The selected Weredas also include those being targeted by the
government for land-leases to foreign agribusinesses companies.
The lack of resources necessary to mitigate all of the environmental dangers including accelerated deforestation, wetland destruction, malaria, and flash-floods, point to serious
challenges ahead in making the Weredas selected in this study suitable for largescale
resettlement. It is argued, therefore, that population control measures with a
focus on fertility reduction would produce better long-term results.