Causes, negative effects, and preventive methods of water pollution in Ethiopia

Alemu Talema
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Water is a finite resource necessary for life and sustainable development. Ethiopia has considerable potential for freshwater resources in East Africa. All living beings depend on water for growth and upkeep, and it is essential for supporting environmental balance and biodiversity. Ethiopia does not able to offer clean water to half of its population, and it does not make good use of its water resources. Many Ethiopians who live in urban areas strug-gle to have access to a consistent and adequate quantity of drinking water. Only a small number of city dwellers have access to enough of clean water. Both human activity and natural events may contaminate water. In develop-ing nations, a major concern for public health and water security is the degradation of quality of water brought on by human activities and weak enforcement. The effectiveness of policies and institutional frameworks to address pollution, as well as their effects on the ecological status and biota of rivers, are little understood in spite of growing pollution levels in many tropical African nations. This article focuses on giving an outline of the reasons for Ethiopia’s water pollution and ways to stop it.
埃塞俄比亚水污染的原因、负面影响和预防方法
水是生命和可持续发展所必需的有限资源。埃塞俄比亚在东非有相当大的淡水资源潜力。所有生物的生长和维持都依赖于水,水对维持环境平衡和生物多样性至关重要。埃塞俄比亚无法为其一半的人口提供干净的水,也没有很好地利用其水资源。许多生活在城市地区的埃塞俄比亚人很难获得持续和充足的饮用水。只有少数城市居民能获得足够的清洁用水。人类活动和自然事件都可能污染水。在发展中国家,对公共卫生和水安全的一个主要关切是人类活动和执法不力造成的水质退化。尽管许多热带非洲国家的污染程度日益严重,但人们很少了解解决污染问题的政策和体制框架的有效性及其对河流生态状况和生物群的影响。这篇文章的重点是给出了埃塞俄比亚的水污染的原因和方法来阻止它的大纲。
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