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 project (2022-2024) to improve water governance, basin planning, and watershed conservation in Ethiopia's Tana Subbasin. Funded by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, the initiative aims to reduce water stress and increase climate resilience by strengthening data systems, management capacities, and cross-sectoral coordination.

• The Tana Subbasin faces significant water security threats driven by rising water withdrawals, agro-industrial pollution, climate change, and environmental degradation, specifically deforestation, devegetation, and soil erosion. These issues are compounded by technical and financial constraints, such as inadequate data and a lack of institutional frameworks for coordinated water-related decision-making.
• The WRI project, running from 2022 to 2024, employs an Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) approach to balance water demand with supply and protect the ecosystems underlying water provision. The project is focused on the Tana Subbasin and the woredas of North Mecha, Farta, and Dera in the Amhara Region.
• The project is structured around four primary objectives: building capacity for water-and climate-wise decisions through data gathering; institutionalizing IWRM for sustainable management; implementing watershed restoration in a Koga micro-watershed to improve livelihoods; and advocating for these lessons at national and international levels.
• The Abbay Basin, one of Ethiopia's twelve major river basins, is characterized by high seasonal variability, degraded landscapes, and insufficient water infrastructure. This vulnerability is critical as Ethiopia seeks to use irrigation, hydropower, and agro-industry to drive economic growth and poverty reduction.

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} }