time. Next I would like to express my gratitude to Norwegian government and the whole citizens in the nation who realized my two years living here in Norway by providing financial support and free education. I also owe my thanks to all lecturers and supporting management officials here in NTNU in general and in geography department in particular. In the last, I would like to express my deep gratitude to my lovely girl friend Firehiwot Takele who always advise me to be strong, committed and visionary. FT, thank you for your endless moral support in my work. Abebe Adefris Tefera ii Abstract Ranging from the smallest local to the largest international migration is a substance in the process of globalization which drives the present economic, political, social, cultural and technological engines of individuals and groups across various geographic domains in the world. The smallest internal rural to urban migration, which is driven by various factors and ended up with different outcomes in the everyday lives of migrants in towns, is therefore, not isolated from the global process. Therefore, the aim of this study is to explore the diverse cause to rural- urban migration and migrants' town livelihood activities in Berehet district, Ethiopia which is also thought as the fraction of global process. This study also further focuses on migrants' social capital after migration in the town Metehbila. With the application of qualitative approach, the study used Lee's push- pull, the new economy of migration theory and the livelihood approach. It is from the ground that theories and approaches are important to visualize the world in every context and hence, they are used in this research to construct and define the research problem itself and to frame the entire process of the researching. Both the migration theories and livelihood approach are used interdependently to understand the various physical and socio-economic causes for rural to urban migration. The Push factors which are mentioned in Lee's migration theory are the vulnerability contexts in livelihood framework and hence, they are used together than independently. The new economy migration theory is used to envisage migration decision, economic causes for migration and the contending issues of internal migration remittance. The livelihood approach is used to frame migrants' urban livelihood activities and strategies that they established to make their living real in the town. It further is used to concretize the social integrations that migrants develop with urban host communities. With the combination of the theories and the livelihood framework components-vulnerability contexts, social capital, strategies and outcome, the analytical framework was developed to entirely shape this study. With life history mode of analysis and other tabular description approaches of the data which are obtained from primarily and secondary sources, the study found that the causes for rural to urban migration in Berehet district are physical factors such as absence of rainfall, land shortage(also economic) and family death. Socio-economic factors such as forced early marriage, the resulting fistula, conflict with land borders, education and formal marriage. The study in the cloud of socio- cultural factors shows that the district is under increasing human right abuse, abduction, rape and subsequent urban ward migration. It also found that, most of the economic factors are in vision level by migrants. Migrants after their migration are in increasing desire to get better living with better occupations and incomes. In investigating the urban forms of migrants livelihood strategies, the study shows that most migrants are participating in local drink preparation such as tela and areke selling, retailing onion and potatoes on crowded market. Few migrants are also engaging in wood and welding works, stone cutting and street work/begging. The study generally shows that most migrants in the town established survival livelihood strategies by which they only work to eat and trend the same fashion of living as they were yesterday and decades ago. Contrary to this, few migrants are at the verge to maintain adaptive livelihood strategy by which they relatively could develop better livelihood in the town. Again, the study under investigating the choices of livelihood strategies by migrants, shows that male and female migrants make a stratified working cultural space in the town in which male migrants do not work what women migrants do and the vise versa. It is those male migrants in better off and on the verge to developed sustainable livelihood while women migrants are subjected with indoor activities by which they show no progress in their livelihood in the town. At the end, the study found that migrants in the town formed various town associations with their town host communities. The associations are Idir, Iqub, Tsiwa and Baltna. The study found that all of these associations are variously important to migrants for securing social capital which serves them to alleviate their everyday town living challenges such death, health shocks and property losses. iii Table of Contents Contents Page Dedication .................................................................................................................................. i Acknowledgement .................................................................................................................... ii Abstract .................................................................................................................................... iii Table of Contents .................................................................................................................... iv List of Acronyms ................................................................................................................... viii Chapter One .............................................................................................................................. 1 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 1 1.1Background ........................................................................................................................ 1 1.2 Statement of the Problem ................................................................................................. 3 1.3 Research Objectives ......................................................................................................... 5 1.4 Research Questions ........................................................................................................... 5 1.5 Significance of the Study .................................................................................................. 6 1.6 Organization of the Thesis ................................................................................................ 6 Chapter Two ............................................................................................................................. 7 2. Descriptions to Research Area ............................................................................................... 7 2.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 7 2.2 Location and Historical perspectives ................................................................................ 7 2.3 Climate Conditions in Berehet ....................................................................................... 11 2.4 Population ....................................................................................................................... 11 2.4.1Trends in Berehet Population Growth ..................................................................... 12 2.4.2Age Group Structure ................................................................................................
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Districts of Ethiopia
    Region District or Woredas Zone Remarks Afar Region Argobba Special Woreda -- Independent district/woredas Afar Region Afambo Zone 1 (Awsi Rasu) Afar Region Asayita Zone 1 (Awsi Rasu) Afar Region Chifra Zone 1 (Awsi Rasu) Afar Region Dubti Zone 1 (Awsi Rasu) Afar Region Elidar Zone 1 (Awsi Rasu) Afar Region Kori Zone 1 (Awsi Rasu) Afar Region Mille Zone 1 (Awsi Rasu) Afar Region Abala Zone 2 (Kilbet Rasu) Afar Region Afdera Zone 2 (Kilbet Rasu) Afar Region Berhale Zone 2 (Kilbet Rasu) Afar Region Dallol Zone 2 (Kilbet Rasu) Afar Region Erebti Zone 2 (Kilbet Rasu) Afar Region Koneba Zone 2 (Kilbet Rasu) Afar Region Megale Zone 2 (Kilbet Rasu) Afar Region Amibara Zone 3 (Gabi Rasu) Afar Region Awash Fentale Zone 3 (Gabi Rasu) Afar Region Bure Mudaytu Zone 3 (Gabi Rasu) Afar Region Dulecha Zone 3 (Gabi Rasu) Afar Region Gewane Zone 3 (Gabi Rasu) Afar Region Aura Zone 4 (Fantena Rasu) Afar Region Ewa Zone 4 (Fantena Rasu) Afar Region Gulina Zone 4 (Fantena Rasu) Afar Region Teru Zone 4 (Fantena Rasu) Afar Region Yalo Zone 4 (Fantena Rasu) Afar Region Dalifage (formerly known as Artuma) Zone 5 (Hari Rasu) Afar Region Dewe Zone 5 (Hari Rasu) Afar Region Hadele Ele (formerly known as Fursi) Zone 5 (Hari Rasu) Afar Region Simurobi Gele'alo Zone 5 (Hari Rasu) Afar Region Telalak Zone 5 (Hari Rasu) Amhara Region Achefer -- Defunct district/woredas Amhara Region Angolalla Terana Asagirt -- Defunct district/woredas Amhara Region Artuma Fursina Jile -- Defunct district/woredas Amhara Region Banja -- Defunct district/woredas Amhara Region Belessa --
    [Show full text]
  • Modeling Climate Change Impacts on Crop Water Demand, Middle Awash River Basin, Case Study of Berehet Woreda
    © 2021 The Authors Water Practice & Technology Vol 16 No 3 864 doi: 10.2166/wpt.2021.033 Modeling climate change impacts on crop water demand, middle Awash River basin, case study of Berehet woreda Negash Tessema Robaa,*, Asfaw Kebede Kassab and Dame Yadeta Geletac a Water Resources and Irrigation Engineering Department, Haramaya Institute of Technology, Haramaya University, P.O. Box 138, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia b Hydraulic and Water Resources Engineering Department, Haramaya Institute of Technology, Haramaya University, P.O. Box 138, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia c Natural Resources Management Department, College of Dry Land Agriculture, Samara University, P.O. Box 132, Samara, Ethiopia *Corresponding author. E-mail: [email protected] Abstract Climate change mainly affects crops via impacting evapotranspiration. This study quantifies climate change impacts on evapotranspiration, crop water requirement, and irrigation water demand. Seventeen GCMs from the MarkSim-GCM were used for RCP 4.5 and 8.5 scenarios for future projection. A soil sample was collected from 15 points from the maize production area. Based on USDA soil textural classification, the soil is classified as silt loam (higher class), clay loam (middle class), and clay loam (lower class). The crop growing season onset and offset were determined using the Markov chain model and compared with the farmer’s indigenous experience. The main rainy season (Kiremt) starts during the 1st meteorological decade of June for baseline period and 2nd decade to 3rd decade of June for both RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5 of near (2020s) and mid (2050s) future period. The offset date is in the range of 270 (base period), RCP 4.5 (278, 284), and RCP 8.5 (281, 274) DOY for baseline, near, and mid future.
    [Show full text]
  • Protecting Land Tenure Security of Women in Ethiopia: Evidence from the Land Investment for Transformation Program
    PROTECTING LAND TENURE SECURITY OF WOMEN IN ETHIOPIA: EVIDENCE FROM THE LAND INVESTMENT FOR TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM Workwoha Mekonen, Ziade Hailu, John Leckie, and Gladys Savolainen Land Investment for Transformation Programme (LIFT) (DAI Global) This research paper was created with funding and technical support of the Research Consortium on Women’s Land Rights, an initiative of Resource Equity. The Research Consortium on Women’s Land Rights is a community of learning and practice that works to increase the quantity and strengthen the quality of research on interventions to advance women’s land and resource rights. Among other things, the Consortium commissions new research that promotes innovations in practice and addresses gaps in evidence on what works to improve women’s land rights. Learn more about the Research Consortium on Women’s Land Rights by visiting https://consortium.resourceequity.org/ This paper assesses the effectiveness of a specific land tenure intervention to improve the lives of women, by asking new questions of available project data sets. ABSTRACT The purpose of this research is to investigate threats to women’s land rights and explore the effectiveness of land certification interventions using evidence from the Land Investment for Transformation (LIFT) program in Ethiopia. More specifically, the study aims to provide evidence on the extent that LIFT contributed to women’s tenure security. The research used a mixed method approach that integrated quantitative and qualitative data. Quantitative information was analyzed from the profiles of more than seven million parcels to understand how the program had incorporated gender interests into the Second Level Land Certification (SLLC) process.
    [Show full text]
  • Local History of Ethiopia Ma - Mezzo © Bernhard Lindahl (2008)
    Local History of Ethiopia Ma - Mezzo © Bernhard Lindahl (2008) ma, maa (O) why? HES37 Ma 1258'/3813' 2093 m, near Deresge 12/38 [Gz] HES37 Ma Abo (church) 1259'/3812' 2549 m 12/38 [Gz] JEH61 Maabai (plain) 12/40 [WO] HEM61 Maaga (Maago), see Mahago HEU35 Maago 2354 m 12/39 [LM WO] HEU71 Maajeraro (Ma'ajeraro) 1320'/3931' 2345 m, 13/39 [Gz] south of Mekele -- Maale language, an Omotic language spoken in the Bako-Gazer district -- Maale people, living at some distance to the north-west of the Konso HCC.. Maale (area), east of Jinka 05/36 [x] ?? Maana, east of Ankar in the north-west 12/37? [n] JEJ40 Maandita (area) 12/41 [WO] HFF31 Maaquddi, see Meakudi maar (T) honey HFC45 Maar (Amba Maar) 1401'/3706' 1151 m 14/37 [Gz] HEU62 Maara 1314'/3935' 1940 m 13/39 [Gu Gz] JEJ42 Maaru (area) 12/41 [WO] maass..: masara (O) castle, temple JEJ52 Maassarra (area) 12/41 [WO] Ma.., see also Me.. -- Mabaan (Burun), name of a small ethnic group, numbering 3,026 at one census, but about 23 only according to the 1994 census maber (Gurage) monthly Christian gathering where there is an orthodox church HET52 Maber 1312'/3838' 1996 m 13/38 [WO Gz] mabera: mabara (O) religious organization of a group of men or women JEC50 Mabera (area), cf Mebera 11/41 [WO] mabil: mebil (mäbil) (A) food, eatables -- Mabil, Mavil, name of a Mecha Oromo tribe HDR42 Mabil, see Koli, cf Mebel JEP96 Mabra 1330'/4116' 126 m, 13/41 [WO Gz] near the border of Eritrea, cf Mebera HEU91 Macalle, see Mekele JDK54 Macanis, see Makanissa HDM12 Macaniso, see Makaniso HES69 Macanna, see Makanna, and also Mekane Birhan HFF64 Macargot, see Makargot JER02 Macarra, see Makarra HES50 Macatat, see Makatat HDH78 Maccanissa, see Makanisa HDE04 Macchi, se Meki HFF02 Macden, see May Mekden (with sub-post office) macha (O) 1.
    [Show full text]
  • AMHARA REGION : Who Does What Where (3W) (As of 13 February 2013)
    AMHARA REGION : Who Does What Where (3W) (as of 13 February 2013) Tigray Tigray Interventions/Projects at Woreda Level Afar Amhara ERCS: Lay Gayint: Beneshangul Gumu / Dire Dawa Plan Int.: Addis Ababa Hareri Save the fk Save the Save the df d/k/ CARE:f k Save the Children:f Gambela Save the Oromia Children: Children:f Children: Somali FHI: Welthungerhilfe: SNNPR j j Children:l lf/k / Oxfam GB:af ACF: ACF: Save the Save the af/k af/k Save the df Save the Save the Tach Gayint: Children:f Children: Children:fj Children:l Children: l FHI:l/k MSF Holand:f/ ! kj CARE: k Save the Children:f ! FHI:lf/k Oxfam GB: a Tselemt Save the Childrenf: j Addi Dessie Zuria: WVE: Arekay dlfk Tsegede ! Beyeda Concern:î l/ Mirab ! Concern:/ Welthungerhilfe:k Save the Children: Armacho f/k Debark Save the Children:fj Kelela: Welthungerhilfe: ! / Tach Abergele CRS: ak Save the Children:fj ! Armacho ! FHI: Save the l/k Save thef Dabat Janamora Legambo: Children:dfkj Children: ! Plan Int.:d/ j WVE: Concern: GOAL: Save the Children: dlfk Sahla k/ a / f ! ! Save the ! Lay Metema North Ziquala Children:fkj Armacho Wegera ACF: Save the Children: Tenta: ! k f Gonder ! Wag WVE: Plan Int.: / Concern: Save the dlfk Himra d k/ a WVE: ! Children: f Sekota GOAL: dlf Save the Children: Concern: Save the / ! Save: f/k Chilga ! a/ j East Children:f West ! Belesa FHI:l Save the Children:/ /k ! Gonder Belesa Dehana ! CRS: Welthungerhilfe:/ Dembia Zuria ! î Save thedf Gaz GOAL: Children: Quara ! / j CARE: WVE: Gibla ! l ! Save the Children: Welthungerhilfe: k d k/ Takusa dlfj k
    [Show full text]
  • Ethiopia: Amhara Region Administrative Map (As of 05 Jan 2015)
    Ethiopia: Amhara region administrative map (as of 05 Jan 2015) ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Abrha jara ! Tselemt !Adi Arikay Town ! Addi Arekay ! Zarima Town !Kerakr ! ! T!IGRAY Tsegede ! ! Mirab Armacho Beyeda ! Debark ! Debarq Town ! Dil Yibza Town ! ! Weken Town Abergele Tach Armacho ! Sanja Town Mekane Berhan Town ! Dabat DabatTown ! Metema Town ! Janamora ! Masero Denb Town ! Sahla ! Kokit Town Gedebge Town SUDAN ! ! Wegera ! Genda Wuha Town Ziquala ! Amba Giorges Town Tsitsika Town ! ! ! ! Metema Lay ArmachoTikil Dingay Town ! Wag Himra North Gonder ! Sekota Sekota ! Shinfa Tomn Negade Bahr ! ! Gondar Chilga Aukel Ketema ! ! Ayimba Town East Belesa Seraba ! Hamusit ! ! West Belesa ! ! ARIBAYA TOWN Gonder Zuria ! Koladiba Town AMED WERK TOWN ! Dehana ! Dagoma ! Dembia Maksegnit ! Gwehala ! ! Chuahit Town ! ! ! Salya Town Gaz Gibla ! Infranz Gorgora Town ! ! Quara Gelegu Town Takusa Dalga Town ! ! Ebenat Kobo Town Adis Zemen Town Bugna ! ! ! Ambo Meda TownEbinat ! ! Yafiga Town Kobo ! Gidan Libo Kemkem ! Esey Debr Lake Tana Lalibela Town Gomenge ! Lasta ! Muja Town Robit ! ! ! Dengel Ber Gobye Town Shahura ! ! ! Wereta Town Kulmesk Town Alfa ! Amedber Town ! ! KUNIZILA TOWN ! Debre Tabor North Wollo ! Hara Town Fogera Lay Gayint Weldiya ! Farta ! Gasay! Town Meket ! Hamusit Ketrma ! ! Filahit Town Guba Lafto ! AFAR South Gonder Sal!i Town Nefas mewicha Town ! ! Fendiqa Town Zege Town Anibesema Jawi ! ! ! MersaTown Semen Achefer ! Arib Gebeya YISMALA TOWN ! Este Town Arb Gegeya Town Kon Town ! ! ! ! Wegel tena Town Habru ! Fendka Town Dera
    [Show full text]
  • Final Country Report
    Land Governance Assessment Framework Implementation in Ethiopia Public Disclosure Authorized Final Country Report Supported by the World Bank Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Prepared Zerfu Hailu (PhD) Public Disclosure Authorized With Contributions from Expert Investigators January, 2016 Table of Contents Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................................................. 5 Extended executive summary .............................................................................................................................. 6 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 18 2. Methodology ................................................................................................................................................. 19 3. The Context ................................................................................................................................................... 22 3.1 Ethiopia's location, topography and climate ........................................................................................... 22 3.2 Ethiopia's settlement pattern .................................................................................................................... 23 3.3 System of Governance and legal frameworks ........................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • S P E C I a L R E P O
    S P E C I A L R E P O R T FAO/WFP CROP AND FOOD SECURITY ASSESSMENT MISSION TO ETHIOPIA (Phase 2) Integrating the Crop and Food Supply and the Emergency Food Security Assessments 27 July 2009 FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS, ROME WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME, ROME - 2 - This report has been prepared by Mario Zappacosta, Jonathan Pound and Prisca Kathuku, under the responsibility of the FAO and WFP Secretariats. It is based on information from official and other sources. Since conditions may change rapidly, please contact the undersigned if further information is required. Henri Josserand Mohamed Diab Deputy Director, GIEWS, FAO Country Director, Ethiopia, WFP Fax: 0039-06-5705-4495 Fax: 00251-115-514433 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: : [email protected] Please note that this Special Report is also available on the Internet as part of the FAO World Wide Web (www.fao.org ) at the following URL address: http://www.fao.org/giews/ The Special Alerts/Reports can also be received automatically by E-mail as soon as they are published, by subscribing to the GIEWS/Alerts report ListServ. To do so, please send an E-mail to the FAO-Mail-Server at the following address: [email protected] , leaving the subject blank, with the following message: subscribe GIEWSAlertsWorld-L To be deleted from the list, send the message: unsubscribe GIEWSAlertsWorld-L Please note that it is now possible to subscribe to regional lists to only receive Special Reports/Alerts by region: Africa, Asia, Europe or Latin America (GIEWSAlertsAfrica-L, GIEWSAlertsAsia-L, GIEWSAlertsEurope-L and GIEWSAlertsLA-L).
    [Show full text]
  • Ethiopia Common Bean
    Ethiopia Common bean Kidane Tumsa, Robin Buruchara and Steve Beebe Introduction Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) are increasingly becoming an important crop in Ethiopia. The crop largely contributes to the national economy (commodity and employment) and is a source of food and cash income to the resource-poor farmers. Of 1,357,523 ha (11.8% of crop land) covered by pulse crops in Ethiopia in 2010/11, 237,366 ha (2.01%) were covered by common bean and 340,279 tons of production was obtained (Source: CSA 2011). The country stands seventh in area and sixth in production among the 29 countries that produce common bean in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). During 2003 to 2010, the area under beans increased by 34.3%, from 181,600 ha in 2003 to 244,012 ha in 2010, while production increased threefold, from 117,750 tons in 2003 to 362,890 tons in 2010 (Fig. 1) and the average yield more than doubled, from 0.615 t ha-1 to 1.487 t ha-1. By 2012, bean area expanded to about 350,000 ha. Ethiopia is the largest exporter of common bean in Africa, earning about US$ 66 million in 2010 compared to US$ 17 million in 2006. The export quantity rose to about 77,000 tons in 2010 compared to 49,000 tons in 2006. Since 2005, the quantity of formal bean export (particularly white-seeded bean) has increased from 62,000 tons to 75,000 tons (Fig. 2). 400,000 – – 300,000 Production (tons) Area (ha) 362,890 244,012 – 250,000 300,000 – 181,600 – 200,000 183,800 200,000 – – 150,000 172,150 119,900 – 100,000 Area (ha) Production (tons) 100,000 – 98,670 111,750 – 50,000 – 0 0 – – – – – – 2002/3 2003/4 2004/5 2009/10 Figure 1.
    [Show full text]
  • Addis Ababa University School of Graduate Studies Department of Earth Sciences
    ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES DEPARTMENT OF EARTH SCIENCES HYDROGEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF CHACHA CATCHMENT A VOLCANIC AQUIFER SYSTEM, CENTRAL ETHIOPIA A thesis submitted to the School of Graduate Studies of Addis Ababa University in partial fulfillment for the Degree of Master of Science in Hydrogeology BY: YONAS MULUGETA JUNE, 2009 ADDIS ABABA Hydrogeological Investigation of Chacha catchment, a volcanic aquifer system, central Ethiopia. ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES DEPARTMENT OF EARTH SCIENCES Hydrogeological investigation of Chacha Catchment a volcanic aquifer system, central Ethiopia A Thesis Submitted to The School of Graduate Studies of Addis Ababa University In partial fulfillment for the Degree of Master of Science in Hydrogeology BY: YONAS MULUGETA June, 2009 ADDIS ABABA 1 Hydrogeological Investigation of Chacha catchment, a volcanic aquifer system, central Ethiopia. DECLARATION I, the undersigned, declare that my thesis being entitled in my original work has not presented for a degree in any other university. Sources of relevant materials taken from books and articles have been duly acknowledged. Name: Yonas Mulugeta Signature: __________________ Date: ___________________ This thesis has been submitted for examination with my approval as University advisor Name: Dr. Tenalem Ayenew (advisor) Signature: __________________________ Date: _________________________ 2 Hydrogeological Investigation of Chacha catchment, a volcanic aquifer system, central Ethiopia. ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES HYDROGEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF CHACHA CATCHMENT A VOLCANIC AQUIFER SYSTEM, CENTRAL ETHIOPIA By YONAS MULUGETA Faculty of Natural Science Department of Earth Sciences Approval by board of examiners Dr. Balemwal Atnafu _________________________ (Chairman) Dr. Tenalem Ayenew _________________________ (Advisor) _________________________ (Examiner) _________________________ (Examiner) 3 Hydrogeological Investigation of Chacha catchment, a volcanic aquifer system, central Ethiopia.
    [Show full text]
  • Ethiopia Humanitarian Fund 2016 Annual Report
    2016 Annual Report Ethiopia Humanitarian Fund Ethiopia Humanitarian Fund 2016 Annual Report TABLE of CONTENTS Forward by the Humanitarian Coordinator 04 Dashboard – Visual Overview 05 Humanitarian Context 06 Allocation Overview 07 Fund Performance 09 Donor Contributions 12 Annexes: Summary of results by Cluster Map of allocations Ethiopia Humanitarian Fund projects funded in 2016 Acronyms Useful Links 1 REFERENCE MAP N i l e SAUDI ARABIA R e d ERITREA S e a YEMEN TIGRAY SUDAN Mekele e z e k e T Lake Tana AFAR DJIBOUTI Bahir Dar Gulf of Aden Asayita AMHARA BENESHANGUL Abay GUMU Asosa Dire Dawa Addis Ababa Awash Hareri Ji Jiga Gambela Nazret (Adama) GAMBELA A EETHIOPIAT H I O P I A k o b o OROMIA Awasa Omo SOMALI SOUTH S SNNPR heb SUDAN ele le Gena Ilemi Triangle SOMALIA UGANDA KENYA INDIAN OCEAN 100 km National capital Regional capital The boundaries and names shown and the designations International boundary used on this map do not imply official endorsement or Region boundary acceptance by the United Nations. Final boundary River between the Republic of Sudan and the Republic of Lake South Sudan has not yet been determined. 2 I FOREWORD DASHBOARD 3 FOREWORD FOREWORD BY THE HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR In 2016, Ethiopia continued to battle the 2015/2016 El Niño-induced drought; the worst drought to hit the country in fifty years. More than 10.2 million people required relief food assistance at the peak of the drought in April. To meet people’s needs, the Government of Ethiopia and humanitar- ian partners issued an initial appeal for 2016 of US$1.4 billion, which increased to $1.6 billion in August.
    [Show full text]
  • Woreda-Level Crop Production Rankings in Ethiopia: a Pooled Data Approach
    Woreda-Level Crop Production Rankings in Ethiopia: A Pooled Data Approach 31 January 2015 James Warner Tim Stehulak Leulsegged Kasa International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) was established in 1975. IFPRI is one of 15 agricultural research centers that receive principal funding from governments, private foundations, and international and regional organizations, most of which are members of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). RESEARCH FOR ETHIOPIA’S AGRICULTURE POLICY (REAP): ANALYTICAL SUPPORT FOR THE AGRICULTURAL TRANSFORMATION AGENCY (ATA) IFPRI gratefully acknowledges the generous financial support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) for IFPRI REAP, a five-year project to support the Ethiopian ATA. The ATA is an innovative quasi-governmental agency with the mandate to test and evaluate various technological and institutional interventions to raise agricultural productivity, enhance market efficiency, and improve food security. REAP will support the ATA by providing research-based analysis, tracking progress, supporting strategic decision making, and documenting best practices as a global public good. DISCLAIMER This report has been prepared as an output for REAP and has not been reviewed by IFPRI’s Publication Review Committee. Any views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the policies or views of IFPRI, the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, or the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. AUTHORS James Warner, International Food Policy Research Institute Research Coordinator, Markets, Trade and Institutions Division, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia [email protected] Timothy Stehulak, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Research Analyst, P.O.
    [Show full text]