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FINANCING GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE IN ADDIS ABABA CITY, ETHIOPIA

Authors:
Tafa Mosisa Ijara

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Tafa Mosisa Ijara
Department of accounting and finance, Ethiopian Civil Service University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

MLA 8
Ijara, Tafa Mosisa. "FINANCING GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE IN ADDIS ABABA CITY, ETHIOPIA." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 5, no. 11, Nov. 2020, pp. 3678-3694, doi:10.46609/IJSSER.2020.v05i11.025. Accessed Nov. 2020.
APA 6
Ijara, T. (2020, November). FINANCING GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE IN ADDIS ABABA CITY, ETHIOPIA. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 5(11), 3678-3694. doi:10.46609/IJSSER.2020.v05i11.025
Chicago
Ijara, Tafa Mosisa. "FINANCING GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE IN ADDIS ABABA CITY, ETHIOPIA." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 5, no. 11 (November 2020), 3678-3694. Accessed November, 2020. doi:10.46609/IJSSER.2020.v05i11.025.

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Abstract:
The importance of green infrastructure for human health, recreation, response to climate change, as a means of protecting natural habitats and biodiversity is recognized worldwide. Due to this importance green infrastructure need to be accessible to all people uniformly at the required quantity and quality. However the green infrastructure in Addis Ababa city is inadequate. This study focuses on the financing green infrastructure development and maintenance, as finance is one of the critical. To conduct this study a descriptive type of research was designed by applying mixed research approach. The data were collected from both primary and secondary sources using face to face interviews with six officials, and reviewed of the organization reports and other records. The quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and the qualitative data were narrated systematically. Then the result of the study shows that the current green infrastructure status of the city is 0.25 squares meter per person and with poor quality, though the national and world health organization standard is 15 and 9 square meters per person respectively. The major reasons for the inadequacy includes; the city government weak commitment, shortage of finance and weak performances of the agency. Financing for green infrastructure was obtained mainly from public sources and only lesser amounts were obtained from private businesses and households. There was almost no new source of finance used over time. Therefore study found the potential sources of finance such as participation of stakeholders, service charges, revenue from sponsorship and the management of sports facilities, cafeteria, restaurants, and shops among others. Hence, this study suggests that the agency and city administration should look into the new innovative sources of finance such as that identified in the study results.

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