Abbay-Blue Nile Integrated Water Resources Development Project

Abbay-Blue Nile Integrated Water Resources Development Project covers the catchment area of the Blue Nile River measuring 308,157 km² that stretches from Addis Ababa in Ethiopia to Khartoum in Sudan. deforestation and poor farming practices in the Ethiopian highlands that are leading to siltation of the Blue Nile, and water resources conflicts among competing livelihood activities in Sudan. It is expected to coordinate the preparation of an integrated project with components on irrigation development and agricultural production, livestock husbandry, water supply and sanitation, sustainable land and water management; and restoration of degraded watersheds. The project identification and prefeasibility studies were completed in 2015 with funding from the World Bank under the Nile Cooperation for Results Project (NCORE).

Abbay-Blue Nile Integrated Water Resources Development Project covers the catchment area of the Blue Nile River measuring 308,157 km² that stretches from Addis Ababa in Ethiopia to Khartoum in Sudan. deforestation and poor farming practices in the Ethiopian highlands that are leading to siltation of the Blue Nile, and water resources conflicts among competing livelihood activities in Sudan. It is expected to coordinate the preparation of an integrated project with components on irrigation development and agricultural production, livestock husbandry, water supply and sanitation, sustainable land and water management; and restoration of degraded watersheds. The project identification and prefeasibility studies were completed in 2015 with funding from the World Bank under the Nile Cooperation for Results Project (NCORE).