Ethiopia

Clean Air Catalyst – Sources of Air Pollution: Addis Ababa

Reducing air pollution is challenging because it has varied sources and its very real impacts on human health and economy are difficult to quantify. Various opportunities exist for the city of Addis Ababa to learn from and also choose among many air pollution control policy choices that can alter the city’s development trajectory. Read More

Ethiopia’s Rapid Urbanization Requires Innovative Municipal Finance

By 2037, Ethiopia’s urban population will double to 42.3 million people. Job creation and innovative municipal financing mechanisms will be integral to a successful urban transition and long term economic growth for the country. To drive the creation of new revenue streams through its industrial sector, Ethiopia has built… Read More

Analytical Brief on Economic Growth in East Africa

The “Economic Growth, Agriculture, and Trade in East Africa” Analytical Brief is intended to provide an overview of economic growth, trade, and agriculture in the East African countries of Burundi, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Somalia. Read More

Strengthening Ethiopia’s Urban Health Program (SEUHP)

John Snow, Inc. (JSI) is supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to improve the health status of the urban population in Ethiopia by reducing HIV/tuberculosis (TB)-related and maternal, neonatal, and child mortality and morbidity, as well as the impact of communicable and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) Read More

Situational Analysis of Urban Sanitation and Waste Management

JSI’s Strengthening Ethiopia’s Urban Health Program (SEUHP) engaged the Addis Continental Institute of Public Health to conduct a study, Situational Analysis of Urban Sanitation and Waste Management: The Structural, Socio-Economic, Cultural and Political/Institutional Dimensions. Read More