Understanding the challenges posed to water resources in the Ziway sub-basin of Ethiopia, Water Allocation Plan Development project of HoA-REC&N aimed to develop and pilot a socially equitable and economically viable water allocation plan that also recognized ecosystem water flow requirements. The rationale for the implementation of this project was that the unsustainable water use...
The Horn Re-Greening Programme was established to protect valuable ecosystems and the biodiversity in the Horn of Africa region, rehabilitate degraded areas, and enhance the benefits of ecosystem goods and services. It aimed to address key environmental and social issues in relation to land degradation. In doing so, the programme sought proper conservation and management...
With financial support from SCIP (Strategic Climate Institutions Programme), the Horn of Africa Regional Environment Centre and Network (HoA-REC&N), in partnership with the Climate Science Centre and the Ethiopian Academy of Sciences, had implemented Environmental Service and Climate Change Analyses Programme (ESACCAP). Officially launched on October 30, 2013, ESACCAP was an initiative aimed at improving...
The Horn of Africa Regional Environmental Centre & Network (HoA-REC&N) and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) based in India partnered in May 2012 to jointly implement a Clean Energy Access Program in Ethiopia, with funding support from the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID) India. The Program aimed to provide poor households in...
The Sustainable Energy programme at HoA-REC&N, in collaboration with its partners, was established to address the energy problems faced by the Horn of Africa by developing, promoting and disseminating a wide range of renewable and efficient energy technologies. It ws principally geared towards improving the access, quality and efficiency of household energy. Countries in the...
The Climate Change Programme at the Horn of Africa Regional Environment Centre & Network (HoA-REC&N) aimed to increase the adaptive capacity of the most vulnerable communities in the Horn of Africa to the shocks of climate change, and mitigate against its impacts. By promoting sustainable and participatory interventions, building capacity and investing in research, the...
