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Remote River Expeditions ETHIOPIA The Historic Route Itinerary Options & Notes (page 1) These journeys pass through the scenic Ethiopian highlands and leads to the historical sites of the country in the north. The trip covers Bahir Dar, where one finds lake Tana with over thirty monasteries scattered on the lake; Gondar, known for the ancient castles and churches; Axum, the ancient city of Ethiopia known for the famous obelisks standing in the center of the town and where the ark of the covenant is believed to be kept; Lalibella, which is known as the Jerusalem of Ethiopia and known for the rock hewn churches where Major church events still takes place. Bahir Dar, Gondar, Axum, Lalibella 10 Days / 9 Nights / By air Code: EFS204 1. Arrive to Addis Ababa 2. Addis - Bahir Dar - in the afternoon, visit the Blue Nile falls 3. Bahir Dar- Boat trip on the Lake Tana (the biggest lake of Ethiopia) and visit the monastery churches. 4. Bahir Dar- Gondar- afternoon visit the castles and Debre Birhan Selassie church 5. Gondar- Visit the Felasha Village and the panoramic scenery of the Simien Mountains 6. Gondar-Axum - visit the town of Axum 7. Axum- Lalibella- visit the first group of the churches 8. Lalibela- visit the second group of churches and the market in the town or excursion to the Ashen ton Mariam church. 9. Lalibela - Addis, city tour in the afternoon 10. Departure Historical Route 14 Days / 13 Nights / By car Code EFS 205 1. Arrival to Addis Ababa 2. Addis-Kombolcha 3. Komolcha -Lalibela 4. -
Feasibility Study for a Lake Tana Biosphere Reserve, Ethiopia
Friedrich zur Heide Feasibility Study for a Lake Tana Biosphere Reserve, Ethiopia BfN-Skripten 317 2012 Feasibility Study for a Lake Tana Biosphere Reserve, Ethiopia Friedrich zur Heide Cover pictures: Tributary of the Blue Nile River near the Nile falls (top left); fisher in his traditional Papyrus boat (Tanqua) at the southwestern papyrus belt of Lake Tana (top centre); flooded shores of Deq Island (top right); wild coffee on Zege Peninsula (bottom left); field with Guizotia scabra in the Chimba wetland (bottom centre) and Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea (bottom right) (F. zur Heide). Author’s address: Friedrich zur Heide Michael Succow Foundation Ellernholzstrasse 1/3 D-17489 Greifswald, Germany Phone: +49 3834 83 542-15 Fax: +49 3834 83 542-22 Email: [email protected] Co-authors/support: Dr. Lutz Fähser Michael Succow Foundation Renée Moreaux Institute of Botany and Landscape Ecology, University of Greifswald Christian Sefrin Department of Geography, University of Bonn Maxi Springsguth Institute of Botany and Landscape Ecology, University of Greifswald Fanny Mundt Institute of Botany and Landscape Ecology, University of Greifswald Scientific Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Michael Succow Michael Succow Foundation Email: [email protected] Technical Supervisor at BfN: Florian Carius Division I 2.3 “International Nature Conservation” Email: [email protected] The study was conducted by the Michael Succow Foundation (MSF) in cooperation with the Amhara National Regional State Bureau of Culture, Tourism and Parks Development (BoCTPD) and supported by the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) with funds from the Environmental Research Plan (FKZ: 3510 82 3900) of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU). -
From Water to Resource: a Case of Stakeholders' Involvement In
V Department of Water and Environmental Studies Tema Institute Linköping University From Water to Resource: A Case of Stakeholders’ Involvement in Usangu Catchment Jofta M. Timanywa Master’s programme in Science for Sustainable Development Master’s Thesis, 30 ECTS ISRN: LIU-TEMAV/MPSSD-A--09/001--SE Linköpings Universitet V Department of Water and Environmental Studies Tema Institute Linköping University From Water to Resource: A Case of Stakeholders’ Involvement in Usangu Catchment Jofta M. Timanywa Master’s programme in Science for Sustainable Development Master’s Thesis, 30 ECTS Supervisor: Prof. Anders Hjort af Ornäs Examiner: Hans Holmen Upphovsrätt Detta dokument hålls tillgängligt på Internet – eller dess framtida ersättare – under 25 år från publiceringsdatum under förutsättning att inga extraordinära omständigheter uppstår. Tillgång till dokumentet innebär tillstånd för var och en att läsa, ladda ner, skriva ut enstaka kopior för enskilt bruk och att använda det oförändrat för ickekommersiell forskning och för undervisning. Överföring av upphovsrätten vid en senare tidpunkt kan inte upphäva detta tillstånd. All annan användning av dokumentet kräver upphovsmannens medgivande. För att garantera äktheten, säkerheten och tillgängligheten finns lösningar av teknisk och administrativ art. Upphovsmannens ideella rätt innefattar rätt att bli nämnd som upphovsman i den omfattning som god sed kräver vid användning av dokumentet på ovan beskrivna sätt samt skydd mot att dokumentet ändras eller presenteras i sådan form eller i sådant sammanhang som är kränkande för upphovsmannens litterära eller konstnärliga anseende eller egenart. För ytterligare information om Linköping University Electronic Press se förlagets hemsida http://www.ep.liu.se/. Copyright The publishers will keep this document online on the Internet – or its possible replacement – for a period of 25 years starting from the date of publication barring exceptional circumstances. -
Lake Tanganyika, Regional Fisheries Programme (TREFIP)
FAO/NORWAY GOVERNMENT GCP/INT/648/NOR COOPERATIVE PROGRAMME Field Report F-14 (En) eries FISHCODE MANAGEMENT LAKE TANGANYIKA REGIONAL FISHERIES PROGRAMME (TREFIP) PREPARED BY THE JOINT AfDB/FAO/FISHCODE MISSION C. MAGNET, J.E. REYNOLDS AND H. BRU FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS ROME, JULY 2000 FAO/Norway Programme of Assistance to Developing Countries for the Implementation of the Code of Conduct for Responsible of the Code Conduct FAO/NorwayFish Programme of Assistance to Developing Countries for the Implementation Fisheries Management for the Provision Advice of Scientific for Improving Countries to Developing Assistance F: Sub-programme LAKE TANGANYIKA REGIONAL FISHERIES PROGRAMME (TREFIP) A proposal for implementation of the Lake Tanganyika Framework Fisheries Management Plan Prepared by: The Joint AfDB/FAO/FISHCODE Lake Tanganyika Mission Christophe Magnet (Team Leader/Economist, AfDB), J.Eric Reynolds (Development Planner/Socio-Economist, FAO), & Hervé Bru (Infrastructure/Marketing Specialist, AfDB) African Development Bank, Food and Agriculture Organization Abidjan of the United Nations, Rome July 2000 The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. LAKE TANGANYIKA REGIONAL FISHERIES PROGRAMME (TREFIP) 18.07.00 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This document was drafted on behalf of the AfDB and the four Lake Tanganyika littoral States of Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Tanzania, and Zambia. Responsibility for its preparation was assigned to the Fisheries Policy and Planning Service (FIPP) of FAO, with funding provided by the AfDB and the FAO FISHCODE Programme (GCP/INT/648/NOR -- Interregional Programme of Assistance to Developing Countries for the Implementation of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries). -
US Forest Service International Programs, Department of Agriculture
US Forest Service International Programs, Department of Agriculture Republic of Burundi Technical Assistance to the US Government Mission in Burundi on Natural Resource Management and Land Use Policy Mission Dates: September 9 – 22, 2006 Constance Athman Mike Chaveas Hydrologist Africa Program Specialist Mt. Hood National Forest Office of International Programs 16400 Champion Way 1099 14th St NW, Suite 5500W Sandy, OR 97055 Washington, DC 20005 (503) 668-1672 (202) 273-4744 [email protected] [email protected] Jeanne Evenden Director of Lands Intermountain Region 324 25th Street Ogden, UT 84401 (801) 625-5150 [email protected] ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We would like to extend our gratitude to all those who supported this mission to Burundi. In particular we would like acknowledge Ann Breiter, Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in Bujumbura for her interest in getting the US Forest Service involved in the natural resource management issues facing Burundi. We would also like to thank US Ambassador Patricia Moller for her strong interest in this work and for the support of all her staff at the US Embassy. Additionally, we are grateful to the USAID staff that provided extensive technical and logistical support prior to our arrival, as well as throughout our time in Burundi. Laura Pavlovic, Alice Nibitanga and Radegonde Bijeje were unrelentingly helpful throughout our visit and fountains of knowledge about the country, the culture, and the history of the region, as well as the various ongoing activities and actors involved in development and natural resource management programs. We would also like to express our gratitude to the Minister of Environment, Odette Kayitesi, for taking the time to meet with our team and for making key members of her staff available to accompany us during our field visits. -
The Hydro-Politics of Fascism: the Lake Tana Dam Project and Mussolini’S 1935 Invasion of Ethiopia Angelo Caglioti
The Hydro-Politics of Fascism: The Lake Tana Dam Project and Mussolini’s 1935 Invasion of Ethiopia Angelo Caglioti Mussolini’s invasion of Ethiopia, also called the Italo-Ethiopian crisis (1935-1936), was a global historical event because it represented a major step in fascist aggression against the Versailles Order. My research project examines the Italo-Ethiopian war as an infrastructural conflict over the water resources of the Horn of Africa and investigates the hydro-politics of Mussolini’s attack on Ethiopia. In particular, I focus on the plan for the construction of a dam at Lake Tana, the source of the Blue Nile. The aim of this project is to write the first international environmental history of the Italo- Ethiopian war that places colonial natural environments at the center of the global conflict between the liberal international order and fascist imperialism. Analyzing past hydro-politics of the Horn of Africa is crucial to putting current geopolitics of sovereignty and water security in the Horn of Africa in historical perspective, including the current “Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam,” a massive project begun in 2011 to harness the Blue Nile with the largest African dam ever, and the seventh largest in the world. The continuity of Italian colonialism between the nineteenth and the twentieth century offers a unique laboratory to analyze the metamorphosis of liberal into fascist imperialism in terms of colonial practices, scientific planning, and environmental management. By examining the role of African ecologies, scientific expertise employed in the Lake Tana dam project, and colonial hydro-politics, I will explore how a fascist political economy violently targeting natural resources emerged in the years leading up to World War II. -
The Nile Dam Dispute: Issues for Congress
INSIGHTi The Nile Dam Dispute: Issues for Congress July 27, 2020 Overview A long-running dispute between Ethiopia, Egypt, and Sudan over the waters of the Nile flared in 2020, as Ethiopia moves toward completion of Africa’s largest hydroelectric power project, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The domestic stakes are high for both Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who seeks to guide Ethiopia through a fragile political transition, and Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al Sisi, who seeks to preserve Egypt’s share of the Nile amidst population growth, pollution, and rising sea levels. Efforts to resolve the conflict, including by the United States, have yet to result in a final agreement. Alongside the potential for the dispute to escalate, failure to reach an accord could set a negative precedent for transboundary water cooperation at a time of growing global concern over climate change, demographic growth, and resource scarcity. Background For Ethiopia, where almost 70% the rural population lacks access to electricity, the GERD would significantly expand domestic power capacity and allow the country to sell excess electricity to its neighbors. When construction began on the $4 billion project in 2011, then-Prime Minister Meles Zenawi pledged that Ethiopia would finance the project itself, funding it through government bonds, donations, taxes, and a portion of civil servants’ salaries. He envisioned the 6,000-megawatt GERD as powering Ethiopia’s development and helping to lift its population out of poverty. The project has been a source of national pride for Ethiopians, and a rallying point amidst recent domestic troubles. -
Information Content of Lake Tana Using Abstract Introduction Stochastic and Wavelet Analysis Methods Conclusions References Tables Figures Y
Discussion Paper | Discussion Paper | Discussion Paper | Discussion Paper | Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. Discuss., 7, 5525–5546, 2010 Hydrology and www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci-discuss.net/7/5525/2010/ Earth System HESSD doi:10.5194/hessd-7-5525-2010 Sciences 7, 5525–5546, 2010 © Author(s) 2010. CC Attribution 3.0 License. Discussions Information content This discussion paper is/has been under review for the journal Hydrology and Earth of Lake Tana System Sciences (HESS). Please refer to the corresponding final paper in HESS if available. Y. Chebud and A. Melesse Stage level, volume, and time-frequency Title Page information content of Lake Tana using Abstract Introduction stochastic and wavelet analysis methods Conclusions References Tables Figures Y. Chebud and A. Melesse J I Department of Earth and Environment, Florida International University, FL, USA J I Received: 1 June 2010 – Accepted: 23 June 2010 – Published: 11 August 2010 Back Close Correspondence to: Y. Chebud (ycheb002@fiu.edu) Published by Copernicus Publications on behalf of the European Geosciences Union. Full Screen / Esc Printer-friendly Version Interactive Discussion 5525 Discussion Paper | Discussion Paper | Discussion Paper | Discussion Paper | Abstract HESSD Lake Tana is the largest fresh water body situated in the north western highlands of Ethiopia. It serves for local transport, electric power generation, fishing, ecological 7, 5525–5546, 2010 restoration, recreational purposes, and dry season irrigation supply. Evidence show, 5 the lake has dried at least once at about 15 000–17 000 BP (before present) due to Information content a combination of high evaporation and low precipitation events. Past attempts to ob- of Lake Tana serve historical fluctuation of Lake Tana based on simplistic water balance approach of inflow, out-flow and storage have failed to capture well known events of drawdown and Y. -
New Ethiopian Dam Sparks Controversy Among Nile States
BRIEFING New Ethiopian dam sparks controversy among Nile states SUMMARY Successive negotiation rounds between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt about the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) have ended in stalemate. This new dam, built by Ethiopia on the Blue Nile (the Nile's main tributary), will bring into operation Africa's largest hydropower plant. It is expected to secure access to electricity for the majority of Ethiopians, to foster economic development and to provide revenues from the sale of surplus electricity abroad. For its part, Sudan expects the new dam will not only help regulate the flow of the Nile and prevent devastating floods but also provide access to cheap energy; still, it fears the new dam will hinder the yield of its own dam – Roseires – situated within a short distance downstream. Egypt too is worried about the potential impact of the new dam on its own Aswan High Dam, and that it will give Ethiopia control over the flow of the Nile and reduce the fresh water available for Egyptians. Yet again, the GERD has reignited a long rivalry about the sharing of waters among the Nile basin countries. Most – including Ethiopia – have signed a comprehensive framework agreement on the water management of the Nile and its tributaries. However, Sudan and Egypt have refused to take part in the Nile basin comprehensive framework agreement, unless it recognises their right to oversee the use of most of the Nile waters, which a bilateral treaty of 1959 accorded to them, but which is contested by other basin countries. -
Lake Profile Brief This Is Based on the Results of Multiple Lake Threat Assessment and Its Scenario Analysis
Lake Profile Brief This is based on the results of Multiple Lake Threat Assessment and its Scenario Analysis. Refer to the Technical Report for details. Lake Rweru/Moereo Geographic Information Lake Rweru is located in central Africa, close to the northernmost point of Burundi, with its northern shore forming part of the Burundi‐Rwanda border. The lake is surrounded by marshes and papyrus, and contains floating islands. It is considered by many to be the most distant starting point of the Nile River, in that the Kagera River, which rises at the northern part of the lake, is considered to be the starting point of the Nile. The lake hosts limited fishing activities, and is being increasingly invaded by water hyacinth. Lake Rweru could be a subject for GEF‐catalyzed management interventions, along with Lakes Cohoha and Ihema, with all three lakes located in the same general proximity in the upper catchment wetland region of the riparian countries, and sharing similar economic (fishery management) and environmental (progressing eutrophicatio) challenges. Effectively considering these lakes for such management interventions may require a new strategic approach that considers them as a lake cluster comprising both transboundary and national (non‐transboundary) lake basins. TWAP Regional Eastern & Southern Africa Lake Basin Population (2010) 359,565 Designation Lake Basin Population Density River Basin Nile 284.9 (2010; # km‐2) Average Basin Precipitation Riparian Countries Burundi, Rwanda 938.7 (mm yr‐1) Basin Area (km2) 941.6 Shoreline Length -
The Water Resources of the Nile Basin
Chapter 2 The Water Resources of the Nile Basin 500 Soroti (1914–2003) 400 300 200 100 Average monthly rainfall 0 JFMAMJ JASOND 25 KEY MESSAGES • The Nile Basin is characterized by high climatic • The headwater regions of the Nile are subject diversity and variability, a low percentage of rainfall to widespread soil erosion. Sediment yields are reaching the main river, and an uneven distribution particularly high in the Eastern Nile sub-basin, of its water resources. Potential evaporation rates which contributes 97 per cent of the total sediment in the Nile region are high, making the basin load. Most sediment is captured in reservoirs in The particularly vulnerable to drought. Sudan and Egypt, which leads to a rapid loss of • White Nile flows only contribute up to 15 per cent reservoir storage capacity. of the annual Nile discharge, but are fairly stable • The finite Nile flows are now fully utilized for throughout the year. The Eastern Nile region agricultural, domestic, industrial, and environmental supplies up to 90 per cent of annual Nile flows, but purposes, while water demand continues to rise its contribution is highly seasonal. steadily due to population growth and economic • Extensive regional aquifer systems holding development. substantial quantities of groundwater underlie the • Irrigated agriculture in Egypt and The Sudan Nile region. Some of the aquifers hold fossil water, represents the single most important consumer but others are recharged from precipitation over of the waters of the Nile, but the upper riparians the basin, or from irrigation areas and the baseflow are planning investments that will use the river’s of the Nile. -
NILE BASIN REGIONAL HYDRO-METEOROLOGICAL NETWORK Facts About the Nile Basin
FactsFacts about about the the Nile Nile Ba Basisinn BasinBasin Area Area 3,1763,176 X X 10 103 3Km Km2 2 LLococationation -4-40S0S to to 31 310 N0 N and and 24 240 E0 E to to 40 400 E0 E MainMain Tributaries Tributaries VictoriaVictoria Nile/Albert Nile/Albert Nile, Nile, B Bahahr rEl El Jabel, Jabel, W Whihitete Nile, Nile, Baro Baro Pi Pibor-Sobat,bor-Sobat, BlueBlue Nile, Nile, Atbara, Atbara, Bahr Bahr El El Ghazal Ghazal RiverRiver Length Length 6,6956,695 Km Km ( on(onee of of the the world’s world’s longest longest River) River) EstimatedEstimated Naviga Navigablblee Length Length 4,1494,149 Km Km CountCountririeses BurundiBurundi DR D CongoR Congo EgyEgyptpt EtEthihiopiaopia KenyaKenya RwandaRwanda SoutSouth Sudanh SudanThThe Sudane Sudan TanzaniaTanzania Uganda Uganda EritreaEritrea MMajajoror Lakes Lakes within within the the Basin Basin LakeLake Victoria, Victoria, Lake Lake Tana, Tana, Lake Lake Kyoga, Kyoga, Lake Lake Albert Albert PopulationPopulation (Total (Total in in all all the the Nile Nile Countries)* Countries)* 437437 Million Million %% Population Population within within the the Nile Nile Basin* Basin* 54%54% (238 (238 Million) Million) TemperatureTemperature NightNight M Mininimumimum -10 -100 c0 c and and daily daily Maximum Maximum in in June June 47 470 c0 c PrecipitationPrecipitation MaxMax Annual Annual 2,098 2,098 mm/yr mm/yr in in Ethiopia Ethiopia MinMin Annual Annual 0 0 mm/yr mm/yr in in Egypt Egypt MeanMean Ann Annuaual low ow (Discharge) (Discharge) (m (m3/yr)3/yr) at at Aswan Aswan 8484 X X 10 109