Activities in Ethiopia

Overview & key elements of interventions

• The African Development Bank Group commenced operations in Ethiopia in the year 2000.
• Currently almost 1 billion USD has been invested in the various sectors of the country’s economy.
• In the water and sanitation sector, the Bank has financed two major projects: the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation (RWSS) Program in 125 Woredas (districts) and Harar Water Supply and Sanitation project with close to USD 102 million.  The country undertook a national inventory for water and sanitation interventions which will provide accurate statistics to support the water supply and sanitation coverage ratios. 
• The Bank’s funding in the water and sanitation sector is fully in line with the strategic development plan of the country and the Bank 2005-2010 country strategy. The Bank’s current commitment to the water and sanitation sector for Ethiopia is 10.71 percent.  31.5 percent of which is for the Harar WSS Project and 65.8 percent for the RWSS Program.
• Two other pilot projects are under implementation: (1) Utilisation of solar and wind energy for rural water supply where 30 and 40 water points are being fitted with windmills and solar pumps respectively; and (2) the Water information and Knowledge Management system, which is designed to support the design and strengthening of water resources information management and enhance research capacities.
• The Bank also financed the Koga Irrigation Project Study, which involved the design and implementation of a dam and an irrigation system for small scale farmers. That project has since been completed and the Project Completion Report has been done.
• In line with the Bank’s Medium Term Strategy 2008 -2012 and country’s “The Second Potable Water and Sanitation Poverty Alleviation and Sustainable Development Program, 2011-2015” it is anticipated that the Bank will continue to be a key development partner in the Ethiopia water and sanitation sector.

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Latest update March 2012