Feasibility Study detailing the context, project area, project design (hydropower, aquaculture, irrigation, and watershed management), potential environmental and social impacts, cost-benefit analysis, conclusions, and recommendations. This is an output of the Baro-Akobo-Sobat Multi-Purpose Water Resources Development Study by ENTRO.

Brochure profiling the nine medium and long-term projects profiled and included in the Integrated Water Resources Development and Management Plan developed for the Baro-Akobo-Sobat (BAS) sub-basin. All nine are planned for implementation in the next 10 years, with the recommendation to implement them without delay. Of these, three were shortlisted by the stakeholders, and detailed Terms of Reference were prepared as part of the BAS Multi-Purpose Water Resources Development Study of ENTRO.

Improvement of irrigation performance -The pressure to produce more food with fewer resources requires that performance in terms of both water and land utilization taut improves. To achieve this, irrigation managers, whether at national, system or farm level, need to work together and harder to meet the challenge of the future. In light of this scenario it is perhaps surprising that few irrigation institutions include rewards for high performance as an incentive for staff to try to improve productivity: most irrigation agencies have not adapted to the management challenge following their establishment and growth as design and construction agencies. At the same time, there are few clear and comprehensive guidelines available to agencies or managers that can help them in the institutional and technical transformations that are prerequisites for achieving high performance.

This Report is a summary of key issues identified during country consultations held in each country, which are to be used to inform the identification and assessment of potential investment opportunities in the EN Basin. The identified issues are listed per country (Ethiopia, South Sudan and The Sudan) and per sector (Environmental, Social, Hydropower and Irrigation).

This report is thus the summary of the key finding of the entire consultancy assignment (as per the task indicated on number five above) highlighting the summary of findings in each of the tasks. The report is structured in different sections; i. the biophysical and socioeconomic impact Assessment of the Eastern Nile pilot Watershed Interventions for scaling up, ii. Assessment of Institutional /Capacity Building Impacts, iii. Identification and Selection of Best Practices for scaling up, iv. Regional Watershed Management M&E system and, v. the last section deals with summary of the consultative review workshop findings.

This impact assessment study of the Eastern Nile Watershed Interventions for scaling up refers to the natural resource-biophysical and socioeconomic-livelihoods impact assessment of the TBIWRDP Sub-Component B1, here after referred Tana Beles watershed or the project . The Tana Beles watershed development sub component B1, had a specific goal and development objective of sustainable livelihoods and natural resource management systems in the Eastern Nile watershed through community participation and a development objective of improving the livelihoods of rural households living in upper catchments of Ribb, Gumera and Jema Watersheds through enhanced productivity and promotion of sustainable land use practices. The project objectives and goal remained highly relevant to the Government of Ethiopia’s development priorities, related to integrated watershed development. The study was confined to the Lake Tana sub Basin within the Ribb, Gumera, and Jemma watersheds, in five micro-watersheds (Baskura, Enguli, Enkulal, Kentai, and Zefie), located in Amhara Regional State. The present impact assessment study field work for scaling up has been carried out from 17-25 March, 2019.