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Kifle Woldearegay

Associate Professor, Mekelle University

Kifle is an Associate Professor at Mekelle University.

Opinions

Opinion

How war and crises in Tigray triggered an urban agriculture boom

Tigray in northern Ethiopia has been devastated by a brutal war since November 2020, which included a siege and blockade that stopped all communications and most essential services, along with humanitarian supplies. A typical example of urban agriculture practised in Mekelle city during the...

2 August 2023

Publications

Brief

Promoting Sustainable Waste Management in Mekelle, Ethiopia

IDS Policy Briefing 216

Mekelle, the capital of the Tigray region in Ethiopia, is plagued by water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) challenges. Rapid population growth, unplanned urbanisation, limitations in WASH services, climate change, and the impacts of war and conflicts are affecting the sanitation conditions of the...

12 September 2024

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