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Investigating the Challenges of Urban Environment Governance with Respect to Participation among Households, the Community and town Municipalities: The Case of Sodo and Tarcha Town

Desta Tegegne, Nigatu Abebe, Merkineh Mojira

The study sought to investigate the major challenges of urban environment governance with respect to participation and partnership among the various actors in Sodo and Tarcha town. The study used mixed-research approach. While Quantitative data was collected through structured close and open-ended questionnaire, key informant in-depth interviews, and field observation were conducted to collect qualitative data. To identify the target sample, a multi-stage sampling technique was employed. A total of 302 (204 from Sodo and 98 from Tarcha) households and 18 (12 from Sodo and 6 from Tarcha) key informants were sampled. To analyze the data narrative and descriptive techniques were used. The major environmental problems identified by the study included: inadequate water supply and poor sanitation; poor solid waste management; and inadequate and poor infrastructure related with sewerage and drainage system. Finally the study went on to investigate the major challenges of urban environment governance with respect to participation and partnership among the various actors. The study concluded that the major challenges included horizontal fragmentation; lack of collective action; lack of enforcement rules and regulations; imbalance between demand and urban service provision; and traditional way of waste management.