Akobo â€" Pibor transboundary multipurpose development project

Project Overview

<p class="MsoNormal">Akobo and Pibor Rives that are shared by Ethiopia and South Sudan have a lot of potential to support socio-economic development, including hydropower generation, agricultural irrigation, fisheries resoures development and water supply and sanitation. However, due to prolonged conflict and instability in the area, to date, there has not been a detailed quantitative study to assess the water resources development potential of the two rivers and their ability to support the socio-economic development of the area.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The project titled &acirc;&euro;&tilde;Akobo &acirc;&euro;" Pibor transboundary multipurpose development project&acirc;&euro;&trade; is one of nine medium to long-term priority projects under the Integrated Water Resources Development and Management Plan for the Baro-Akobo-Sobat Sub-basin in the Eastern Nile region. The project will carry out a derailed assessment of the Akobo sub-basin, include the assessment of hydropower on the upper part of the joint South Sudan / Ethiopia border section of the Akobo River, irrigation further downstream and associated multipurpose development opportunities along the two rivers. The project will carry out detailed pre-feasibiity and feasibility studies for preferred multi-purpose infrastructure development options and support capacity bulding for institutions in involved in water resources management in the two countries at national, state/province and local levels.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">&Acirc; The project identification was completed in 2017 with funding from the African Development Bank (AfDB) under the Baro-Akobo-Sobat multipurpose water resources development study project.</p>

Description

<p class="MsoNormal">Akobo and Pibor Rives that are shared by Ethiopia and South Sudan have a lot of potential to support socio-economic development, including hydropower generation, agricultural irrigation, fisheries resoures development and water supply and sanitation. However, due to prolonged conflict and instability in the area, to date, there has not been a detailed quantitative study to assess the water resources development potential of the two rivers and their ability to support the socio-economic development of the area.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The project titled -Akobo Pibor transboundary multipurpose development projecta is one of nine medium to long-term priority projects under the Integrated Water Resources Development and Management Plan for the Baro-Akobo-Sobat Sub-basin in the Eastern Nile region. The project will carry out a detailed assessment of the Akobo sub-basin, include the assessment of hydropower on the upper part of the joint South Sudan / Ethiopia border section of the Akobo River, irrigation further downstream and associated multipurpose development opportunities along the two rivers. The project will carry out detailed pre-feasibiity and feasibility studies for preferred multi-purpose infrastructure development options and support capacity bulding for institutions in involved in water resources management in the two countries at national, state/province and local levels.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">&Acirc; The project identification was completed in 2017 with funding from the African Development Bank (AfDB) under the Baro-Akobo-Sobat multipurpose water resources development study project.</p>
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