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፡፡
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.