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
Abstract
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