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The Addis Ababa resilience office announced starting new knowledge Management system in collaboration with Addis Ababa ICT development agency and Addis Ababa City Communication Affairs Office. The project will be finalized within the coming six months. Dr. About Bayu, the Addis Ababa administration, communication technology agency Director, said that after the project finalized the city will be the first user to the new knowledge management system. As for him, the system will organize the practice, research, history and other important documents of the city moderately to deliver for users easily. The project will be addressing a lot of problems significantly, which are the challenges of the fast growing Addis Ababa city.

Ethiopian Press Agency

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አዲስ አበባ በከተማዋ ካሉ ማነቆዎች አንዱ የሆነውን የመረጃ እጥረት ለመቅረፍ የሚያስችልና በቀጣዮቹ ስድስት ወራት ውስጥ ተግባራዊ የሚሆን ‹‹የዕውቀት ማከማቻና ማስተዳደሪያ ሥርዓት›› ሊዘረጋላት ነው፡፡

በአዲስ አበባ የመጀመርያ የሆነው የዕውቀት ማከማቻና ማስተዳደሪያ ሥርዓት ፕሮጀክትን አስመልክቶ፣ ሐሙስ ታኅሣሥ 11 ቀን 2011 ዓ.ም. በጌትፋም ሆቴል በተካሄደ ውይይት ላይ እንደተገለጸው፣ ፕሮጀክቱን ያዘጋጁት የአዲስ አበባ ከተማ ሬዚሊየንስ ፕሮጀክት ጽሕፈት ቤት፣ የአዲስ አበባ የኢንፎርሜሽንና ኮሙዩኒኬሽን ቴክኖሎጂ ልማት ኤጀንሲና የኮሙዩኒኬሽን ጉዳዮች ጽሕፈት ቤት በትብብር ነው፡፡

ፕሮጀክቱ በቀጣዮቹ ስድስት ወራት ይጠናቀቃል ተብሎ የሚጠበቅ ሲሆን፣ ሥርዓቱም የከተማውን ዕውቀት፣ ልምድ፣ ጥናት፣ ምርምር፣ ታሪክና መረጃ ሰንዶ በዘመናዊ ሥርዓት በማስቀመጥ ለመረጃ ፈላጊዎች ባሉበት ሆነው መረጃ እንዲያገኙ ያስችላል፡፡

ከተማዋን የዘመናዊ ዕውቀት ማከማቻና ማደራጃ ባለቤት ያደርጋታል የተባለው ይህ ፕሮጀክት፣ በከተማው ያሉ ቢሮዎች ከተጠቃሚው፣ ተጠቃሚውም ከቢሮዎች በቀላሉ መረጃ እንዲያገኙ ያግዛል ተብሏል፡፡

ፕሮጀክቱ የየመሥሪያ ቤቱ አመራሮች ውሳኔ በመስጠት ላይ ያለባቸውን ችግር ለመፍታት ከማስቻሉም ባሻገር፣ የሥራ ድግግሞሽ እንዳይኖር፣ እያንዳንዱ መሥሪያ ቤት ስለሚሠራው መረጃ በመስጠት የገንዘብና የጊዜ ብክነትን ይታደጋልም ተብሏል፡፡

‹‹አዲስ ዲጂታል ቋት›› በሚል በስድስት ወር ውስጥ ሥራ የሚጀምረውን ፕሮጀክት አገልግሎት ለማግኘት ድረ ገጽ የሚኖር ሲሆን፣ ይህንንም ኅብረተሰቡ እንዲያውቀው እንደሚደረግ የፕሮጀክት ጽሕፈት ቤቱ ኮሙዩኒኬሽንና አውትሪች ስፔሻሊስት አቶ ዳንኤል ሽታዬ ተናግረዋል፡፡ ፕሮጀክቱም ሙሉ ለሙሉ የሚከናወነው በኢትዮጵያውያን አቅም መሆኑን አክለዋል፡፡

በኅዳር 2009 ዓ.ም. የተቋቋመው ጽሕፈት ቤቱ፣ አዲስ አበባ ያለባትን ችግር በመቅረፍ ኅብረተሰቡ ደረጃውን የጠበቀ ኑሮ እንዲኖርና ከተማዋም አደጋ የመቋቋም አቅም እንዲኖራት አልሞ እየሠራ መሆኑ ተጠቁሟል፡፡

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Join Us for a Seminar on

Climate-Smart Capital Investment Planning for Ethiopia’s Cities

Monday, December 10, 2018

2:00p.m. – 4:00p.m. 

AACRPO Conference Room

 

Subject: Every year the cities of Ethiopia develop 3-year rolling Capital Investment Plans that bring together available funds with infrastructure projects and associated expansions in service that drive economic growth and improvements in quality of life. As cities grow their revenues and seek to expand their asset base, they face a crossroads between business-as-usual development with fossil fuels and opportunistic land use patterns, and efficient green, low carbon pathways of growth, with selections of sites and designs that are robust in the face of emerging climate hazards. Come see the presentation of a methodology currently being introduced to the cities of Ethiopia to integrate carbon zero and resilient strategies for investment with their well-established procedures, set to bring about life cycle efficiencies and greater assurance that the investments made will accrue their full value for their designed life.

About the presenter: Dr. Jan Whittington is Associate Professor of the Department of Urban Design and Planning, at the University of Washington, Seattle. Her research appliestransactioncost economic theory to networked infrastructures, such as transportation, water, and communications systems, to internalize factors historically treated as external to transactions. Her publications include methodologies for greenhouse gas mitigation and resilience through capital investment planning, examination of the efficiency of public-private contractual arrangements for infrastructure, and the evaluation of online transactions for efficiency, security, and privacy. At the University of Washington, she is the Director of the Urban Infrastructure Lab, Associate Director of the Center for Information Assurance and Cybersecurity, and Affiliate Faculty at the Tech Policy Lab. She teaches infrastructure planning and finance, public finance, infrastructure mega-projects, science for environmental policy, planning for water, and land use planning. Her PhD (2008) is in City and Regional Planning from the University of California, Berkeley, where she was advised by economic Nobel laureate Oliver Williamson. Prior to her academic career, she spent 10 years with infrastructure giant Bechtel Corporation, as a strategic planner and environmental scientist. She holds bachelor’s degrees in biology and Environmental Studies from the University of California, Santa Cruz (1987). Her master’s degree is in City and Regional Planning, from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (1993).

This week we are thrilled to welcome to Addis Ababa our colleagues from resilience offices and municipal governments of seven cities as part of a three-day ‘Network Exchange’ sponsored by 100 Resilient Cities. Looking at the intersection of urban informality and resilience, the aim is to share best practices across continents and surface tactical interventions for addressing the vulnerability of informal systems to resilience shocks and stresses, as well as integrating the best aspects of informality into formal city planning.

Discussion will center around four core sectors: housing, transport services, waste management, and economy, to understand the ways in which formal and informal components of cities can and do work productively together. A host of local and international partners will lend their expertise in helping us advance a shared understanding of informality as a key component of resilience, particularly for cities experiencing rapid growth.

As host city of the Exchange, we also opening up Addis Ababa as a living laboratory. Guided by local community leaders and storytellers, the group will visit Merkato to explore how formal and informal systems coexist in a particular space, and the challenges and opportunities for integration. Stopping at illustrative sites ranging from recycling spaces and informal businesses to newly constructed housing and parking facilities, we will elaborate on practices in Addis Ababa that help address vulnerabilities of the informal sector while also achieving multiple resilience benefits.

African cities participating in the Network Exchange are Accra, Cape Town, Lagos, and Paynesville; we are also joined by Chennai, India and the South American cities Montevideo, Uruguay and Salvador, Brazil. Throughout the week live updates will be posted on the Resilient Addis Ababa Facebook and Twitter accounts and using the hashtag #InformalityExchange.

 

 

Rapid urbanization has led to the proliferation of informal development across the world, becoming an increasingly visible sign of urbanization in Africa especially. Roughly 1 billion people live in informal settlements worldwide; data from the World Bank indicates that as of 2014, 74% of Ethiopia’s urban population lived in slums.We too often disregard the informal sector as a hindrance, yet in reality, the informal can be as integral as the formal to urban development and resilience building. Informal areas supply vital goods and services and provide sources of livelihood generation for some of the poorest and most vulnerable urban residents. For example, waste pickers provide the invaluable service of recycling our city’s rubbish and thereby diverting it from an overburdened sanitation system.

As we begin to recognize the contributions of the informal sector, we can also build upon those best aspects and integrate them into city planning and service delivery. Addis Ababa’s waste pickers are now formally organized by the city into cooperatives responsible for primary collection from households. Their services are compensated through an added surcharge to residents’ in monthly water bills.

This is just one example of how cities can plan for and enable hybrid solutions which leverage the strengths of formal and informal sectors to improve resilience. Waste management and the generation of livelihoods are as essential as housing and transportation. We will be exploring these themes next week in a global conversation with seven other member cities of 100 Resilient Cities. We invite you to follow the Resilient Addis Ababa blog and social media accounts (Facebook and Twitter) for updates throughout the week.

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

 

 

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