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Water shortages are common in some areas during the dry season. ... Productivity in Highland Ethiopia, 1900–1987," Journal of Interdisciplinary History, 20:3, pp ...
Books about or featuring the environment as a prominent theme have proliferated especially since the middle of the twentieth century. The rise of environmental science , which has encouraged interdisciplinary approaches to studying the environment, and the environmental movement , which has increased public and political awareness of humanity's ...
Natural gas makes up the most exploitable form of hydrocarbon reserves: a total of 4.1 trillion cubic feet (1.2 × 10 11 m 3) of natural gas reserves were found in two gas field in Ethiopia's Ogaden basin, the Calub and Hilala gas fields. All the gas will be exported to China, production wells are under construction in 2017. The two gas fields ...
Southern Ethiopia has a rainfall pattern similar to the one in East Africa. There are two distinct wet seasons every year, February to May, and October to November. [12] [11] Central and eastern Ethiopia has some rainfall between February and November, with a smaller peak in rainfall from March to May and a second higher peak from June to ...
Sand and water on the side of the road, causing erosion on the environment Plastic bags dumped by the road side in Katete in mbarara district in western Uganda. The erosion caused by rains, rivers and winds as well as over-use of soils for agriculture and low use of manures have resulted in turning the soils infertile, as for example, in the plains of the Nile and the Orange River.
Severe risk of making the main source drinkable water for Owerri non-potable. [7] Modjo River: Central Ethiopia: One of the two most polluted rivers in Ethiopia. [8] [9] Toxic industrial chemicals [8] [9] Nairobi River Kenya: The rivers are mostly narrow and highly polluted, [10] though recent efforts to clean the rivers have improved water ...
The majority of Ethiopia's population live in rural areas and very few have access to electricity. Ethiopia is planning for a carbon-neutral status by 2025. [5] This aim was set through their ambitious three-stage Growth and Transformation Plan, Ethiopia seeks to transform itself into a modern economy by 2025. According to the Ministry of Water ...
Additionally, industrial processes often generate pollution and waste, further exacerbating environmental impacts and threatening ecosystems and biodiversity. industrialization has been associated with the commodification of natural resources, where resources are valued primarily for their economic potential rather than their intrinsic ...