News & Events
Final Dissemination Workshop on USDS Project
The final workshop on the project titled: "Improved Water and Land Management in the Ethiopian Highlands: Its Impact on Downstream Stakeholders Dependent on the Blue Nile", in short "Upstream Downstream Project" is held from Nov. 22-25, 2009, in ILRI Campus, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The first three days was attended by the project team to write up the final outputs in a form of a book, proposed to be "Nile Book". The last day of the workshop was a Dissemination Workshop, which was attended by stakeholder institutions such as NBI, ENTRO, Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources (Sudan).
Sudd Stakeholders workshop, Juba 27-29 March, 2008
The Sudd stakeholders’ workshop has been held at the Heron Hotel in Juba, Southern Sudan, on 27-29 March. The workshop is a key step in developing research proposal for “Integrated Management of the Sudd Wetland: In search for improved livelihood and conserved ecosystem services”. The workshop was inaugurated by his Excellency the Vice President of the Government of Southern Sudan Dr. Riak Machar, and attended by more than 40 participants.
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USDS project meeting, Khartoum, Sudan
USDS project meeting held in Khartoum, Sudan at UNESCO-Chair in Water Resources. Members of the USDS project and staff from UNESCO-chair attended the meeting.
The field visit was also organized by the Sudaneese team, to Sennar Dam, main canals from Sennar Dam (K57), Roseries Hydropower station and Eldiem hydro gauging station.
