Regulation of Movement and Disposal of Hazardous Waste in Ethiopia: A Critical Analysis of the Legal and Institutional Frameworks
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2024-05-01
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The movement of hazardous wastes for disposal in underdeveloped nations has been
characterized as a global kind of environmental injustice and toxic colonization. This practice
has been met with opposition from the public.1 In response to public outcry and criticism from
environmentalists against the practice of utilizing underdeveloped nations as waste damping
sites, the Basel convention has been adopted in 1989 to control the movement of dangerous
waste.2 African countries ratified the Bamako convention in 1991 with several fundamental
modifications to the Basel convention because they were dissatisfied with the former. Ethiopia
has ratified both conventions, and also adopted different national legislations and established
institutions to control movement of dangerous waste and its disposal. Hence, the purpose of this
research is to critically analysis the legal and institutional frameworks of Ethiopia to control
movement of hazardous waste and its disposal
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Environment, Ethiopia, Movement, Hazardous Waste