The main objective of this paper is to study the most important factors for the growth of smallscalernenterprises and aims at analyzing the characteristics and the determinants of growth andrndevelopment of enterprises and their implications for policy and intervention design The studyrnwas based...
Rural Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene Program (RWSSHP) was designed/or Ethiopia basedrnon experience of other developing countries in Africa as well as early experiences in Ethiopia. Thernprogram was designed to bring positive changes in lives and conditions of the rural people...
Climate change has drastically increased causing global warming due to emission ofrngreenhouse gas with the provision of energy services that community of the world uses. Inrnorder to work against this trend, varieties of researches are necessary to avoid the negativernimpacts of global warming....
PSNP in Ethiopia is inlended 10 bring aboul a signijicanl change and 10 beller respond 10rnIhe needs of Jood insecllre hOllseholds and creale prodllclive inveslmenls 10 slrenglhenrn/"lIral economic growlh and environmenlal rehabililCllion. /n relalion 10 Ihe ill7pacl ofrnPSNP al counllY level;...
The main objective of the study is to examine the level of awareness and responses of farmers tornthe effects of population growth on the environment, with the case of Tellllietferie Woretfll ofrnSouth Wollo Zone of Amhara Region. Primary data were gathered from four sample Kebeles onrnthe basis of...
The main objective of the study is to examine the level of awareness and responses of farmers tornthe effects of population growth on the environment, with the case of Tellllietferie Woretfll ofrnSouth Wollo Zone of Amhara Region. Primary data were gathered from four sample Kebeles onrnthe basis of...
Designing horizontal-axis wind turbine (HAWT) blades to achieve satisfactory levels ofrnperformance starts with knowledge of the aerodynamic forces acting on the blades. In thisrnthesis, HAWT blade design is studied first from the aspect of aerodynamic view and thernbasic principles of the...
Designing horizontal-axis wind turbine (HAWT) blades to achieve satisfactory levels ofrnperformance starts with knowledge of the aerodynamic forces acting on the blades. In thisrnthesis, HAWT blade design is studied first from the aspect of aerodynamic view and thernbasic principles of the...
This study assess the economic viability of solar PV systems for water pumping project in Borana zone, where groundwater is the main source of water for the population, and compare it with the conventional option of using decentralized Diesel-powered generators to supply electricity to pump water...
Public revenue is concerned with the identification, generation, collectionrnand administration of revenues. However, revenue generation andrncollection efforts are constrained by many challenges and problems. Thernobjective of this research is to analyses the recent performance of AddisrnAbaba...
Solar Central Tower systems have a single receiver placed on top of a tower surrounded by hundreds of mirrors (heliostats) which follow the apparent motion of the sun in the sky and which re-direct and focus the sunlight onto the receiver. The key elements of a solar tower system are the...
The tendency to use renewable energy resources has grown continuously over the pastrnfew decades, be it due to fear over warnings of global warming or because of therndepletion and short life of fossil fuels or even as a result of the interest which hasrndeveloped among researchers doing scientific...
This study was conducted with the objective of assessing the status of rural water supply schemesrnand to id entify the chall enges and factors that affect rural water supply schemes ' performance in thernstudy area. The necessary data collected trom ten sample schemes in ten rural kebeles. The...
With increasing demand of energy and global issue of pollution due to municipal solid waste, the idea of energy from waste is attracting the attention of many researchers. This is due to the fact that, generation of energy in the form of electricity or heat from waste has a dual effect: getting...
The aim of this study was to examine the relation between markets, market access and livelihoodrndiversification in rural areas in three se lected kebeles of Kewet Woreda in North Shewa. The studyrnfindings were drawn from data generated through a blend of qualitative and quantitative me thods....
This study accesses the opportu ni ties and challenges of urban public transportation system in therncase of Anbessa city buses in Addis Ababa .The study was cond ucted on ACBSE since it is thernon ly publ ic transport service provider with a specific route of travel and governed by thernstate.The...
Depletion of woody biomass is one of the pertinent environmental problems facing Ethiopia.rnSpecifically, central and northern highland parts of Ihe countl y, where cultivation andrnsel/lemenl have occurred over centuries, have confronled severe woodfllel scarcity and ilsrnmultiple environmental...
Shortage of water or problem of accessing it will cause a decrease in the income from agro-pastoral activities like the production of livestock, livestock products and small scale agriculture. To make sure that there is a continuous income generating from livestock production and small scale...
Women and children spend much of their time in collecting fire wood to cook Ethiopian common food item, Injera and they are the main groups exposed to smoke inhalation while cooking. Deforestation of biomass for cooking is damaging the rural household economy as well as contributing for local and...
Parabolic troughs are one of the low cost solar electric power options available today and havernsignificant potential for further cost reduction. Parabolic trough power plants use concentratedrnsunlight, in place of fossil fuels, to provide the thermal energy required to drive a...