Multi-disciplinary teams from the Water and Land Resource Centre (WLRC), the Ministry of Water and Energy (MoWE), the Rift Valley Lakes Basin (RVLB), and sector offices from Gamo Zone and Chencha, Dita and Arba-Minch Zuria weredas conducted extensive biophysical and socio-economic baseline assessments in the Hare Catchment.
Controllers from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands visited the Water and Land Resource Centre (WLRC) and reviewed the progress with the Basin Management Support for Resilient, Inclusive Growth and Harmonized Transformation (BRIGHT) Project.
The IWRM Catchment Coordinators Induction Program took place on 11th Jun,2025 at the WLRC 5th floor. This one-day program brought together the 5 new catchment coordinators for an in-depth orientation on key institutional frameworks and project priorities.
The Basin Management Support for Resilient, Inclusive Growth, and Harmonized Transformation (BRIGHT) Project, part of Ethiopia’s National Integrated Water Resource Management Program (NIWRP), was started in 2024 and it was officially launched in Abbay, Awash, Tekeze (jointly launched in Addis Ababa), Omo-Gibe Basin (launched in Jimma town), and Rift valley Lakes Basin (event held at Arba Minch town).
Water and Land Resource Centre (WLRC), in partnership with the Ministry of Water and Energy (MoWE), officially launched the Basin Management Support for Resilient, Inclusive Growth, and Harmonized Transformation (BRIGHT) Project in the Rift Valley Lakes Basin.
The Water and Land Resource Centre (WLRC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Water and Energy (MoWE), officially launched the Basin Management Support for Resilient, Inclusive Growth, and Harmonized Transformation (BRIGHT) Project for Abbay, Awash, and Tekeze Basins. The launch took place at Haile Grand Hotel in Addis Ababa.
Water and Land Resource Centre (WLRC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Water and Energy (MoWE), officially launched the Basin Management Support for Resilient, Inclusive Growth, and Harmonized Transformation for the National Integrated Water Resource Management Program of Ethiopia (BRIGHT) Project for the Omo-Gibe Basin on the 21st of March 2025 at Haile Resort Jimma.
In the month of December 2024, 10 thematic groups of the BRIGHT project conducted workshops aimed at refining Terms of joint Engagement (ToJE), and finetuning prioritized operational plans and fostering joint actions within its 10 thematic areas. The workshops also focused on strengthening team capacity to move towards effective implementation.
The Water and Land Resource Center (WLRC) held a high-level induction and evaluation meeting with the European Union (EU) and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (EKN) Addis Ababa on November 27, 2024. The meeting, held at the WLRC Meeting Hall, aimed to assess progress made and challenges faced in the Inception Phase of the BRIGHT project activities, and the ways forward.
The Water and Land Resource Center (WLRC), together with the Ministry of Water and Energy, Basin Administration Offices of the Abbay, Awash, Omo-Gibe, Rift Valley Lakes and Tekeze basins and other stakeholders in IWRM held Basin Management Support for Resilient Inclusive Growth and Harmonized Transformation for National IWRM Program (BRIGHT) Project activity Co-planning and Team-building workshop, November 25-27, 2024, at Haile Grand Hotel, Addis Ababa.