Tekeze- Atbara Regional Conference on Water Related Studies

24-26 March 2019, Khartoum-Sudan

Tekeze-Atbara, All that we Share and Much

A regional conference on “Tekeze Atbara Water Related Studies” organized by HRC-Sudan, EiWR-AAU and IHE Delft was held in Khartoum on 24-26 March 2019.

Opening speeches and welcoming remarks were delivered by Conference Organizers, H.E Ato Shiferaw Jarso-Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of Ethiopia in Sudan and H.E Dr. Osman Eltom Hamad -Minister of Water Resources, Irrigation, and Electricity of Sudan.

The conference was attended by project partners, main stakeholders, embassies of Ethiopia and Sudan and participants from various fields: academia, research community, policy makers, as well as practitioners which provided an excellent environment to exchange knowledge, and discuss research outputs and its impact on the ground.

Photo: Sarah Abdalla (Welcome remarks of Organizing Committee)

Photo: L-R: Prof. Yasir A. Mohamed D.G of HRC-Sudan, H.E Ato Shiferaw Jarso the Ethiopian Ambassador, H.E Dr. Osman Eltom Minister of Water Resources Irrigation and Electricity in Sudan, and Yonas Girma from EiWR-AAU

Photo: Group photo of the participants and the honored guests after the opening remarks

The conference is an important milestone in Tekeze-Atbara Project implementation marking the successful completion of Phase 1: “River basin simulation for improved transboundary water management in the Nile: Case study of the Tekeze-Atbara sub-basin” and announcing the launching of Phase 2: Research on institutional set-ups for transboundary water management in the same basin.

Photo: T-A project team present research findings

Photos: Participants and Keynote Speakers contribute to the conference

Photo: A cross section of the participants during the conference

Photo: Follow up research session by Prof Yasir from HRC-Sudan, Jenniver Sehring from IHE- Delft and Yonas Girma from EIWR-AAU

The third day of the conference was a visit to the historic site of the “Merowe Pyramids”, built around 4000 years ago, on the Eastern Bank of the Nile, at 200 km north of Khartoum. Although recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, yet they remain relatively unknown.

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