Financing Urban Infrastructure and Services in Ethiopia: The Case of Solid Waste Management in Adama (Nazareth) town
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2001-06
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Addis Ababa University
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This study reports the situation and financing of solid waste management sen'ices in
Adama town of Oromia Region (Ethiopia). The study showed that the town is currently
providing inadequate solid waste management services. The town administration collects
and disposes less than 15 percent of the wastes generated by the town annually. It is also
found out that the solid waste collection and disposal systems are backward and are not
economical as well. The institutional arrangements' for the management of both liquid
and solid wastes are also very weak.
The town administration allocates a marginal budget to this service which is less than 10
percent of its total budget as opposed to towns of developing countries that commit
between 20 and 40 percent of their budget for the same. Low budget and low
performances are generally attributed to scarcity of resources. However, problems of
insufficient mobilization of the available resources and misuses are found to be equally
serious according to this study. This shows that studying the financing system of urban
services is an important area to reckon since it is helpfit! to look for ways by which the
service may be improved by using the available resources differently. It may also be of
advantage to check whether the available meager resources are effectively and
efficiently used for the priority and basic needs of the town. The study also suggests some
lines of action that are essential to improve the current inadequate solid waste
management service of Adama town.
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Financing Urban Infrastructure