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ABITI GETANEH GEBREMESKEL [email protected] +251116636916 Office +2511166636927 Fax +251911670313 Mobile MINISTRY OF WATER & ENERGY, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT DIRECTORATE Current Capacity Building initiatives in Ethiopia for Water Resources Development and Management Water Storage and Hydropower Development For Africa Addis Ababa, Ethiopia April 16 to 18, 2013 Structure of Presentation Introduction Resource Potentials Sector Development Programs Current Capacity Building Initiatives for Water Resources Development and Management Where are we now? and expectations Located in the Horn of Africa, Ethiopia is a landlocked country of some 1,104,300km2. The capital Addis Ababa lies in the central highlands at an altitude of 2,300m. (you may feel breathless). HQ for AU is also in Addis Ababa Country Profile ETHIOPIA- STATISTICS Ethiopia’s population: 83.5 million Age structure: 0-14 years: 44.6% , 15-24 years: 19.8% , 25- 54 years: 28.9% Sex ratio: 0.97 male(s)/female (2011 est.) Population growth rate: 2.9%(2012 est) Maternal mortality rate: 350 death/100,000 live births (2010) Birth rate: 38.5 births/1,000 population (2012 est.) Death rate: 9.3 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.) Infant mortality rate: 60.9 deaths/1,000 live births Life expectancy at birth: female: 59.21 years male: 53.99 years (2012 est) Urbanization: 17% of total population (2010) ETHIOPIA HAS 12 RIVER BASINS Annual runoff from the 9 river basins 122BM3 (Abbay 53%, Baro Akobo 24%) (ABBAY and BARO-AKOBO CONTRIBUTE 77%) Omo-Ghibe 18% The Remaining other River Basins contributes <10% Groundwater Potential of 36 BM3 (…WATER RESOURCES POTENTIAL OF ETHIOPIA) The Nile basin (including Abbay or Blue Nile, Baro-Akobo, Setit-Tekeze/Atbara and Mereb) covers 33 percent of the country and drains the northern and central parts westwards; The Shebelli-Juba basin (including Wabi-Shebelle and Genale-Dawa) covers 33 percent of the country and drains the southeastern mountains towards Somalia and the Indian Ocean; The Rift Valley (including Awash, Denakil, Omo-Gibe and Central Lakes) covers 28 percent of the country; The North-East Coast (including the Ogaden and Gulf of Aden basins) covers 6 percent of the country. Population Distribution Vs Water Resources Availability Transboundary Nature of surface water resources Map of basins and sub-basins 9 wet, 3 dry Annual Basin Area Direction of Type Source runoff Name (km² ) Flow (BM3) Wabi 4.6 R Bale Highland 202220 East shebelle West, 52.6 Abbay R 199912 West (Nile) Southwest HL Genale 5.8 R Bale Highland 172259 East Dawa Central 4.6 Awash R 110000 North-east Highland North Wollo 7.6 Tekeze R 82350 West Nile() Highland North Wollo 0.86 Denakil D 64380 NF Highland Ogaden D NF 77120 NF - Omo- Central, 17.90 R 79000 South Ghibe Western HL Baro- Western 23.6 R 75912 West (Nile) Akobo Highland Rift Valley Arsi and Central - L 52000 South Lakes HL HL-Highland D-Dry R-River L- Lake NF-No flow Mereb R Adigirat HL 5900 West (Nile ) 0.26 Source:Aysha MoWR RespectiveD BasinNF Master Plan Studies2223 NF - Water Sector Policies and Strategy Develop the countries water resources on equitable and sustainable way to assure highest economic and social benefits; Bring about efficient utilization, and equitable water allocation and distribution embracing sustainability of water resources through all inclusive and integrated water resource management plan with effective water sharing principles; Mitigation and prevention of drought effects by efficiently and suitably developing and use of the water resources in accordance with the countries strategic plan; Prevent and control flood disaster by taking sustainable, preventive, rehabilitative and other similar measures; Sustainable prevention, conservation and development of water resources and its general environment; Irrigation and Drainage Sub Sector Irrigation development works beneficial for long time and sustainability; Develop and distribute standards, manuals and systems assuring that irrigation farms and systems sustainable operation and maintenance are satisfactorily monitored and improved; Create appropriate conditions to adopt low cost technologies; amide in increasing irrigation efficiency Give priority for multipurpose irrigation development projects; Draw and implement working procedures and systems for sustainability of finance sources and feasibility of medium and large scale projects; Hydropower Sub Sector Integrated and successive assurance of study of hydro power generation projects whose feasibility is assured to implement them as soon as fund is secured; Consider hydropower development projects inseparable and part to other multi sector development projects so as to minimize the unit cost of production; Identify hydropower potential Encourage local consultants and contractors to participate in the design, construction and management of hydropower generation; Study and design of medium and large scale hydropower development; License those who like to involve in hydropower development projects; Control water related constructions. Ethiopian Water Sector Development Programs GTP1 & 2 Hydropower National Potential Current development and future development Planned Irrigation Estimates show that irrigable land potential of the country is around 5.3 million ha 3.7Mha from gravity-fed surface water 1.1Mha from groundwater and 0.5Mha from rainwater Current and future development programs Water-centered development of pastoralist areas Water supply, hygiene and sanitation (UAP II & MDG). 0 400 000 800 000 120 000 0 160 000 0 Eritrea R . Legend 1 0 6 R e 0 0 b 0 0 e d 0 0 r 0 0 e Irrgation Sites MEREB Adigrat 0 6 Y# Tow ns M S 1 Inda Silase Tekeze River Basin Y# Y# Axum e #Y Capital City T Designed ek a a e Y# Rigional Town ze m R potential a . J Gheba R. Y# Zonal town #Y Mekele L. Afrera Wabishebele irrgation N TEKEZE T Roads se DAM ra Trunk Road Goa re ng Irrgation R. Maychew Link Road Y# Raha Gondar Sekota d R. Y# Y# Main Access Road NIL DENAKIL Rivers Reservior Main River Sudan Genale Daw a River Basin L,T ana R. River dir WeldiLyaogiya R. Not recommended in Y# Y# D Debre Tabor . R Lake L. G amari PFS recommended #Y Bahir Dar h s #Y Ayisaita a w L. Afam bia Recommended for Master Plan A Djibouti Be bb A le ay R International Boundary s . R. Des sieY# L. Abe Omo Gibe River Basin 1 2 0 # Enjebara Basin Boundary . Y 0 0 Dry Lake Existing 0 0 R Kemise 0 0 a B AYSHA 0 0 o r Y# rken Baro River Basin 0 2 u a R . 1 D R r Potentional Irrgation ir Debre Markos ABBAY B Y# L G edebasa Awash River Basin Asosa #Y . R Dev s M Shinile Fiche L H artale AWASH u # u Y# Y b g New a e # r Y Debre Berhan Dire Dawa D R #Y L. F inc ha . Jijiga Abbay River Basin Kebera Har er #Y R. #Y J Existing Irrigable Area Gimbi e Somalia F r Y# Nek emte em G a e D Y# Ambo ess # f r Asbe TeferiY o e id K R Addis Ababa b n Potentional Irrgation e Y# #Y . s L Aba Sam uel G e R a a l . e R le t Under Constraction and Design . i E R G r eb e a R. Y# Nazr et . u R r b o Metu e j Gambela R L. Kok a o o R. Y# Welkite Fiq D Bar Y# Y# #Y M a Y# Degeh B ur . k e R e BARO AKOBO ab t G L. Z iw ayY# W a i . Asela l R R o R ibe . el G . Jimma iYl#g G L. Langeno Tir R. Gojeb Y# Hos aena OGADEN R. L. Shala 8 0 0 0 0 Wo 0 0 ybo OMO GIBE R Robe 0 0 . Awas a Y# 0 0 . #Y 8 Mizan R R L. Aw ass a Y# a e WABI SHEBELE n t a # Kebr idahar g l Y i i Z B L.Abay a Y#Dilla . R M o e 0 70 140 210 Kilometers Sudan s n W r . a . a b e e R R Gode Y#S R B Kele he i . b r L. C ham oY# el o El-Kere e e Y# R Jink a Gidole Y# . m N Y# 1:5000000 O RIFT VALLSoyYama a Y# t G a Negele a w Y# n Segen R. A a l GENALE DAW A e R Somalia . D aw a Chew Bahir R . L. T urk ana F e de ra l D em o cra t ic R ep u blic of E t hio p ia M in is tr y o f W at er & E n er gy Kenya Water Re sources Infor mation GIS & R emote sensing Team 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Uganda 0 0 4 Master Plan Studies Irrigation Sites S c a le 1:50 00 000 D a te 0 400 000 800 000 120 000 0 160 000 0 Hydropower Development Man Power Requirement Irrigation development Feasibility Study & Detailed design Infrastructure development Water Administration Hydropower Development Feasibility Study & Detailed design Infrastructure development Planning & Distributions Groundwater Resources Development Feasibility Study & Detailed design Infrastructure development Monitoring & Administration Generally on all Water resources Development Dam Construction Feasibility Study and Design Dam Construction Monitoring & Administration Geotechnical and Geophysical investigations (Studies) Grouting Dam Break Analysis Areas of Specialization Irrigation and Drainage engineering Hydraulic and Dam Engineering Hydrology and Hydro system engineering Hydropower Engineering Electric Power and Energy Engineering Mechanical Engineering (Hydraulic Turbines ) Power &Energy Economics Electromechanical Engineering Drilling Engineering Identified Higher Learning Institutes Addis Ababa University /Institute of Technology ArbaMinch University Adama University Bahir Dar University Hawassa University Haromaya University Jimma University Mekelle University Twining Arrangements Support of the Industries to Universities Twinning Arrangement Curriculum Development Practical Attachment of the trainees Support on Research Water Resources Development input Supplies (Industrial out puts) Supplies required for Irrigation Developments Supplies required for Hydropower Developments Supplies required for Groundwater Development Supplies required for Dam Construction METALS AND ENGINEERING CORPORATION (METEC), ETHIOPIA METEC Engaged in the design, manufacture, upgrading and maintenance of different products and services of the Defense Industry including upgrading.
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