Harnessing the water and land resource productive potential of the country is imperative to realize Ten Year Development Plan , (TYDP) which is an ambitious goal of eradicating poverty and transforming the economy, State Minister of Water and Energy, Asfaw Dingamo said.
A high level national conference is held in Addis Ababa under the theme “Research, Act, Impact: Harnessing the research-policy-practice-complementariness in water, land, climate and livelihoods.
At the conference, the Water and Land Resources Center, Addis Ababa University, presented the activities it has carried out on transformative research and innovative development actions for sustainable development in the country.
On the occasion, State minister of Water and Energy, Asfaw Dingamo stated that the government of Ethiopia has developed aTen Year Development Plan (TYDP) with a view to eradicating poverty and transforming the economy.
“For this to be realized, harnessing the water and land resource productive potential is imperative,” he noted.
Moreover, he stated that the ministry is striving to contribute to this national endeavor by ensuring integrated water resource management and full access to clean drinking water, sanitation, and energy supply to citizens by 2030.
Vice President for Research and Technology Transfer at Addis Ababa University, Professor Mitike Molla said the Water and Land Resources Center is one of the core research institutes of the university operating in different parts of the country for several years.
If we take an example, one of its projects around Tana Bales undertakes an intervention study which controls land degradation by covering the land mass by plantation, controlling the silt level at the tributaries of Abbay River, she elaborated.
Professor Mitike reiterated that the project empowers the community with knowledge, economy, and livelihood which can contribute to land protection.
Source: Ethiopian News Agency