UNHCR Environmental management:practice,effects,challeges and its relation with environmental security: case of Tierikidi Refugee Camp, Itang Worda, Gambella Regional state, Ethiopia

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2020-06

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Addis Ababa University

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From the review of the literature and in-depth study on environmental problems, it can be concluded that there is insufficient information regarding the negative impact of refugees and host community on environment and its impact on environmental security; the nexus between environmental management of UNHCR and environmental security in and around tierkidi refugee camp. The main aim of this study are to investigate the practices, effects and challenges of environmental management by UNHCR in and around Tierikidi refugee camp and its relations with the environmental security. The findings are more emphasized and analyzed qualitatively and quantitively in light of primary sources gathered by questionnaires, interviewing and the study used purposive sampling technique and Spatial ( GIS ) Data collection and analysis.The result of this research show that environmental degradation in and around Tierkidi refugee camp resulted mainly because of refugee and there is sever conflicts between host community and refugee due to scarce resource(environmental insecurity). Consequently, the impact of environmental deterioration on the refugees themselves and host community is intense. To solve thses problem UNHCR has been taken different environmental mangemnt practices . The result indicated that Despite the implementation of various environmental management projects intended to prevent future degradation and rehabilitate already degraded areas, resource depletion and degradation is still a significant problem for both refugees and host community. On this basis, it is recomended that there should be effective corrective measure like decreasing the number of refugees to the standard, increased environmental awareness raising, increase budget for environmental management (mitigation)activities, creating income generating activities, continuous and participatory conflict resolution measures ,effective and fruit full coordination among different stake holders and generally there should be effective actions or measures to be taken to came in to being Optimistic scenario in and around tierkidi refugee camp.

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environment, degrdation, environmental management, environmental secutiry, refugees,host communit, conflicts

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