Ethiopian Flood Management Project (P-176327)

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The Ethiopian Flood Management Project, led by the Ministry of Water and Energy in collaboration with Ethiopian Disaster Risk Management Commission (EDRMC) and Ethiopian Meteorology Institute (EMI), aims to strengthen Ethiopia’s disaster and flood risk management. Funded with $200 million by the World Bank, the five year project (2023–2028) focuses on people-centered flood protection in priority basins namelyAwash, Omo, and Rift Valley Lakes. Additionally, it conducts strategic studies in Abbay, Baro-Akobo, Wabi-Shebele, and Genale-Dawa to enhance long-term flood resilience.Upon its duration, the project is implemented comprising four primary components such as (Component 1)Strengthening Institutional and Coordination Capacity for disaster risk management, (Component 2)accelerating Flood Risk Management, (Component 3) Contingent Emergency response, and (Component 4) Project Management and Implementation Support.

         Implementation Arrangements

                                                                                                                                                 

                                                

Picture 1 : Financial Agreement Signatory Ceremony

Picture 2: Agreement b/n MOWE and contractor on Awash Basin fast track work

Picture 3: Middle Awash, Gelealo woreda River dredging and widening works under fast track

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  • የትግበራ አካባቢ:

         Implementation Area

    The project focuses on flood-prone priority basins, including Awash, Omo, and Rift Valley Lakes. Additionally, it conducts strategic studies in Abbay, Baro-Akobo, Wabi-Shebele, and Genale-Dawa to strengthen long-term flood resilience.

  • ተጠቃሚዎች:

    Beneficiaries

    Directly, the project benefits approximately 1,045,000 people in flood-prone communities within the Awash, Omo, and Rift Valley Lakes basins. This includes 635,000 people in targeted woredas receiving flood risk reduction investments and 410,000 people benefiting from enhanced flood early warning systems. Additionally, government officials and practitioners at federal and decentralized levels will gain technical expertise in disaster risk management (DRM) and flood risk management.

    Indirectly, an estimated 33 million people (29% of Ethiopia’s population) in the priority basins will experience reduced socio-economic impacts of recurrent floods. The project will further support weather-dependent sectors, including agriculture, transport, energy, health, fisheries, environment, tourism, and emergency services, by enhancing hydro-meteorological services. Strengthening Ethiopia’s national DRM system, including the National Disaster Risk Information Platform (NDRIP) and emergency communication systems, will alleviate the government’s fiscal burden associated with disaster response while fostering broader economic resilience.

  • ቆይታ: Apr 14 2023 - Mar 31 2028
  • በጀት: $200 million