Water and Land Resource Centre (WLRC) and the FDRE Ministry of Water and Energy (MoWE) held 2025 annual performance evaluation and 2026 annual plan validation workshop, 12 & 13 Feb 2026 at Capital Hotel, Addis Ababa.
The Water and Land Resource Centre (WLRC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Water and Energy (MoWE), has officially commenced a start-up workshop on the preparation of Ethiopia’s National Water Allocation Guidelines.
The Water and Land Resource Centre (WLRC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Water and Energy (MoWE), organised and supported the official establishment of the Southwest Ethiopia Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) Stakeholders’ Platform.
The Water and Land Resource Centre (WLRC) Board of Trustees (BoT) held its annual meeting from 20–22 January 2026 at Haile Resort, Arba Minch.
H.E. Ms. Christine Pirenne, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Ethiopia, together with Ms. Lisan Bijdevaate, First Secretary for Water Affairs at the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Ethiopia, visited WLRC for a discussion about progress with the BRIGHT-Project.
The Wedecha Catchment Baseline Situation Assessment Findings and Catchment Management Plan Validation Workshop was conducted at Menanda Hotel, Bishoftu, from 22–24 December 2025.
The Omo–Ghibe Basin Woshi Catchment baseline situation assessment findings and Catchment Management Plan validation workshop was conducted on 30 December 2025 at Lewi Hotel in Bonga.
WLRC in collaboration with the Ministry of Water and Energy, as part of the BRIGHT Project’s Water Use Management (WUM) quick-win interventions, facilitated the establishment of Irrigation Water Users Associations (IWUAs) of the Shara (Emba–Muja) and Chano (Chalba–Mille) irrigation schemes users in the Lower Hare Catchment
Stakeholders Validate Baseline Situation Assessment Findings, Quick-win Interventions and Catchment Management Plan for Infranze Catchment of Abbay Basin
stakeholders’ validation workshop for the Tseba-Ayna Catchment was conducted from 29 December 31st December 2025 at Axum Hotel in Mekelle