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Proceeding of the National Workshop on Integrated Watershed Management on Gibe - Omo Basin Jimma University (JU) Heinrich Boll Foundation (HBF) Sustainable Land Use Forum (SLUF) Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation (EEPCo) Population, Health and Environment (PHE) Ethiopia Consortium Jimma University and Gilgel Gibe Site PROCEEDING OF THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP IN INTEGRATED { i } WATERSHED MANAGEMENT ON GIBE - OMO BASIN { ii } PROCEEDING OF THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP IN INTEGRATED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT ON GIBE - OMO BASIN PROCEEDING OF THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP IN INTEGRATED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT ON GIBE - Omo Basin JIMMA UNIVERSITY and Gilgel Gibe Site 23-25 DECEMBER 2010, ETHIOPIA Jimma University (JU) Heinrich Boll Foundation (HBF) Sustainable Land Use Forum (SLUF) Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation (EEPCo) Population, Health and Environment (PHE) Ethiopia Consortium Prepared by: Jimma University PHE Ethiopia Consortium PROCEEDING OF THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP IN INTEGRATED { iii } WATERSHED MANAGEMENT ON GIBE - OMO BASIN Published by: PHE Ethiopia Consortium P.O.Box 4408, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Phone: +251 116 630833 Fax: +251 116 638127 Email: [email protected] [email protected] Website:phe-ethiopia.org Edited by: Negash Teklu Mesfin Kassa © PHE Ethiopia Consortium 2011 No use of this publication may be made for release or any other commercial purpose whatsoever without prior written permission from the publisher. Kindly acknowledge the publisher in cases of use of the publication for purposes other than commercial. { iv } PROCEEDING OF THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP IN INTEGRATED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT ON GIBE - OMO BASIN Organizers of the workshop PHE Ethiopia Consortium (PHE) is a non-profit making local NGO that provides coordination and capacity–building to 48 member organizations and actively involves in communication, networking, research, advocacy and capacity building. PHE Ethiopia Consortium has a holistic, participatory development approach whereby issues of environment, health and population are addressed in an integrated manner for improved livelihoods and sustainable well being of people and ecosystem. P.O. Box: 4408, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Tel.: +251 116 630833 E-mail: [email protected] OR [email protected] Website: www.phe-ethiopia.org Jimma University (JU) is a public higher educational institution established in December 1999 by the amalgamation of Jimma College of Agriculture (founded in 1952) and Jimma Institute of Health Sciences (established in 1983). JU is Ethiopia’s first innovative Community Oriented Education Institution of higher learning. Public Relations and Communication Office P.O.Box: 378 Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia Tel.: +251-471-112022 E-mail: [email protected] EEPCo is a national electricity utility established as a public enterprise by council of ministers regulation No. 18/1997 & re-established by regulation No. 170/2009. According to this regulation EEPCo is mandated engage in the business of generation, transmission, distribution and selling of electric energy to the citizen. P.O.Box: 1233 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Tel.: 011-1-560042 Fax: 011-1-550822 E-mail: [email protected] The Heinrich Boll Foundation seeks to stimulate socio- political reforms by acting as a forum for debate, both on fundamental issues and issues of current interest. Its areas of focus in Ethiopia are environment and capacity building. P.O. Box: 3174 Code 1250, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Tel.: 0116631100 E-mail: [email protected], Website: www.boell-ethiopia.org Sustainable Land Use Forum (SLUF) is a local NGO established in 1995 as a network engaged in Natural Resource Protection and Sustainable Land Management. Currently in accordance with the Charities and Societies Proclamation no. 621/2009 SLUF has been registered as an Ethiopian Residents Charities Consortium with certificate no. 0523 on November 2009. Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Eyesus Building, 5th Floor P.O. Box: 11939, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Tel.: 251-115-157656 , 251-115-151167 Fax: 251-11-5159837 E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] Website : www.sluf.org.et PROCEEDING OF THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP IN INTEGRATED { v } WATERSHED MANAGEMENT ON GIBE - OMO BASIN Table of Content Preface .................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Acknowledgements............................................................................................................................................................. 7 Acronyms and abbreviations ............................................................................................................................................ 8 Executive Summary ..........................................................................................................................................................11 Scope & objective of the Workshop ............................................................................................................................ 13 Introduction- Integrated Watershed Management of Gilgel Gibe-I................................................................. 14 Summary of presentations .............................................................................................................................................19 The Sustainable Use of Soil Resources of Gilgel Gibe Dam Catchment ........................................................ 19 Rainfall-runoff Dynamics, Sediment Source and Yield in Gilgel Gibe catchment ......................................... 19 Gilgel Gibe Hydro Electric Power Plant.................................................................................................................19 Vetiver System Application for Climate Resilient Eco system ............................................................................ 20 Integrated bio- economy system for sustainable watershed management ........................................................ 20 Forests and Environmental Services ....................................................................................................................... 20 IUC Partnership Program Collaborative Research Activities in Gilgel Gibe catchment ................................ 21 Discussions with presenters ..........................................................................................................................................22 Summary of Moderators .................................................................................................................................................27 Group Discussions ............................................................................................................................................................29 Policy Group (G-I) ....................................................................................................................................................29 Implementers Group (G-II) .....................................................................................................................................29 Universities & Researchers Group (G-III) ............................................................................................................. 30 Development Partners Group (G-IV) .................................................................................................................... 31 Civic Society Group (G-V) .......................................................................................................................................31 Ethiopian Electricity Power Corporation Group (G-VI) .................................................................................... 32 Wayforward ..........................................................................................................................................................................33 Attachments ........................................................................................................................................................................34 Welcoming ...................................................................................................................................................................34 Fikre Lemessa (PhD), President of Jimma University .......................................................................... 34 Keynote Address ........................................................................................................................................................35 Negash Teklu, Executive Director, PHE Ethiopia Consortium ......................................................... 35 Mekuria Lemma, Corporate Planning Director, EEPCo ..................................................................... 37 Opening Speech .........................................................................................................................................................38 H.E. Kebede Gerba, State Minster, Ministry of water and energy ..................................................... 38 Presentations ...............................................................................................................................................................39 The Sustainable Use of Soil Resources of Gilgel Gibe Dam Catchment, ........................................ 39 Rainfall-runoff Dynamics,sediment Source and Yield in Gilgel Gibe Catchment ........................... 43 Briefing about