Vol. 4 No. 1 (2024): Engineering for Sustainable Infrastructure

Ethiopia has achieved significant strides in the last several years in terms of economic expansion, the decrease of poverty, the delivery of essential services, and the availability of vital infrastructure. The fields of environmental management and the adaptation and mitigation of climate change have also seen the implementation of numerous projects and programs. These include the green legacy effort, climate-smart agriculture, hydropower, wind, solar, and geothermal energy resource utilization, and landscape management and restoration projects and programs. Ethiopia is among the world's poorest nations, despite notable advancements and positive developments. There are still many issues with land degradation, diminishing per capita water availability, low agricultural productivity, persistent food and nutrition insecurity, inadequate access to electricity, and poor WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene) standards. Water pollution is becoming an increasingly significant issue, and climate change is a huge development concern that impacts every industry. The jobs of engineers and designers are becoming more and more combined as additional variables, viewpoints, and metrics are included in the planning and construction process. The trend of sustainable engineering methods in urban design—which includes watershed master-planning, green building, maximizing water reuse, reclaiming urban spaces, green streets programs, and sustainable master-planning—is examined in detail in Sustainable Infrastructure. This publication offers direction on the part that innovative thinking and cooperative teamwork play in coming up with the answers required to influence a long-term, sustainable change of the manufacturing and residential environment.