African Development Bank signs $830,000 grant agreement for Ethiopia

The African Development Bank has signed an $830,000 technical assistance grant agreement for Ethiopia. The funds will help mainstream climate risk management, gender and resilience into economic planning and development in the country’s Ziway-Shallah sub-Basin.
The signing took place on Thursday 26 May during the African Development Bank Group’s 2022 Annual Meetings, which are taking place in Accra. Semereta Sewasew, State Minister, Ministry of Finance, signed on behalf of the Ethiopian government. Kevin Kariuki, African Development Bank Vice President for Power, Energy, Climate & Green Growth, signed for the Bank.
The funds will come from the Climate Investment Funds’ Pilot Program for Climate Resilience. The African Development Bank will administer the project.
The grant will contribute to the development of a climate-aligned water resources development plan and investment strategy for the Ziway-Shalla sub-Basin in Ethiopia’s central rift valley. It will also fund a water allocation plan.