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A Delegation from the Kingdom of the Netherlands Visits BRIGHT Project-Supported Rift Valley Lakes Basin Administration Office

[02 Sep, 2026 Hawassa]: A high-level delegation from the Kingdom of the Netherlands, including Pascalle Grotenhuis, Director-General for International Cooperation (DGIS) at the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs,…

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WLRC and ICRISAT Forge a Strategic Partnership for Resilient Landscapes

Patancheru, Hyderabad, India | 28 August 2026 On 28 August 2026, the Water and Land Resource Centre (WLRC) and the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics…

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WLRC and ICRISAT Exchange Knowledge to Advance Sustainable Landscape Management

The Water and Land Resource Centre (WLRC) delegation, led by Director General Dr. Gete Zeleke, undertook a knowledge-exchange and learning visit to ICRISAT, India (New Delhi–Jhansi–Hyderabad), from 24–28…

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WLRC and AfriOCAT Make the Case for Research Networks at COP17

The Water and Land Resource Centre (WLRC) contributed to a COP17 side event examining how research networks can strengthen action on land degradation neutrality (LDN) and advance synergies…

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WLRC-BRIGHT Project Hands Over 14 Water Sector Guidelines to the Ministry of Water and Energy

[Addis Ababa, August 11, 2026] – The Water and Land Resource Centre (WLRC) officially handed over 14 guidelines, manuals and directives to the Ministry of Water and Energy…

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Rehabilitation of Irrigation Infrastructure Nears Completion in Tseba-Ayna Catchment

[July 9, 2026 Tseba-Ayna] Major irrigation rehabilitation works supported by the Water and Land Resource Centre (WLRC) and MoWE under the BRIGHT Project, which strengthens MoWE’s and Basins…

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WLRC Showcases Progress of the Ethiopian Basin Information System to the Ministry of Water and Energy

[July 10, 2026]  Water and Land Resource Centre (WLRC), led by the Executive Director, Dr. Gete Zeleke, presented the progress of the Ethiopian Basin Information System (ETH-BIS) to…

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