Ethiopian Water Sector Policy Essay

1. Introduction
Well-articulated and in-depth organized policies alone cannot guarantee the achievement of intended goals of a country. Rather, it needs to be followed by systematic regulations and directives to put them into the ground (Matland, 1995). Moreover, it is not only the policy makers who require an understanding of the real problem to be solved and the mechanisms of alleviation but also every concerned member at every level of the government, partner organisations and the receiving communities need to know to have a successful implementation. This aspect determines the thought of policy making if it is top-down or bottom-up as well explained by Matland (1995). It should also have a favourable platform to accommodate both internal and external actors.
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If it lacks clarity and depth, still the implementation will be ambiguously challenging. Moreover, in the presence of excellent policies and directives, achievements might be trivial due to the way it understood by the members of the implementing bodies both in the governmental and non-governmental organisations. Therefore, before going into the deep analysis of the situation in the country, let us see the points boldly mentioned in the Ethiopian water sector policy.
This paper is not to make a thorough critic of the entire policies of Ethiopia, but to make a review where improvements are suggested on how to fill the gaps observed in the area of water supply and sanitation. This paper desires to stratify the service providers from policy makers to the user community based on the national governmental structure and see their role if it is according to the indented policy. Moreover, we will try to discuss the process of policy making based on the facts in the national programmes and make conclusions