The study is an attempt to assess the perception of Addis Ababa residents towards tourismrnimpact and its implication to sustainable tourism development. Closed-ended and open-endedrnquestionnaires were developed, and distributed to three hundred residents of the city. Thernmethodological approach...
Population growth is a prominent issue in rural Ethiopia where about 85rnpercent of the population resides. Therefore, simply put, the determinants of therneffects of the various factors on fertility rates in rural Ethiopia is a relevant policyrnoriented research. This paper looked at s~d proximate...
The issue of land has been a critical factor in political and economic development in Ethiopia.rnLand administration and governance is important for smooth progress of the overallrndevelopment of the nation. In a country like Ethiopia, the provision of land administrationrnservices has always been...
This Research has studied household energy consumption pattems of Awassa Town andrnhow it consequently entails different environmental impacts on the local environment.rnThe main objective of the research was to study the patterns, i.e. the type of differentrnfuels and the appliances the households...
A cross-sectional survey was conducted from August to October 1998 in CSWs attendingrnSTD clinics of two health centers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The objective of the study was torndescribe socia-demographic characteristics, behaviors ofCSWs associated with HIV-Irninfection. In addition, a...
This study was conducted in Amibara Woreda of the Afar Regional State. The study tried torninvestigate the gender dimensions of vulnerability to consequences of climate change. Moreover,rnadaptive capacity of women and men headed pastoral households which are required to takernappropriate...
The objective of this paper is, th ere/ore, La assess the role C!l informal housing areas in addressing thernhousing problem of the urban poor. The study is carried Ollt in the pUiposefully selected kebeles ofrnHawassa city [Dato, Tille and Ttrla-gelelI 111 the meantime, the Slu{(v has examined:...
One of the major problems in the world today especially, in Africa is the scarcity ofrnwater resources. Ethiopia is one of African countries that are endowed with relativelyrnabundant water resources, but access to safe drinking water supplies in rural Ethiopiarnare among the lowest in sub-Saharan...
The main objective of this study is to assess the impact of small scale irrigation on socioeconomicrndevelopment of the society in Kemisse Zone, Dewa CheJJa Woreda. The studyrnemployed survey method and personal observation to collect socio-economic data. Farmingrnhousehold and key informant were...
This study analyzes the willingness to pay for improved water supply services by households forrnHaik town. The Contingent Valuation Method (CVivf) was utilized to obtain estimates ofrnWillingness to Pay (WTP) for improved domestic water supply services to current and futurerngenerations. Analysis...
Nine hundred households from t ~ irt y separate c ommunitiesrnwere surveyed in one urban district, Ketena 5 in t he cityrnof Addis Ababa, and one rura l ri i strict, Chebo-Gurege , tornassess c ommunity involvement i n decision-making , planningrnand implementation of sev,"n ~; p ec ific communi ty...
Knowledge has always been an essential force in development. In today 's increasinglyrnknowledge-based world, many countries are embracing knowledge and innovation-relatedrnpolicies to spur growth and competitiveness. The basic component of any country 's knowledgernsystem is its indigenous...
GeJJersa water supply dam is one of the water supply dams of Addis Ababa city. It is locatedrnwithin the Burayu Town and Walmara Aanoa Administration in the special zone ofOromiyaarnsurrounding Finfinnee. Within the catchment areas of this dam there are very highrnanthropogenic activities that can...
A study was carried-out to assess the possibility of community based ecotourism in NechsarrnNational Park among Guji pastoral community in Southern Ethiopia. To this end, data wasrncollected through interview, focus group discussion and from written sources. The collectedrndata was analyzed using...
Back ground:-Acute Care module is one of Integrated Management of Adult andrnAdolescent illnesses( IMAI) modules relevant for HIV care which are interim guidelinesrnreleased for country adaptation and use to help with the emergency scale-up of antiretroviralrntherapy (ART) in resource-limited...
The ohjective o/this stud)lwas to understand the economic and social effects 0/ out-migration inrnthe case 0/ Soro !Voreda, Hadiya Zone, SNNPf( (South Nation Nationalities and PeoplesrnRegional) state. lhe .1!lIdy./iJclI.led on the economic and social impact of ollt-migration to RSArnand lvllX's...
Introduction- Sexual and reproductive health problems of adolescents in Ethiopia are rising from time torntime. This may be associated with early sexual initiation. Different researches done in different countriesrnhad showed that good family communication regarding sexual risk behavior has been...
The government Jood security strategy was launched in 1996 in Eth iopia. However, povertyrnreduction and Jood self-sufficiency have been dealt with through the country's developmentrnprogram since 1989. NGO's have been actively involved in poverty eradicallon specially afterrnthe 1984/85 drought...
Currently Hosanna town exhibits faster growth rate as compared to other urban center inrnSNNPR. As a result, the town has been growing horizontally in unplanned expansion. Thisrncondition seems to contribute to its share for the rapid proliferation of squatter settlement atrnperiphelY of the...