Ethiopia, Netherlands Sign 45 Mil Euros Agreement to Support Water Resource Mgt Program Addis Ababa, December 19/2023 (ENA) Ethiopia and Nether...
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Addis Ababa, December 19/2023 (ENA) Ethiopia and Netherlands have signed a 45 million euros grant agreement to finance Basin Management Support for Resilient Inclusive Growth and Harmonized Transformation for the national Integrated Water Resource Management Program (BRIGHT).
Finance Minister, Ahmed Shide and Ambassador of the Netherlands to Ethiopia, Henk Jan Bakker signed the agreement.
The grant shall be used to improve Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in Abbay, Awash, Rift Valley, Omo-Gibe and Tekezie river basins, according to Ministry of Finance.
The project specifically aims to strengthen the technical, managerial, regulatory, infrastructural and logistical capacities of the Ministry of Water and Energy and the selected Basin Administration Offices as well as concerned regional bureaus in IWRM.
It also provides support to designing and have in-place a well-functioning Basin Information System for IWRM and generate additional evidence to fill knowledge gaps in the selected river basins.
Attached link
https://www.ena.et/web/eng/w/eng_3747191Taxonomy
- Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)
- Conflict Resolution And Negotiation For IWRM