Addis was founded some 118 years ago by empress Taytu because of its hot springs, which she used to attend at every chance she got due to its medicinal and recreational values. After spending some time there she decided to bring the palace to these hot springs and named the place Addis Ababa. Here we are all these years later and we haven’t yet embraced the resources that Addis has to offer as much as we could have done it.
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Rivers of Addis 100+ years and wasting away
Beyond Buying Bonds
Energy consumption around the world is a highly pressing issue. According to a UN statistic of 2008, the electricity coverage of Ethiopia’s then 75mill population was 16%. Since then, there have been efforts to up the coverage by the EEPCo (Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation), by MoME (Ministry of Mines and Energy) and various aid organizations focusing on the energy sector.
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5 Things we are doing right!
These days the wave of life style changes has hit us on a large scale. From grounded houses to G+ sth condominiums, fast-food burger places everywhere, settlements to peripheries which call for dependence of cars, ring roads, the renaissance dam, taxation on everything… every headline of the day forces us to change our lifestyle one way or the other.
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Biogas: Next Gen car fuel … [PART 3]
Growing acceptance of biocars.
After two articles on the benefits of biogas it’s only fair to conclude with a look forward and here it is: Biogas fuel can be used to run cars, which is of course no news to the world. Once it hit the headlines here too, we knew that we were going be to part of this movement.
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Biogas: Two Birds one stone… [PART 2]
Considering it has been nearly 37 years since its first introduction to Ethiopia. The usage of bio gas is not very popular and few people are aware of the benefits of such fuels. According to a survey by the Horn of Africa Regional Environment Center/Network we have about 120 bio gas systems installed in institutions all over Ethiopia.
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Biogas: Two Birds one stone… [PART 1]
Two of our most pressing problems driven down altogether by one biogas.
Our household fuel consumption is highly dependent on either petrol or fire woods or coal. Both of which are not sustainable and are costing us a lot both environmentally and monetary. They are also either too expensive or not available for the day to day domestic consumption.
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SUDU for Ethiopia!
An alternative sustainable solution for the current housing problems has emerged.
SUDU (Sustainable Urban Dwelling Unit) began as an international research laboratory promoting new technical developments for the housing sector. This research project is a collaborative effort between ETH Zurich and EiABC (Ethiopian Institute of Building Construction and City Development). Currently, EiABC is putting a great effort to promote quality education and practical research in the construction sector.
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ICE-Ethiopia