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Central to the work of the Addis Ababa Resilience Project Office (AARPO) is developing a robust Resilience Strategy. This holistic roadmap reflects the priorities of stakeholders from all across our city – advancing innovative approaches to solve our most urgent challenges and make our communities stronger. The work is being done in two phases, and we are currently in the first:

• Phase 1: Establish the foundation for building resilience. We will conduct a holistic assessment of Addis Ababa’s current resilience, while engaging and empowering stakeholders and experts.
• Phase 2: Identify opportunities for partnership and explore innovative solutions in priority areas. We will develop and release a Resilience Strategy that articulates our city’s resilience goals and initiatives.

This week, our team is evaluating findings from over a month of engaging with households, NGOs, academia, the private sector, and representatives of city and federal government. A door-to-door campaign yielded input and perceptions from 5392 residents on how to build a resilient Addis Ababa. An additional 14 workshops and interviews with key stakeholder groups provided further insight into our most important problems and how to best tackle them.

The data gathered from this process will feed directly into a Preliminary Resilience Assessment for Addis Ababa, a robust analysis of one-time shock events as well as stresses that weaken the urban fabric on a day to day or cyclical basis.Once finalized, the concepts presented in the Assessment will be further explored, vetted with existing citywide plans, and shaped into an actionable vision for our city’s future. We invite you to join our team as we continue on this journey!

 

በኢትዮጵያ በተለያዩ አካባቢዎች የሚገነቡ የመንገድ ላይ ፍጥነት መገደቢያዎች/ ስፒድ ብሬከሮች/ ደረጃቸውን የጠበቁ ባለመሆናቸው በተሽከርካሪ እና በመንገዶች ላይ ጉዳት በማድረስ ላይ መሆናቸውን ተገልጋዮች ሲያማርሩ ይሰማል፡፡
ለዚህ ምክንያቱ ደግሞ የፍጥነት መገደቢያዎች በተለያዩ አካላት የሚገነቡ መሆናቸው ወጥነት እንዳይኖር ማድረጉን በኢትዮጵያ መንገዶች ባለስልጣን የቤዝመትና ድልድይ ዳይሬክተሩ አቶ ኑርዬ ሙሐመድ ለኢቢሲ ገልፀዋል፡፡
በተለይም በተለያዩ የከተማ አስተዳደሮች የሚሰሩ ወጥነት የሌላቸው የፍጥነት መገደቢያዎች የተለያየ ዲዛይን ስላላቸው የቅሬታ ምንጭ ሆነው መቆየታቸውንም ኃላፊው ገልፀዋል፡፡
ችግሩን ለመቅረፍም ደረጃውን የጠበቀ የመንገድ ላይ የፍጥነት መገደቢያ ዲዛይን ተዘጋጅቶ መጠናቀቁን አቶ ኑርዬ አስረድተዋል፡፡
ከዚሁ ጋር ከአዲስ አበባ-ደሴ መስመር ላይ ካለ አግባብ የተሰሩ የፍጥነት መገደቢያዎች እንዲነሱ መደረጉን ባለስልጣኑ አመልክቷል፡፡በምትኩ በተጠና እና በአገር አቀፍ ደረጃም ወጥነት ባለው መልኩ እንዲገነባ ጥናት እየተደረገ መሆኑን የባለስልጣኑ ኮሙኒኬሽን ዳይሬክተር አቶ ሳምሶን ወንድሙ ተናግረዋል፡፡
ያለአግባብ የሚሰሩ የመንገድ ላይ ፍጥነት መገደቢያዎች መኪኖች በዘገምተኛ ፍጥነት እንዲጓዙ በማድረግ ከጥቅማቸው ባሻገር በርካታ አሉታዊ ጉዳቶች እያመጣ መሆኑን በርካቶች ሲናገሩ ይደመጣል፡፡የትራፊክ መጨናነቅ ፣ ያልተጠበቀ አደጋ ፣የአየር ብክለት፣የጊዜና የወጭ መናር እንዲሁም እንደአምቡላንስ እና የእሳት አደጋ ላሉ መኪኖች በችግርነት ከሚጠቀሱት ጉዳዮች ውስጥ ይካተታሉ፡፡
አስተያየታቸውን ለኢቢሲ የሰጡ አሽከርከራዎች እንደሚሉት ደግሞ የፍጥነት መገደቢያዎቹ ችግር ቀራፊ እንጂ ችግር ፈጣሪ መሆን የለባቸውም ብለዋል፡፡
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Ethiopia’s Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy (MoWIE) and Xylem Inc., a leading global water technology provider, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for future cooperation to help advance water security in Ethiopia.
The MoU was signed at an event in Ethiopia attended by Ethiopia’s Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy Dr. Eng. Seleshi Bekele and Xylem President and CEO Patrick Decker; and a representative of the U.S. Embassy in Ethiopia.
Dr. Eng Seleshi Bekele noted that the present MoU signed creates an enabling platform to improve water supply and sanitation service delivery and ensure scheme sustainability. He also stressed that the Ethiopian water supply and sanitation sector benefit from the broad technical and technological solutions Xylem has been providing.
“This exploratory partnership is a chance to strengthen our working relationship with the Ministry and build on positive conversations around water systems optimization, energy, water and sewage coverage, and to create a foundation that can help advance Ethiopia’s water sector in the future,” said, Xylem President and CEO Patrick Decker.
Xylem is committed to helping communities around the world harness the power of technology to protect and optimize water and wastewater systems.
Source: waterworld.com

Addis Abeba city administration inaugurated eight water wells at a cost of 1.2 billion Br on November 18, 2018. The wells are located at Kilinto, Keye Fechi and Tuludimitu areas.

Built by the City Water & Sewerage Authority, the wells began pumping several weeks ago and are expected to supply potable water to 440,000 residents of the city. The wells have been under construction since 2013 by the local firm, Aser Construction, and the Chinese CGCOC Group Co, Ltd.

Aser had previously constructed the Bole Ring Road Utility Line; Gelan Waste Treatment Plant; Yeka Abbado road project; and installed the pipe, fitting and completed the civil work of Kilinto and Koye Fechi projects. The construction project created job opportunities for 50 permanent and 150 temporary workers, according to Abdrezak Bedru, engineering department manager of Aser Construction.

Asser accomplished its part of the project at a cost of 330 million Br.The electro-mechanical work of the project was completed by CGCOC, which had previously executed the construction of the Ethiopian Glass Factory and the Nile River Bridge Project. It is currently working on the Addis Africa International Exhibition & Convention Center.

“The new water projects pump 44,000 cubic meters of water a day from eight water wheels,” said Estifanos Bisrat, the Authority’s communications director.The Authority used to deliver tap water to Koye Fechi, Tulu Dimetu and Kilinto residents from Aqaqi River, east of Addis Abeba.

“We have been unable to finish the new water projects on time because of the shortage of foreign currency,” Estifanos told Fortune.The Authority is still undertaking the construction of North-South Ayata Fenta project, which has the capacity of producing 68,000 cubic meters a day. The Authority is also working on phase-two of the Legedadi Water Supply Project, which will generate 86,000 cubic meters of water a day. The Gerbi dam project is also in the pipeline, which is expected to produce 73,000 cubic meters a day.

The Authority currently supplies 525,000 cubic meters of water daily, which only satisfies 60pc of the city’s demands.The water from the water wells has already started flowing into taps in some residential areas.“Previously, there was a high shortage of water problem,” said Mesfin Ali, a father of two kids who lives in Tulu Dimtu condominium. “We used to get water only once a week.” “After the new project started working, we are now getting five or six days of water a week,” Mesfin told Fortune.

On the national level, 42pc of the population does not have access to potable water, while properly managed water reaches only 10pc of the total population, according to a joint WHO and UNICEF reports.

Experts suggest that the city should minimise wastage of water that occurs en route, before it reaches the taps.

“As important as it is constructing these projects, the Authority should focus on delivering long-lasting solutions,” said Adey Feleke (PhD), an assistant professor at Addis Abeba University’s College of Natural Science’s Environmental Biotechnology Department who has researched wastewater quality, told Fortune.

The expert also suggests the public needs to be cautious of the water usage.“The public needs to separate the water it uses for drinking and cleaning purposes,” Adey said.A 132-year-old city, Addis Abeba built its first water plant at the foot of Entoto in 1938, and six years later Gefersa Dam was completed. Gefersa remains the source of the largest water supply for the city.

Addis Abeba hosts 30pc of the country’s urban population. It has an estimated population of over four million, according to the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). With a population growth rate of 3.8pc, this figure is expected to rise to five million by 2030.

Source-Fortune Newspaper

Ethiopia and XYLEM inks MoU to solve water challenges

(EBC; November 21, 2018) —Ethiopia’s Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy (MoWIE) and Xylem Inc., a leading global water technology provider, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for future cooperation to help advance water security in Ethiopia.

 

The MoU was signed at an event in Ethiopia attended by Ethiopia’s Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy Dr. Eng. Seleshi Bekele and Xylem President and CEO Patrick Decker; and a representative of the U.S. Embassy in Ethiopia.

 

Dr. Eng Seleshi Bekele noted that the present MoU signed creates an enabling platform to improve water supply and sanitation service delivery and ensure scheme sustainability. He also stressed that the Ethiopian water supply and sanitation sector benefit from the broad technical and technological solutions Xylem has been providing.

 

“This exploratory partnership is a chance to strengthen our working relationship with the Ministry and build on positive conversations around water systems optimization, energy, water and sewage coverage, and to create a foundation that can help advance Ethiopia’s water sector in the future,” said, Xylem President and CEO Patrick Decker

 

Xylem is committed to helping communities around the world harness the power of technology to protect and optimize water and wastewater systems.

 

 

Source:  waterworld.com

 

 

The 50 billion birr `La Gare` integrated community development project launched in the capital Addis Ababa, on November 20/2018 in the presence of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.The launching ceremony was held at around La Gare area, where the project will be executed on 360,000 square meters of land in the center of the city, with a rail line running along its northern edge.
It was stated that, the project will have 4,000 residences, 3 hotels, office buildings and other outdoor service areas.La Gare represents an integrated community comprising residential, commercial, hospitality, retail and leisure facilities in a single, secure and exclusive setting surrounding a park.
The construction of the first phase of project will be finalized within three years. The project will take a total of seven year for completion.The construction of the project will be carried out by Eagle Hills, an Abu Dhabi-based leading private real estate developer company while the project is expected to create jobs for 25,000 people, it was indicated.
La Gare, translated from French to ‘The Station,’ was the main railway station in Addis Ababa, the terminal station of the first Addis Ababa – Djibouti train line in the Horn of Africa.Completed in 1917, the station was a central part of the capital and the main source of traffic into the city.
Sourec- Ethiopian News Agency

The City of Addis Ababa and 100 Resilient Cities – Pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation (100RC) has organized  a three-day Network Exchange Conference on Urban Informality and City Resilience in Addis Ababa on December 3-5, 2018.

The convening will offer Chief Resilience Officers from fellow 100RC member cities the opportunity to share good practices and new ideas to address informal settlement vulnerability to shocks and stresses.It will also explore ways in which municipal leaders can integrate some of the aspects of informality into formal city planning and in the delivery of core services, such as housing, transportation, waste management, and livelihoods. This will make for a rich learning experience not only for Addis Ababa – a city that is intentionally embedding informality considerations into its resilience-building efforts – but for the Network at large, as many other Global South cities are currently addressing the pernicious stresses associated with informality and leveraging them to strengthen their resilience to shocks that will inevitably hit.

Ethiopian Athletics Federation in collaboration with International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) and UN Environment installs the first stadium air quality monitor in Addis Ababa on November 02,2018.
The first stadium air quality monitor in Africa, is part of IAAF’s campaign to raise awareness of the effects of air pollution in athletics tracks in world
On the launching event, Athlete Haile G/Selassie, president of Ethiopian Athletics Federation, said that Ethiopia is the third country in the world to have such air quality control monitor next to France and Argentina.
The president stated that the presence of such system helps Ethiopian athletics Significantly.
The IAAF and UN Environment (UNEP) are working jointly to address the issue of poor air quality, which has led to seven million deaths globally, according to a World Health Organization study.
IAAF reported that it will install about 1000 monitors stationed in IAAF certified athletics tracks around the world providing real time air quality data with in five-year.
Source-EBC

Some 7500 street vendors were official given plots of land where they could conduct their business in different parts of the capital city.The objective of the program is to integrate informal business  people operating on the streets to the main stream small-scale legal businesses, it was learned.

After distributing certificates to the street vendors today, Addis Ababa Deputy Mayor Takele Umma said 7500 of the vendors are among the 35,000 registered with the administration.Addis Ababa City Administration is working to integrate the informal business sector with the formal.

“We are settling street vendors in identified plots of land which are suitable for business and will work hard to also settle the remaining vendors,” he added. Addis Ababa City Trade Bureau Head, Abdulfetah Yusuf said informal trade has been one of the challenges of the city that contributes to robbery, disorder and unfair competition with the formal traders.

Abdulfetah called on the public and the concerned bodies to work in cooperation in making informal traders become formal.The incorporation of the informal sector into mainstream business is instrumental in generating income for a wide spectrum of small businesses and contributing to the development of the city.

Source-Ethiopian News Agency

በአዲስ አበባ ወንዞችና በዙሪያቸው 33 የተለዩ ቦታዎች መልሰዉ እንዲያገግሙ ለማድረግ  የሚያስችሉ ስራዎች መጀመሩን የከተማ አስተዳደሩ አስታወቀ፡፡

በአዲስ አበባ ከተማ አስተዳደር የወንዞችና የወንዞች ዙሪያ ልማት ፕሮጀክት ጽ/ቤት እንዳስታወቀው የከተማ ወንዞችና ምንጮች ተፋጥሯዊ ይዘታቸዉን ጠብቀዉ በሚፈሱበት ወቅት ለህብረተሰቡ ልዩ ልዩ አገልግሎቶችን ይሰጡ የነበረ ቢሆንም ከግዜ በኃላ በደረሰባቸዉ ሰዉ ሰራሽ ብክለት ለህብረተሰቡ የጤና እክል እየሆኑ ነው ብሏል፡፡

የጽ/ቤቱ አስተባባሪ ዋለልኝ ደሳለኝ ለኢቢሲ እንደተናገሩት በወንዞቹ ዙሪያ የሰፈሩ 150 ሺህ ዜጎችደግሞ  ችግሩን እንዲባባስ አድርጎታል፡፡ከህብረተሰቡ የሚለቀቀው ደረቅና ፍሳሽ ቆሻሻ  እንዲሁም  ኢንዳስትሪዎችና ፋብሪካዎች በወንዞቹ ላይ የሚለቁት የተበከለ ፍሳሽ  የወንዞቹ ህልውና አደጋ ዉስጥ እንዲወድቅ ምክንያት መሆኑን አስተባባሪው ገልፀዋል፡፡

በወንዞቹ ዙሪያ ሰፍረዉ የሚገኙ ነዋሪዎችም ፍሳሽ ከመልቀቅ ባለፈ ወንዞቹን ተጠቅመዉ በአነስተኛ መስኖ የአትክልት ልማት በማካሄድ ምርቱን  ለገበያ ማቅረባቸው በህብረተሰብ ጤና ላይ አደጋ እያስከተለ መሆኑ በጥናቶች ተመለክቷል፡፡

እናም የከተማ አስተዳደሩ እነዚህን ችግሮች ከመሰረታቸዉ እልባት ለመስጠት ያስችለኛል ያለውን ፕሮጀክት ቀርጾ ወደ ስራ መግባቱን አስታውቋል፡፡

በመጀመሪያዉ ዙር ብቻ በአዲስ አበባ ወንዞችንና የወንዞችን ዙሪያ  33 አካባቢዎች ልየታ ተካሂዶ መልሰዉ እንዲያጋግሙ ለማድረግ  የሚያስችሉ ስራዎች  እየተሰሩ መሆናቸውን የፕሮጀክት ጽ/ቤቱ  አስተባበሪ አቶ ዋለልኝ ደሳለኝ ተናግረዋል፡፡

በዚህም በሸራተን መልሶ ማልማት ዙሪያ፣ በቀጨኔ ወንዝ ላይ 6ኪሎ፣አፍንጮ በር፣ራስ መኮንን ድልድይ፣ሰራተኛ ሰፈር፣እሪ በከንቱን ይዞ የሚገኘዉን 15 ሄክታር መሬት በፓርክ ደረጃ ለማልማት ጥረት ላይ መሆኑን ጽ/ቤቱ አመልክቷል፡፡

የፕሮጀክት ጽ/ቤቱ  ስራዉን ከጀመረ ካለፉት ሁለት ዓመታት ወዲህ በአንዳንድ የከተማዋ ወንዞች አካባቢ የተፈጥሮ ሀብት  ስራ መሰራቱ ተስፋ ሰጪ ሆኖ መገኘቱም ተገልጿል፡፡

አሁን በመስተዳደሩ እየለሙ ያሉት በወንዞች ዙሪያ የሚገኙት መሬቶች ለመናፈሻ አገልግሎት፤ለአረጋዊያን ማረፊያና መዝናኛ እንዲሁም ለገቢ ማስገኛ አገልግሎቶች እየዋሉ መሆኑን ተመለክቷል፡፡

መስተዳድሩ የመፍትሄ ሀሳብ ያላቸዉን ይዞ ችግሮቹን በዘላቂነት እልባት ለመስጠት እንዲያስችል ከህብረተሰቡ ጋር በተቀናጀ መልኩ እየሰራ መሆኑንም ለኢቢሲ አመልክቷል፡፡

በተለይም ህብረተሰቡ የቆሻሻ አወጋጋድ ባህሉን እንዲያሻሽል አማራጮችን ማስፋትና ግንዛቤ መፍጠር፣ የወንዞችን ህልውና  አደጋ ላይ በሚጥል መልኩ የሰፈሩ ነዋሪዎችን ካሳ ከፍሎ በማንሳት  ችግሩን በዘላቂነት መፍታት እንዲሁም ኢንዱስትሪዎች ለሚለቁት ፍሳሽ  ማጣሪያ እንዲሰሩ  ማድረግ  እንደአቅጣጫ ተይዞ እየተሰራ መሆኑ ተመልክቷል፡፡

ኢቢሲ

Addis Ababa resilience perception assessment survey underway in 10 sub-cities, 50 district’s, 100 sub-districts & 5400 household’s.