August 2024 – Ministry of Irrigation and Lowland

H.E. Abraham Belay (PhD), Minister of Irrigation and Lowlands received Mr. Donal Brown, IFAD Associate Vice President, along with senior delegates from IFAD, for discussions on ongoing projects and the successful completion of LLRP I. Mr. Brown emphasized the significance of this partnership as the largest in Africa and one of IFAD’s most effective collaborations. He expressed gratitude to the Ethiopian government for its transformative and recent Economic Reform Policy and expressed optimism about increasing resource allocations to support ongoing and future initiatives, including MILLs’ groundbreaking Climate-Resilient Irrigation for Sustainable Production (CRISP) and Small-Scale Irrigation projects. The honorable minister highlighted the recent fast-paced progress of our projects, emphasizing irrigation as a key entry point for driving agricultural transformation. Both parties noted the need to incentivize private sector investments in irrigation that align with these initiatives.

H.E. Abraham Belay (PhD), Minister of Irrigation and Lowlands, received the newly appointed Country Director for WFP Ethiopia, Mr. Zlatan Milišić, for a courtesy meeting. Both parties discussed potential collaborations on livelihood improvement projects, sustainable small-scale irrigation, and market-driven interventions. #MILLs #WFP #Collaboration

ዛሬ በክቡር ዶ/ር አብርሃም በላይ የሚመራ የፌደራል እና የክልል አመራር በ2011 ዓ/ም ተጀምሮ በሁለት አመት ለማጠናቀቅ ታስቦ በሶስት አመት ጉዞ በነበረው የስራ ተቋራጭ ደካማ አፈፃፀም መስራት የተቻለው 19% በመሆኑ የተቋረጠውን የካሊድ ዲጆ የመስኖ ልማት ፕሮጀክት ዛሬ በሳይት በመገኘት ጎብኝቷል፡፡ በነበረው ጉብኝት ፕሮጀክቱ ለአዲስ ስራ ተቋራጭ ከመተላለፉ በፊት የደረሰበትን ደረጃ እና የፕሮጀክቱን ወቅታዊ ሁኔታ በአካል ለማየትና ድጋሚ የስራ መጓተትና መደናቀፍ እንዳያጋጥም ለማድረግ ሲሆን ሁሉም ባለድርሻ አካላት የበኩላቸውን ይወጡ ዘንድ የስራ ውይይትና ቀጣይ አካሄድ ላይ አቅጣጫ ተሰጥቷል:: በጉብኝቱ ከሚኒስቴር መስራቤቱ አመራሮች በተጨማሪ የስልጤ ዞን እና ወረዳ እንዲሁም የአማካሪ ድርጅት አመራሮች ተገኝተዋል ::

እንኳን ደስ አለን! ኢትዮጵያ 615.7 ሚሊዮን ችግኞች በአንድ ጀምበር በመትከል ታሪክ ሰርታለች። —— Congratulations Ethiopia! In line with Ethiopia’s vision of a Climate Resilient Green Economy (CRGE), which includes the #GreenLegacyInitiative championed by H.E. Dr. Abiy Ahmed Ali, we’ve proudly left our mark. Together, we did not just participate—we made history. 615.7 million seedlings, breaking yet another record. Every seedling is a step toward a brighter, more sustainable future. We Plant. We Care. #GreenLegacy #Ethiopia #SustainableFuture #አረንጓዴ አሻራ #GreenLegacy #Ethiopia

H.E. Ato Mustefe Mohammed Omer, President of the Regional State of Somali and H.E.Abraham Belay (PhD), Minister of of Irrigation and Lowlands have left their #GreenLegacy footprint around the main areas and city centers in Jigjiga. #አረንጓዴ አሻራ #600ችግኞችበአንድጀምበር #GreenLegacy #Jijiga #600millionseedings #Ethiopia #SustainableFuture #600ችግኞችበአንድጀምበር

H.E. Abraham Belay (PhD), Minister of Irrigation and Lowlands, and delegates, welcomed Mr. Scott Hocklander, USAID Mission Director for Ethiopia, and team for a courtesy meeting. The group primarily discussed the progress of the Partnership for Lowlands Resilience Activity (PLRA), a three-year project funded by a grant from USAID under the leadership of the Ministry of Irrigation and Lowlands. The meeting also highlighted enthusiastic conversations about potential future collaborations. #MILLs #USAID #Ethiopia #Lowlands #PLRA #ClimateResilience #SDGs #lowlandsdevelopment August 19, 2024 | MILLs

Federal Steering Committee Gathers to Drive $424M Lowlands Livelihood Resilience Project (LLRP II) Forward ---------------------------------- The Ministry of Irrigation and Lowlands, under the leadership of H.E. Dr. Abraham Belay, Minister of Irrigation and Lowlands, has convened the Federal Steering Committee Meeting alongside H.E. Muferihat Kamil Ahmed, Minister of Labor and Skills, H.E. Dr. Habtamu Itefa, Minister of Water and Energy, H.E. Dr. Fikru Regassa, State Minister, Ministry of Agriculture, H.E. Dr. Endrias Geta, State Minister, Ministry of Irrigation and Lowlands, and key stakeholders. The agenda is centered on Phase II of the Lowlands Livelihood Resilience Project (LLRP II), a comprehensive initiative designed to elevate the socio-economic status of Ethiopia’s lowland communities. H.E. Dr. Endrias Geta, State Minister, Ministry of Irrigation and Lowlands, in his welcome address, stated that the Federal Steering Committee will assess the completion and outcomes of LLRP I and deliberate on the plan for LLRP II. In his opening remarks, H.E. Dr. Abraham Belay, Minister of Irrigation and Lowlands, highlighted that the event serves as a platform to assess the impact phase one has had on the livelihoods of the lowlands community. The Honorable Minister further emphasized that this platform provides an opportunity for all stakeholders to assume responsibility for executing LLRP II, underscoring the strategic importance of this initiative for the sustainable development of our lowlands. ---- Spanning 120 districts across 7 regions and the Dire Dawa Administration, LLRP II is supported by a significant budget of USD 424 million, directly benefiting 3 million pastoralists and agropastoralists (600,000 households, 50% women, 20% youth). This five-year program seeks to address the adverse impacts of climate change through job creation and diversification of income-generating opportunities. By boosting climate resilience and productivity, LLRP II is poised to play a vital role in advancing Ethiopia's national development framework, particularly in the lowland areas of Ethiopia.

የመስኖና ቆላማ አካባቢ ሚኒስቴር የመስኖ ስታንዳርድና ደንብ ዶክመንት ዝግጅትን የስራ ሂደት ገመገመ ************************ የመስኖና ቆላማ አካባቢ ሚኒስቴር የመስኖ ስታንዳርድና ደንብ ዝግጅት አፈጻጸም ያለበትን ሂደት የሚኒስቴር መ/ቤቱና የፕሮጀክቱ ከፍተኛ አመራሮች በተገኙበት በሚኒስቴር መ/ቤቱ አዳራሽ በቀን 9/12/2016 ዓ/ም ገምግሟል፡፡ ክቡር ዶ/ር አብርሃም በላይ የመስኖና ቆላማ አካባቢ ሚኒስቴር ሚኒስትር እንዳሉት የመስኖ ስታንዳርድና ደንብ መኖር መስኖን እንደ ተቋምና ዘርፍ ሊያሳድገው የሚችል ተግባር በመሆኑ በልዩ ትኩረትና ጥራት ሊሰራ ይገባል፡፡ የመስኖ ስታንዳርድ ለማዘጋጀት ፕሮጀክት ይፋ የተደረገው ባለፈው ታህሳስ 2016 ዓ.ም ሲሆን ዋነኛ ዓለማውም በዲዛይንና ጥናት፣ በግንባታና በመስኖ የመሰረተ-ልማት አገልግልትና አገልግሎት አሰጣጥ ያለውን ችግር በመቅረፍ ጥራት ያለውና ወጪ ቆጣቢ የመስኖ ዘዴዎችንና አሰራሮችን በመተግበር ምርትና ምርታማነትን መጨመር እንዲያስችል ነው፡፡ የመስኖ ስታንዳርዱ የሚዘጋጀው ከFAO በተገኘ የገንዘብ ድጋፍ ሲሆን አዘጋጁም የአዲስ አበባ ዩኒቨርሲቲ የቴክኖሎጂ ኢንስቲትዩት፣ ከኢትዮጵያ ስታንዳርድ ኢንስቲትዩት እና ከመስኖና ቆላማ አካባቢ ሚኒስቴር ጋር በመተባበር ነው፡፡ ነሐሴ 10 ቀን 2016 ዓ.ም

የኢፌዴሪ መስኖና ቆላማ አካባቢ ሚኒስቴር በጎፋ ዞን ገዜ ጎፋ ወረዳ በተከሰተ የመሬት ናዳ ለተጎዱ ወገኖች የ5 ሚሊዮን ብር የገንዘብ ድጋፍ አደረገ ****************************************** የኢፌዴሪ መስኖና ቆላማ አካባቢ ሚኒስቴር ሚኒስትር ዶክተር አብረሃም በላይ በጎፋ ዞን በተከሰተ የመሬት ናዳ ምክንያት በወገኖቻችን ላይ የሞት እና የአካል ጉዳት በመድረሱ የተሰማቸውን ጥልቅ ሐዘን በመግለፅ ፈጣሪ የሞቱትን ነፍሳቸውን እንዲምር ተመኝተዋል። ጉዳቱ የሁላችን የኢትዮጵያውያን መሆኑንም ሚኒስትሩ አብራርተዋል። የክልሉ መንግስትና የዞኑ አስተዳደር በአደጋው ጉዳት የደረሰባቸውንና ከቤት ንብረታቸው የተፈናቀሉትን በቋሚነት ለማቋቋም እያደረገ ያለውን ጥረት ለመደገፍ የ5 ሚሊዮን ብር የገንዘብ ድጋፍ ከሚኒስቴር መስሪያ ቤቱ መደረጉን አመልክተው ድጋፉን ለዞኑ ዋና አስተዳዳሪ አስረክበዋል። በቀጣይ ተጎጂዎችን በዘላቂነት ለማቋቋም የሚደረገው ተግባር እስኪጠናቀቅ የሚጠበቅባቸውን ድጋፍ ለማድረግም ቃል ገብተዋል። የጎፋ ዞን ዋና አስተዳዳሪ ኢንጂነር ዳግማዊ አየለ በበኩላቸው የኢፌዴሪ መስኖና ቆላማ አካባቢ ሚኒስቴር ሚኒስትር ዶክተር አብረሃም በላይ እና ከፍተኛ የስራ ኃላፊዎች እስከ ቦታው ድረስ በመሄድ በደረሰው ጉዳት የተሰማቸውን ሀዘን በመግለፅ የገንዘብ ድጋፍ በማድረጋቸው በዞኑ አስተዳደር እና በተጎጂዎች ስም አመስግነዋል። ተጎጂዎችን እና ተፈናቃዮችን በዘላቂነት ለማቋቋም የሚደረገው ጥረት ከፍተኛ ሀብት የሚጠይቅ በመሆኑ ድጋፋቸው ተጠናክሮ እንዲቀጥል ዋና አስተዳዳሪው ጠይቀዋል።

Our ministry remains committed to connecting end users of our irrigation infrastructure and lowlands development projects to active markets through various programs and climate-resilient irrigation initiatives. Building on the success of LLRP 1, we are excited to further our engagement in LLRP 2, focusing on implementing innovative and impactful projects in the lowlands. The Sustainable Small-Scale Irrigation (SSI) project will be spearheaded by the private sector, with continued collaboration from both IFAD and Heifer. Our engagement with IFAD also includes the groundbreaking Climate Resilient Irrigation for Sustainable Production (CRISP) initiative, supporting the co-financing efforts with the World Bank and EIB. Additionally, IFAD will support and take an important role in our Ministry's anticipated National Irrigation Conference which is set to take place in November 2024. We deeply appreciate our partners’ ongoing support and look forward to fruitful collaborations that will advance these initiatives.

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