Saturday, March 23, 2024, 9:00 AM EST (4:00 PM Addis Ababa time)
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Opening speech: Ato Samuel Habte, EWAC General Secretary
Moderator: Dr. Kone Fseha, EWAC PR
Closing Speech: Prof. Achamyeleh Debela, EWAC Chairman of the Board of Directors
H.E Ato Mersie Ejigu, EWAC President & CEO
Dr. Ahmed Amdihun
W/ro Tigist –Kassa
Dr. Zewdu Segele
Dr. Tsegaye Tadesse
Dr. Samuel Tefera Alemu
EWAC Statement on Recent GERD/Nile Developments – Press Release Aug 2022
GERD/Nile International Symposium for Equitable and Sustainable Use
Ethiopian Waters Advisory Council (EWAC) in collaboration with GERD Consortium and GERD Alliance groups is announcing a global Symposium.
Event Highlights
• To present Ethiopian Scholar’s perspective of the hydropolitical and technical imperatives of the Nile/GERD issues.
• To generate a menu of themes, ideas, and programs for future work.
• To present a scientific and professional path for sustainable and equitable development of the GERD/Nile cooperatively.
Session 1 – Day 1 – Sat, Oct 16
Keynote Speaker:-HE. Dr-Ing Seleshi Bekele, Minister – Chief Negotiator and Advisor on Transboundary Rivers and GERD, Office of the Prime Minister, Ethiopia.
Ethiopia’s Water Resources as Pillar of Development: Vision and roadmap, (30 minutes)
Session1 – Day 2, Sun, OCT 17
Keynote: Landscape Management to Ensure Sustainable Utilization of the GERD, Dr. Gete Zeleke,
Director, Water and Land Research Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (30 minutes)
Why this symposium now, Dr. Aklog Birara,
EWAC chairman, (10 minutes)
For Whom?
For Policy Makers
Those who frame the plan pursued by the Government that enacts the laws and provides the guidance.
For Research, Water & Engineering Professionals
Whether you’re entry-level or a seasoned professional, you’ll benefit from the comprehensive schedule of sessions, case studies and presentations.
For The Ethiopian people and civil Society
The Nile Symposium covers every facet of Nile Basin issues in one three-day event.
Speakers – Oct 23
Keynote Speaker–H. E. Ambassador Taye Atske Selassie, Ethiopia’s Ambassador to the UN,
Changing the narrative and mindsets at the United Nations—How Ethiopia made the
GERD impasse an African matter (30 minutes)
Why this symposium now, Dr. Aklog Birara,
EWAC chairman, (10 minutes)
Symposium III Speakers – OCT 30
From conception to sustained implementation: Resource mobilization in action
Keynote: Professor Mekuria Mekasha, Chairman, Media, Addis Ababa University,
Ethiopia, “Critical Media Discourse Analysis on the GERD” (30 minutes).
Why this symposium & EWAC, Dr. Aklog Birarra,
EWAC Chairman, (10 minutes)
Dr. Alem Gebriel – Moderator
Dr. Kone Feseha – Master of the Ceremony
Roundtable Interactive Panel Discussion A– consisting of six panelists (an hour)New York, Arizona, California, Toronto, Colorado & Tennessee GERD Support Groups.
Roundtable Interactive Panel Discussion B– consisting of six panelists (an hour)AEPAC, Atlanta, North Carolina, Houston, Dallas, & EWAC.
Mr. Samuel Habte, Moderator Session II, EWAC General Secretary, (10 minutes)