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Only about 3% of water resources are used, of which only about 11% (0.3% of the total) is used for domestic water supply. [6] The capital Addis Ababa's main source of drinking water is the Gafsara dam built during the Italian occupation and rehabilitated in 2009. Wells and another dam complement the supply.
Ethiopia has no agreement with Egypt or Sudan about the sharing of the river's water. Egypt says that its historic water rights would be violated by dams in Ethiopia and that its water security would be affected. Egypt and Sudan concluded a water sharing treaty in 1959. The agreement does not consider the water rights of other Nile riparian states.
The Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Electricity (Amharic: የውሃ፣ መስኖና ኤሌትሪክ ሚኒስቴር) is an Ethiopian government department responsible for management of water resources, water supply and sanitation, irrigation and energy. It was established in 2010.
The water supplies of the major urban centers like Addis Ababa, Mojo and Adama, and also, the irrigation waters for local and commercial agricultural lands (such as sugarcane plantation) depend on the Awash River and its tributaries. [18]
As of 2006, Addis Ababa's housing stock under private ownership was 42% compared to other urban cities, which were 35%. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] Sanitation still remains poor in Addis Ababa and water supply feeds from river reservoirs and groundwater, notably the Gefersa, Legedadi and Dire and Akaki wellfields respectively. 44% of population use clean ...
Recently, U.S. President Joe Biden issued a statement affirming U.S. commitment to protecting Egypt's water supply. In 2021, Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed, in a move sparking controversy throughout the continent and Europe, invited a South African delegation, including government and quasi-government figures, to Addis Ababa. [147]
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The city of Addis Ababa has made the Akaki its waste disposal site. This puts the rural population living on the fringes of the city at risk since the Akaki is a source of drinking water for them. This puts the rural population living on the fringes of the city at risk since the Akaki is a source of drinking water for them.