Young people ( 15-24 age) make a significant part of the overall population which have a lot torncontribu'te for the development of their community. Though young people face multifacetedrnproblems, they are endowed with untapped potential s. Provided that approp riate policies andrnstrategies are...
Sediment transport is a worldwide environmental problem that degrades soil productivity, waterrnquality, causes sedimentation to the reservoirs and increases the probability of floods. Gefersarnreservoir, one of the surface water supply sources of Addis Ababa city for the last 70 years, facernthis...
The main purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness o.fwatershed managementrnintervention in Chena Woredo. The study used the quasi experimental design, andrnstratified sampling technique to select sample kebeles. In addition, random samplingrnmethod was used to select individual...
The primary goal of this study is to review the hydraulic performance of the existing distributionrnsystem of the city, Addis Ababa, Legedadi subsystem which is aimed to help the city understand itsrndistribution system needs and assist them in long-term planning of water assets.rnThe scope of the...
The main objective of this study has been to explore the potentials for ecotourism andrnunderstand how ecotourism can serve as a livelihood option in Aksum district; Tigray provincernof northern Elhiopia. This study also assesses community perception in tourism and/or CB£.rnCommunity perception...
The problems of translating economic growth in to improved health and the inability to financernthe health sector without affecting the poor in accessing health services begets a set of socialrnpolicies required to promote health. One alternative to covering poor people in the informalrnsector is...
The lIIain purpose oflhis study was 10 assess the current praclice oflhe school illlprovement progralll andrnthereby to identify Ihe major constraints those hinder Ihe progralll e./Jecliveness in secondmy schools ofrnHoro Gudum Wollega; Ihen 10 provide possible solulions to Ihe idel1li}ied...
This paper explores the economic impact of climate change on crop production and the role of agriculturalrntechnologies as an option of adaptation in the Choke Mountain watersheds of Ethiopia. In this researchrnCross sectional research design was employed. Questionnaire, focus group discussion, key...
The poor quality of drinking water leads to water related diseases. The study was carried out torndetermine drinking water quality supply schemes of rural Ada‟a Woreda at the source and pointrnof use by assessing current water service that provided to the household. Total 36 water...
Intermittent water distribution is the key problems of many water authorities in developing countriesrnincluding Ethiopia. Hence, this research was conducted to carry out the assessment of the waterrndistribution network of Metu town existing water supply system which is located in western...
The study focuses on the pastoralist Afar in the Amibara and Gewane districts, in the MiddlernAwash Valley, northeastern Ethiopia. The Afar survives for centuries through practicing theirrntraditional production system and way of life that is friendly to the Socio-economic and ecologyrnof the area...
In planning and designing a water supply planning system, the key emphasis for meeting the growing water demand in Addis Ababa and elsewhere in the world is often focused on the endless desire to search for new resources and development of them. Limited effort is devoted to addressing in the issue...
The study is conducted in three tabias of Kilte Awlaelo Wereda, Tigray Region, tornassess the impact of the household extension package on food security andrnincome level of the beneficiary households. Data were collected by interviewingrn120 sample households (55 package beneficiaries and 65 non...
This study examines into the extent of exercise of rule making, adjudication and investigativernpowers of the Federal Environmental Protection Authority of Ethiopia (FEPAE). Therninvestigation has mainly focused on revealing gaps in the law and the practice of implementationrnof the mandates of the...
Ethiopia is a developing country with a total access to electricity not exceeding 41% (in 2012) and the number of household connected to this access is 17%. About 85% of the population lives in places where access to electricity is less than 2%. The village for this study, Mogno Keshenbel Village...
In this thesis, assess electromechanical components of hydropower plant condition by usingrnfault tree analysis. Show the failure occurrences of Gilgel gibe II hydropower plantrngeneration units.rnAlso developed and constructed the model of fault tree of electromechanical components ofrnhydropower...
This thesis deals with factors that affect girls' participation 111 pnmary schools of TahtayrnKoraro Woreda. In undertaking the study, the descriptive survey method was used. Eightrnsample schools of the woreda were selected using simple random sampling method.rnQuestiofmaire, structured interview...
This is a study of hospital treated motor vehicle injuriesrnoccurring in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Injuries are desc ribed inrnterms of their circumstance, type, and consequence . Driversrncaus ing injury and their vehicles were compared with randomlyrnselected control drivers in order to identify...
When looking for sustainable energy systems that are environmentally friendly, clean andrnversatile, Biogas plays a significant role. Moreover, converting food waste into Biogas helps torngenerate energy and reduce greenhouse gas emission by avoiding food waste from going tornlandfill since methane...
Tesla turbine, an unconventional co-axial multiple-disk turbine utilizing a blend of friction and boundary layer effect for power production, has been a topic of many academic and experimental works for a century. Decades after its first patent in 1913 by Serbian genius -Nikola Tesla, the turbine...