News & Events

Steering Committee Meeting: held on "Impact of Irrigation on Poverty and Environment (IIPE)", on November 22, 2006, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The aim of the meeting is to evaluate progresses and provide guidance to enable completion of the project in 2007.

WATERMAN: A kickoff workshop on the WATERMAN project was held on November 23-25, following the IIPE Steering Committee meeting. The project aims on the dissemination of research results in semi-arid and arid ecosystems with a focus on sustainable water resource management in Ethiopia, with a duration of 18 months.

An inception workshop held on "Up-Stream Down-Stream impacts in Nile", on Dec 06-08, 2006, at Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia. The project title is “Improved Water and Land Management in the Ethiopian highlands and its impact on stakeholders dependent on the Blue Nile”, and a brief title “Upstream-Downstream Impacts in Nile.” Participants from the different stakeholder institutions were present.

NBI-SYNERGY Workshop: The NBI Synergy workshop was held from 9th-10th Feb.2007 in Entebbe, Uganda. It was attended by 34 participants and it was opened by Mr. Audace Ndayizeye, Nile-SEC Executive Director. The workshop announcement and general information on the project can be accessed from NBI website (http://www.nilebasin.org).

Nile Development Forum: Nile Development Forum 2006 press Conference, held in Addis Ababa, Nov, 28 2006. The conference was attended by Hon. Asfaw, Minister for Water resources of Ethiopia, Mr. Audace Ndayizeye, Executive Director NBI, Hamere Wondimu, Senior Program Officer-SVP Coordination project and Gordon Mumbo, Regional Project Manager, CBSI. Ato Tefera, TAC member for Ethiopia. Two Staff from IWMI-NBEA also attended this meeting (http://www.nilebasin.org/NDForum2006.htm).

Visit of Dr. Deborah Bossio and Dr. Rebecca Tharme to Addis Office, January 26-Feb 02, 2007

Dr. Deborah Bossio and Dr. Rebecca Tharmehas visited Addis Office. During their visit meetings with staff, seminars with differnt officials in ILRI, and field trips was organized for them.

• Field Visit 1: Koka and Belbela-Wedecha dam and irrigation areas, on January 27
• Field Visit 2: Blue Nile, on January 30

Visit of Dr.Hugh Turral in Addis Office

There were a presentation of the different projects by the staff involved in the projects. There was an interesing seminar on "Water, Livestock, and Basin" presented by Dr. Hugh Turral. Dr. Hugh had a field visit to Awasha Irrigation project and the Blue Nile Gorge.

Major Events in 2007

Major Events 2007