ADDIS ABABA (ENA)–The government of Japan has made a contribution of 2 million USD to establish environmental administration systems for Addis Ababa through the implementation of Fukuoka Method of Solid Waste Management.
According to a press release from the Japanese Embassy in Addis Ababa, the 2 million USD will be used to rehabilitate the collapsed area of the Koshe dumping site to prevent future erosion and landslides in the surrounding settlements.
The project*, entitled “Emergency technical support to Solid Waste Management (SMW) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Rehabilitation of the Koshe dump site through implementing the Fukuoka Method” and administered by UN-HABITAT was launched on 19 June 2018 in Addis Ababa. Speaking during the kickoff ceremony, Akira Uchida, Deputy Chief of Mission of the Embassy of Japan to Ethiopia, recalled the Embassy’s “response immediately to a request from the Addis Ababa City Administration, together with UN-HABITAT, by helping to establish resilient, safe and sustainable environmental administration systems for the citizens of Addis Ababa through the implementation of the Fukuoka Method of Solid Waste Management.”
Mr. Uchida said, “I believe that this Koshe project will be the first successful case of the Fukuoka Method in full action on the African continent.”
He further expressed his hope that the project’s impact and lessons will be shared with other stakeholders and the method introduced across Ethiopia and expanded all over Africa in order to make sure future generations are able to enjoy a clean and safe world.
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Prior to the event, Mr. Uchida visited the Koshe dump site with Prof. Matsufuji, emeritus professor of Fukuoka University (Fukuoka, Japan) visiting Ethiopia to provide technical support and introduced the Fukuoka Method, and accompanied by officials from Addis Ababa city.
Sources: ENA & Embassy of Japan to Ethiopia