PROJECT BRIEF PROMOTING INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN ETHIOPIA’S TANA SUBBASIN

The World Resources Institute (WRI) is implementing a three-year initiative (2022-2024) in the Tana Subbasin of Ethiopia, specifically within the North Mecha, Farta, and Dera woredas of the Amhara Region. The project aims to reduce water stress and increase climate resilience by strengthening data systems, analytical capacities, and cross-sectoral coordination. It employs an Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) approach to balance water demand with available supplies and protect the watersheds that support water provision. The project is structured around four objectives: building capacity for water-and climate-wise decisions, institutionalizing IWRM, implementing watershed restoration in the Koga micro-watershed, and advocating for these solutions nationally and internationally.

• The Tana Subbasin faces significant threats to water availability and community wellbeing driven by rising water withdrawals, agro-industrial pollution, climate change, and environmental degradation, specifically deforestation, devegetation, and soil erosion.
• Water management in the region is hindered by technical, operational, and financial constraints, including a lack of institutional frameworks for coordination, limited capacity for water-wise planning, and inadequate data and analytics.
• The broader Abbay Basin is characterized by high seasonal variability, degraded landscapes, and a lack of sufficient water infrastructure for abstraction and management.
• The WRI project (2022-2024) focuses on four primary objectives: enhancing data gathering and planning for climate-wise decisions, implementing IWRM for sustainable use, restoring the Koga micro-watershed to improve livelihoods, and documenting lessons for national and international advocacy.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). PROJECT BRIEF PROMOTING INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN ETHIOPIA’S TANA SUBBASIN. https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/2022-05/promoting-integrated-water-resources-management-ethiophia-tana-subbasin.pdf

Chicago

World Resources Institute. PROJECT BRIEF PROMOTING INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN ETHIOPIA’S TANA SUBBASIN. n.d. https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/2022-05/promoting-integrated-water-resources-management-ethiophia-tana-subbasin.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendproject, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{PROJECT BRIEF PROMOTING INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN ETHIOPIA’S TANA SUBBASIN}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/2022-05/promoting-integrated-water-resources-management-ethiophia-tana-subbasin.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }