Country Diagnostic Report, Ethiopia

This paper identifies 3 areas where water insecurity threatens Ethiopia’s efforts to grow and reduce poverty

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 December 2015
Country:
Ethiopia
Document Type:
Working Paper
Theme:
Water and Sanitation
Authors:
REACH

Abstract

Water security threats intersect to create specific risks to Ethiopia’s growth and transformation, and its progress towards its goal to become a middle-income country by 2025.

This working paper identifies 3 specific areas where water insecurity threatens Ethiopia’s efforts to grow and reduce poverty:

  1. Water-related risk to growth. When economic activities do not harness water’s productive potential, and do not protect against water’s destructive impacts, water can challenge growth and act as a drag on the economy.

  2. A fragile environment. Land degradation in Ethiopia poses risks to agricultural productivity and growth, and infrastructure development.

  3. Sustaining human development.

Rapid progress has been made in access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), but inequalities persist, creating risks to those most vulnerable to poverty. There is a need for more research into small towns provision to prevent inequalities in water access, and promote sustainable human development. 3 Water Security Observatories are proposed for the REACH programme: small towns; fragile environments; and sustaining growth.

This paper is an output from the REACH Improving Water Security for the Poor programme

Citation

REACH. Country Diagnostic Report, Ethiopia. REACH Working Paper 2. REACH, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK (2015) 28 pp.

Country Diagnostic Report, Ethiopia)

Published 1 December 2015
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