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 Wageningen University and The Broker, organised an international stakeholders’ workshop on “Restoring Land, Restoring Livelihoods: Governing Synergies and Trade-Offs in Ethiopia’s Lake Tana Sub-Basin”, held at Haile Grand Hotel in Addis Ababa on 13th of May 2025.
The Water and Land Resource Centre (WLRC) hosted a farewell dinner in honour of His Excellency Dr. Abraha Adugna, State Minister of Water and Energy, on the evening of 29 April 2025 at Haile Grand Hotel, Addis Ababa.
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.
The Best Management Practices (BMPs) and Innovation Roadshow was held March 31st and April 1st 2025 at the Bishoftu Agricultural Research Centre, bringing together 65 participants including researchers, practitioners, farmers, and innovators from across Ethiopia and East Africa.
Water and Land Resource Centre (WLRC), in collaboration with Ethiopian Forestry Development (EFD), conducted a training workshop on the use of Geographic Information System (GIS) and Global Positioning System (GPS) for improving coffee traceability systems.
Water and Land Resource Centre (WLRC), in collaboration with Ethiopian Forest Development (EFD) and the Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority (ECTA), organized a training and consultative workshop on “Traceability Systems and Landscape Approaches for Sustainable Coffee Trade: Capturing and Reclaiming Value in the Global South (CARE for Value and Sustainability)” project.
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.
