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Capacity development training on improved cook stove design, use, and promotion conducted at Woshi catchment, Omo-Gibe Basin

BRIGHT, News, News & Events, Project By WLRC May 19, 2026

The Water and Land Resource Centre, in collaboration with the Ministry of Water and Energy, conducted a three-day capacity development training on energy-efficient improved cook stove design, utilization, and promotion to support forest conservation and strengthen Integrated Water Resources Management in the Woshi Catchment.

Modjo River’s Only Gauging Station, Threatened by Unregulated Sand Mining, Rehabilitated

BRIGHT, News, News & Events, Project By WLRC May 19, 2026

“The only gauging station on the Modjo River was gradually buried due to excessive sediment build-up linked to unregulated sand mining and altered river flow conditions caused by a nearby water passage structure, which has created a backwater effect that traps water upstream, while sand mining activities downstream are discharging large amounts of sediment into the river”, resents Dr. Ermias Teferi Water Division Director at WLRC.

Wedecha Dam Management Steering Committee Established

BRIGHT, News, News & Events, Project By WLRC May 7, 2026

Implementers of and partners in the BRIGHT Project, namely the Water and Land Resource Center (WLRC), the Ministry of Water and Energy including the Awash Basin Administration Office, convened a catchment-level consultative meeting in Bishoftu town and facilitated the formal establishment of a Wedecha Dam Administration Steering Committee.