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10 results for “groundwater”

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Aysha
Far eastern lowlands · Somali
Key Features

…strategic transit corridor and railway link to Djibouti port · Limited but locally vital springs and shallow groundwater

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Aysha
Far eastern lowlands · Somali
Key Measures

Map and protect all functional springs and shallow groundwater sources · Develop a small-scale rainwater harvesting program for border communities · Initiate tec…

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Mereb
Northern border highlands · Tigray
Thematic Issues

Severe land degradation and reduced groundwater recharge in highland catchments · Post-conflict rehabilitation of community water supply infrastru…

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Ogaden
Eastern lowlands · Somali
Vision

An Ogaden basin where carefully developed groundwater, restored rangelands, and basic water security transform pastoralist resilience in one of Ethiopia…

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Ogaden
Eastern lowlands · Somali
Key Features

Predominantly arid basin with ephemeral rivers and limited surface water · Substantial deep groundwater potential, partially mapped across the eastern aquifers · Pastoralist communities depend almost en…

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Ogaden
Eastern lowlands · Somali
Key Targets

2027: Map and license 100% of major deep groundwater abstraction sites · 2030: Provide reliable dry-season water to 800,000 pastoralists via multi-vill…

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Tekeze
Northern highlands · Tigray, Amhara, Afar
Key Features

…300 MW) · Spans drought-prone northern highlands with strong reliance on small-scale irrigation · Significant groundwater potential in the Mekelle and Sekota plateaus · Cross-border drainage shared with Sudan via the Atb…

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Tekeze
Northern highlands · Tigray, Amhara, Afar
Thematic Issues

…educing reservoir lifespan · Recurrent drought cycles and weak early-warning coverage · Limited monitoring of groundwater abstraction in expanding shallow-well systems

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Tekeze
Northern highlands · Tigray, Amhara, Afar
Key Measures

…ploy a basin-wide drought early-warning system linked to the National Meteorological Agency · Map and license groundwater use across the Mekelle and Sekota aquifers

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Awash
Central rift · Oromia, Amhara, Afar, Addis Ababa
Sub-Basin PlanAkaki · AW01

The Akaki sub-basin drains Addis Ababa and carries the heaviest urban pollution load in the Awash system. The plan centres on industrial discharge permitting, riverbank rehabilitation through the city, and protection of…

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