Improving water security for the poor

Building drought resilience in Ethiopian river basins

REACH Ethiopia partner WLRC are implementing, with the Ministry of Water and Energy (MoWE), Ethiopia, a €45 million programme, BRIGHT, to improve resilience and reduce vulnerability to drought and climate change in Ethiopia, working in five river basins. BRIGHT will build upon and scale up WLRC research on water resources management, climate science, water quality and inequalities to benefit an estimated 2.5 million people directly, and over 50 million people indirectly.

REACH has supported WLRC to build their capacity and leadership in water security in Ethiopia, with a rich track record in publishing and a strong team on climate resilience, groundwater, water quality and inequalities in the Awash basin. Structured engagement with MoWE and officers working in the Awash Basin through demand-led science and capacity building has created strong partnerships between WLRC and the government.

This Story of Change reflects on the partnerships and processes that have facilitated this success for WLRC and for Ethiopia, focusing in particular on three areas: building their leadership in water security science; building trusted relationships with practitioner partners; and training the next generation of water security leaders.

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‘Our partnership with REACH recognises science has a critical role in designing and delivering effective policy and improving practice on the ground.’

KELLY ANN NAYLOR, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE (WASH) SECTION, PROGRAMME DIVISION, UNICEF

'Access to water is a defining challenge for the 21st century. The UK has already helped 43 million people to access clean water, but there is far more to be done.'

UK DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PARLIAMENTARY UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE
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