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BRIGHT

Basin Management Support for Resilient, Inclusive Growth and Harmonized Transformation for the National IWRMP of Ethiopia (BRIGHT)

The BRIGHT project is a 5-year project, running from January 2024 to December 2028. It will be implemented in the Abbay, Upper Awash, Omo-Gibie, Rift Valley, and Tekezie Basins, each with diverse features. The project will cover at least 70% of the country’s landmass, 73.5% of its water potential, reach 79.5 million people over 512 districts.

Duration2025 – ongoing
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Basin Management Support for Resilient, Inclusive Growth and Harmonized Transformation for the National IWRMP of Ethiopia (BRIGHT)

Project Partners

Implementing/Executing/contracting partner: Water and Land Resources Centre (WLRC)

Co-Implementing Partner: MoWE/BAOs of targeted basins

Other co-implementing partners under the guidance of MoWE: Regional bureaus, MoA, MoILD, MoPD, MoI

Funders: The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (EKN) in Ethiopia and European Union with over €4mln in-kind contributions of Water and Land Resource Centre (WLRC) and the Ministry of Water and Energy (MoWE)