Ethiopia
description -Ethiopia is ranked number 3 on “people without safe drinking water” -population:82,949,541 -located in the horn of Africa -Ethiopia is one of the earliest settled places on earth -Ethiopia best know for there travel guides -Ethiopia was the site of a Jewish pre-settlement sometime around 800BCE -Land mass: 1,119,683 sq. km -Covered by water: 7,444 sq. km -More then 80% of the population live in rural areas
Causes of there water pollution Bad farming Bad sewage Rapid population increase
The effect of poor water have on the population People are getting diseases 30% of the people in the population is dying 90% of the global cases of malaria
What can and is being done done to resolve this issue -Ministry of water resources prepared water resources management policy of Ethiopia. - Ensure that water resources management is compatible and integrated with other natural resources as well as river basin developments
How would you help resolve this? Agricultural improvements Offer a solution to water stress Technological invasions