Ethiopia's roadmap to universal safe water access, integrated river basin governance, and full achievement of SDG 6 by 2030.
One in three Ethiopians still lacks reliable access to safe drinking water — concentrated in rural lowlands and pastoral communities.
Four major river basins have no integrated management plan, leaving critical ecosystems and downstream communities exposed.
Ethiopia holds 4.7 billion cubic metres of untapped groundwater potential — the continent's largest known aquifer reserve.
Universal access for all Ethiopians by 2030
All 12 major basins with integrated management plans
From 5.3M hectares today to 10M by 2030
Reduction in flood-related economic losses
All six SDG 6 targets met by 2030
Ethiopia as Africa's leading IWRM knowledge center
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