In order to fully understand the crisis it is imperative to recognize that while the environment has been an important contributing factor, a range of other structural socio-political and governance dynamics, including corruption, the lack of rule of law or democracy, poor governance, failures in long-term planning, and misplaced national and development priorities have also been highly influential.
ሁኔታውን በጥቅሉ ለመረዳት የአካባቢ ሁኔታ አንዱ ምክንያት እንደሆነ ቢታወቅም፣ በተጨማሪም ማኅበረ-ፖለቲካዊ እና የአስተዳደር ሁኔታው፣ ሙስና፣ የሕግ የበላይነት እጦት፣ የመልካም አስተዳደር አለመኖር፣ የረዥም ግዜ ዕቅድ ክሽፈት፣ የተሳሳተ ብሔራዊ እና የልማት ትኩረት ከፍተኛ ተፅዕኖ ያሳድራሉ፡፡