ocr: Manpower and financial constraints have preventeda systematic survey of mineral resources. Mining presently contributes less than 1% of GDP.Ethiopia has great potential for hydroelectric power, which, in the long run, could oftset a domestic reliance on tirewood and also slow massive deforestation and soil erosion. Current exploration for oiland gas has revealed reserves in the gaden, but exploitation has not begun. When Eritrea secededin 1993, Ethiopia lost other substantial oilreserves and many oil concessions.
