The Legal and Institutional Problem to the Regulate Industrial Pollution in Addis Ababa Ethiopia
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2009
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
As a result of industrial pollution from waste effluent and gaseous emissions of the
various industrial active ties in Addis Ababa, there is significant hazard on the human,
fauna and flora environment of the city. In response to this problem, there is not yet
enacted legal and institutional regulation forthe prevention and control ofIP in Addis
Ababa.
In the course of this research analytical methodology is employed in which the existing
relevant strategic policy and legal documents are digested. Comparative analysis on the
domestic legal system of industrial pollution regulation of some developing countries
experiences is also incorporated in this study. The major findings of the research are;-
I. there is sufficient national policies, strategic and legal basic relevant for the
regulation of industrial pollution both at the federal and regional levels.
II there is not yet enacted industrial pollution in Addis Ababa;
ill. There are detail draft industrial regulations both at the federal EPA and AAEPA
IV in the new endorsed (pending its issuance by the official Ngarti GAzeta) industrial
pollution council of minister's regulation, the duty to prevent industrial pollution rests
up on the permitting role of competent environmental agencies than
preventive/control restriction, measures and/ or obligation to do (no to do) up on the
Industries themselves.
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The Legal and, Institutional Problem