July 3, 2017

African Water Facility Team Missioned to Assess Water Problems in the Central Rift Valley

A team of five from the African Water Facility (AWF) of the African Development Bank Group visited Ethiopia to appraise a future project in the Central Rift Valley (CRV). Taking place from 4 April – 3 May 2017, the mission aimed at exploring water management, specifically, “challenges and opportunities for integrated water resources development in […]
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July 3, 2017

2017 CoCooN Annual Meeting Discussed Research Findings

[cmsmasters_row][cmsmasters_column data_width=”1/1″][cmsmasters_text] HoA-REC&N took part in the 2017 annual CoCoon (Dutch abbreviation for Conflict and Cooperation in the Management of Climate Change—CCMCC) meeting that took place in Hague, the Netherlands, from 22-23 March. Attended by all CCMCC consortia including HoA-REC&N, the meeting sought, amongst others, to identify and share common research findings and refine stories […]
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July 3, 2017

YNCCC discusses Youth Engagement in Climate Change on UN ECOSOC Forum

HoA-REC&N’s Youth Negotiation Convention on Climate Change (YNCCC) took part in the Ninth United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) youth forum to discuss, “The role of youth in poverty eradication and promoting prosperity in a changing world.” Mr. Nahom Zeleke, Coordinator of YNCCC, was among the participants. The forum, which took place at the […]
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July 3, 2017

Fourth Landscape Learning Journey focused on Turbulence Management

With the aim to enable stakeholders to steer and support sensitive adaptive management process in conflict situations, the Fourth Landscape Learning Journey (LLJ4) took place in the Gambella Region, Ethiopia from the 8th to 12th of May 2017. Landscape facilitators from Djibouti, Kenya, Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia/Somaliland, and Ethiopia participated in the event. Taking place […]
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April 12, 2017

HoA-REC&N Awarded Prestigious LEED®Gold Green Building Certification

[cmsmasters_row][cmsmasters_column data_width=”1/1″][cmsmasters_text] HoA-REC&N has received the prestigious Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)®Gold Green Building Certification from the US Green Building Council in the United States. Receiving the certification on 16 March 2017, HoA-REC&N’s HQs became the first Ethiopian LEED Certified building. HoA-REC&N achieved LEED certification for its sustainable site, water and energy efficiency, […]
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April 7, 2017

HoA-REC&N pilots local community involvement to tackle wildlife crime in Boma-Gambella Landscape

HoA-REC&N, in collaboration with Ethiopia Wildlife Conservation Authority (EWCA) is piloting a community scouts programme to promote active involvement of local communities to prevent and combat wildlife crime around Gambella National Park in the Boma-Gambella Landscape. Promoting active community participation in wildlife protection in the Horn Region is one of the key components of the […]
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March 8, 2017

ALD Blog Post: Making Landscape Approaches Sustainable

(By Liz Felker and Ethan Miller) How do we make landscape approaches sustainable in the long term? This was the question posed by Dr. Gete Zeleke from the Center for Water and Land Resources in his opening key note speech of the African Landscapes Dialogue. The dialogue, taking place this week in Addis Ababa, includes 140 […]
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March 7, 2017

ALD is a Tremendous Gathering of Talent, Ambition and Genuine Care: Minister Gemedo Dale

[cmsmasters_row][cmsmasters_column data_width=”1/1″][cmsmasters_text] 7 March 2017 Addis Ababa: The African Landscapes Dialogue (ALD), which kicked off yesterday, 6 March 2017, in Addis Ababa, brought together more than 100 participants to discuss “integrated landscape management in practice.” H.E Dr. Gemedo Dale, Minister of Environment, Forestry and Climate Change, Ethiopia, officially opened the ALD in the presence of […]
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March 1, 2017

What does the African Landscapes Dialogue Hold for the HoA?

The African Landscape Dialogue (ALD) will take place at the Horn of Africa Regional Environment Centre and Network’s Headquarters, inside Gullele Botanic Garden, Addis Ababa, from 6th – 10th March 2016. The event is expected to bring together more than 100 participants from various parts of the World to discuss integrated landscape management. We have asked […]
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February 2, 2017

Stakeholders in Addis Ababa Landscape Meet at HoA-REC&N’s HQs

[cmsmasters_row][cmsmasters_column data_width=”1/1″][cmsmasters_text] A stakeholder consultation workshop was held at HoA-REC&N’s headquarters in Gullele Botanic Garden on 23 January 2017. The workshop brought together network members and government offices to help align activities for a proposed project in the Addis Ababa city landscape with the appropriate government offices. The proposed project is part of an effort […]
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January 31, 2017

Introducing HoA-REC&N Interim Executive Director

[cmsmasters_row][cmsmasters_column data_width=”1/1″][cmsmasters_text] We are happy to introduce Prof. Negussie Retta, the newly appointed Interim Executive Director of HoA-REC&N. Prof. Negussie replaces Dr. Araya Asfaw, who served as Executive Director of HoA-REC&N since it was founded in 2006. Prof. Negussie has a long and distinguished career at Addis Ababa University and has been involved with many […]
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January 11, 2017

HoA-REC&N Partners with UNESCO to organize the 3rd QUEST4Africa

HoA-REC&N partnered with UNESCO to organize the 3rd QUEST4Africa event that took place from 13-14 December 2016 at the African Union Commission Headquarters, Addis Ababa.  The meeting focused on discussing pledges made and working groups created on biodiversity, climate and water during the first and second sessions of QUEST4Africa in 2015 and 2016, respectively. QUEST4Africa […]
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