A critical community consultation held at the Hare irrigation weir has successfully resolved a long-standing land use conflict, paving the way for the BRIGHT project’s major quick-win intervention: mechanical silt removal and restoration of the weir and canal system.
WLRC, together with Gamo Zone and the Water and Agriculture sector offices of the Arba Minch Zuria, Arba Minch Town, Chencha Zuria and Dita Weredas, held a stakeholder consultation workshop on 18 November 2025 at Ezana International Hotel, Arba Minch, to review progress with implementation of the Hare Quick Win interventions under the BRIGHT Project.
three weeks of community consultation and mobilisation works done by the BRIGHT Project Team together with the local administration and community members.
The Water and Land Resource Centre (WLRC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Water and Energy (MoWE), kicked off a capacity-building training under the title “Training workshop: Building climate resilience through exploration and exploitation of usable climate information and early warning products from existing climate centres– Stack knowledge generation that is useful for planning and implementation of IWRM”
A team of the Traceability Systems and Landscape Approaches for Sustainable Coffee Trade: Capturing and Reclaiming Value in the Global South (CARE for Value and Sustainability) project visited the Yirgacheffe coffee producing area in Gedeo Zone from November 4–6, 2025.
The Water and Land Resource Centre (WLRC) held a focused discussion with private sector coffee operators to exchange insights on the European Union Deforestation-free Regulation (EUDR) and explore ways to align private sector initiatives with the Traceability Systems and Landscape Approaches for Sustainable Coffee Trade: Capturing and Reclaiming Value in the Global South (CARE for Value and Sustainability) project
Community members and local leaders from both kebeles are actively engaged in deep trench construction, planting locally adaptive species through cuttings along gullies, and collecting stones and other local materials to build gully stabilization and soil conservation structures
In collaboration with the Addis Ababa Science and Technology University, Addis Ababa City Municipality, and local communities, WLRC and MoWE make progress in the establishment of a Constructed Wetland in Akaki-Kality Sub-City of Addis Ababa
The Water and Land Resource Centre (WLRC) held an introductory discussion with the Welle Digital Group Co. Ltd, a Chinese Company, on innovative water solutions for urban and catchment management.
With the support of the BRIGHT Project, MoWE, the respective Basin Administration Offices, and WLRC commenced a revision of the Basin Management Plans for Awash Basin and Rift Valley Lakes Basin.