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Impact of Information and Knowledge Gap “Awareness” on Implementation of
Good Water Governance and Water Integrity “Water Use and Water Works
Permit; The Case of Ethiopia:
Tegenu Z.
July 11th, 2017
Legal and institutional Framework- “Good water governance in
not an option, it is a must”
- Ethiopia had Federal administrative structure with parliamentary form since 1995 (Proclamation No. 1/1995 )
- Nine Regional state; on the basis of Settlement pattern, language, identity and consent of the people Article45,46,&47
- Both the Federal Government and Regional States have their respective legislative, executive and judicial powers
- The highest body at the federal level is the House of Peoples’ Representative
- whereas the State Council is the highest organ of State authority at the Regional level (Article 50).
Regard to Integrity
- The conduct of affairs of government shall be transparent.(Article 12 1.)
- Any public official or an elected representative is accountable for any failure in official duties. (12.2)
accountability relates to the way in which written procedures and agreements are being applied and, where feasible, the potential compliance of the actors involved
The ability of the public, and the users or their representatives to access information, influence decision-making, file complaints effectively and be heard
The existence of written procedures, agreements and contracts that explain the roles and responsibilities of actors.
Legal and institutional Framework: water resources
- Article 51 Powers and Functions of the Federal Government
- 11. It shall determine andadminister the utilization ofthe waters or rivers andlakes linking two or moreStates or crossing theboundaries of the nationalterritorial jurisdiction
- Article 52 Powers and Functionsof States
- 1. All powers not givenexpressly to the FederalGovernment alone, orconcurrently to the FederalGovernment and the Statesare reserved to the States.
- Article 55 Powers and Functions of the House of Peoples’ Representatives
- (a) Enact laws for theUtilization of land and othernatural resources, of riversand lakes crossing theboundaries of the nationalterritorial jurisdiction orlinking two or more States;
Who owns the water and means of administration?
- Proclamation No. 197/2000 Ethiopia Water Ressources Management Proclamation
- 4. This Proclamation shall apply with respect to water resources management on, the water resources that exist in Ethiopia.
- 5. All water resources of the country are the common property of the Ethiopian people and the state.
- 6. Management of the water resources of Ethiopia shall be in accordance with a permit system.
-8.Supervising body” means the Ministry where it pertains to water resources at central level, or any organ delegated by the Ministry pursuant to Article 8(2) of this Proclamation
- a) Issue permits and certificates of Professional Competence;
Current Practice
- Majority of water users and water works doesn’t have permit
- Government financed/owned developments do not have a permit for both water use and water work construction
- Only few Users have permit for bothLevels(Federal and Regional)
- There is confusion who issues the permit, which creates a vacuum
- The amount of water used /permitted /allocated is not clearly known
Impacts of the practice
- Confusion , Mistrust about each other
- ineffective management water Resource
- Scarcity
- Flooding
- Degradation of water resources both on quantity and quality
- Unsatisfied public
- Potential Tensions and conflicts are seen
The way Forward…………Challenge- Inadequate knowledge and practice of the concept of integrity
and how to embed in day to day practice in the development and management of water resource.
Objective- Enhancing water resource availability and sustainable
development through strengthening integrity in the sectorActivities- Identify Water Resource management and development Integrity issues- Lobby the integrity concept with policy makers- Review/develop integrity policies, guideline and frameworks- Facilitate capacity building trainings- Create learning/experience sharing platform for stakeholders- Establish information database- Develop measurable indicator, test them and refine- Promote coordination and collaboration among stakeholder- Set up coordination mechanism/ platform- Monitoring though supervision- Government support for establishing social accountability
The way ForwardAvailable resource
- Skilled human resource
- Government, sector and social sectors commitment
- Institution (Basin authority, university)
Required resource- Finance- Technology
Participants- Ministries MoWIE, MoEFCC, MoANR, Health, education, - Regional authorities (i.e. Oromia water resource bureau, AAWSA)- Ethics and Anti corruption commission- Development partners and CSOs (both national and international i.e. DWA,WIN…)- Community and community leaders - Privet sector
The way ForwardKey contacts for follow up
- GO-WIN Ethiopia- Kifle Alemayehu Tuffa: [email protected] Bezawit Adane: [email protected]
- Metameta- Taye Alemayehu : [email protected] Girma Senbeta: [email protected] Tegenu Zerfu: [email protected]
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