Theme:
“Providing Water for Millions”
Objectives:
To bring together different Researchers, Practationers,
Beneficiaries, and Financiers, to an international conference
on groundwater management with special focus on Ethiopia. The
deliberations, exchange of ideas and knowledge shared are expected
to contribute towards developing low cost and sustainable Groundwater
development strategy in Ethiopia and other developing Countries.
Tentative
Program [Download
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Day
1: May 25, 2004
Opening
Session
8:30
– 9:00 AM Registration of participants
9:00 – 9:10 AM UNICEF’s World Wide role in Groundwater
Development, Vanessa Tobin, UNICEF Chief WES, UNICEF-New York.
9:10 – 9:20 AM UNICEF’s role in Groundwater Development
in East and Southern Africa, UNICEF Regional Director, Eastern
and Southern Africa
9:20 – 9:30 AM Welcome and Role of UNICEF in support to
Groundwater in Ethiopia, Bjorn Ljungsqvist, UNICEF-Ethiopia Representative
9:30 – 9:35 AM Key Note Address by ECA: Strategies for sustainable
groundwater management in Africa
9:35 – 9:40 AM Key Note Address by Ethiopian Geological
Survey (EGS):
9:40 - 9:45 Am Key Note Address MoFED, Ethiopia.
9:45 – 9: 50 AM Children’s song/Performance
9: 50 – 10:00 AM Video clip show
10:00 – 10:15 AM Conference Program & Opening Remark
by MoWR
10:15
– 10:30 AM Official opening by Ato Shieferaw Jarso –
Minister, Ministry of Water Resources Development - Ethiopia
10:30
- 11:00 AM Tea Break & Exhibition Opening by the Guest of
Honor & Alen Court, UNICEF Director of supply Operations
Session:
1 Practical Experience in Groundwater Management
11:00
– 12: 30 AM Country/Regional presentations
11:00
– 11:10 AM Oromiya Region Presentation
11:10 – 11:20 AM Addis Abeba regional Presentation
11:20 – 11:30 AM SNNPRS Region Presentation
11:30 – 11:40 AM Tigray Region Presentation
11:40 – 11:50 AM Benshangul Region Presentation
11:50 – 12:30 AM Discussion and Reflection on Regional Presentations
focusing on groundwater problems and possible solutions
Session Chair: Ato Abera Mekonen (Chief Engineer, MoWR - Ethiopia)
Rapporteur: Ato Getachew Abdi (MoWR)
12:30
– 2:00 PM Lunch Break
2:00
– 2:50 PM Presentation from Academic and Research Institutions
2:00 – 2:10 PM Arba Minch Water Technology Institute
2:10 – 2:20 PM Ethiopian Geological Survey
2.20 - 2.30 PM US Geological survey
2:30 – 2:40 PM Canadian Geological survey
2:30 – 2:40 PM Addis Ababa University
2:40 - 2:50 PM Dr. Tilahun/ Prf Redda
Session Chair: Dr. Seleshi Bekele ( Arba Minch Water Technology)
Rapporteur: Ms. Marta (MoWR)
2:530
– 3:20 PM Presentations from NGOs
2:50 – 3:00 PM Presentation by Relief Society of Tigray
(REST)
3:00 – 3:10 PM EOC - Development Commission
3:10 – 3:20 PM Norwegian Church Aid (NCA)/ World Vision
3:00 – 3:30 PM Tea Break
Session Chair: Ato Akalweld Bantyergu (CRDA)
Rapporteur: Ato Habtamu Gesses/ Helen Pankrust (Water Aid)
3:30
– 4:00 PM Presentations from and about the Private Sector
intervention in Groundwater
3:30 – 3:40PM Low cost drilling initiatives- Julian Jones-RWSN-
Switzerland
3:40 – 3:50 PM Drilled Water wells in Africa- Cost, Management
and Equipment- Peter Ball- Pat-Drill Europe
3:50 – 4:00 PM Drilling in India- the transition from government
operated drilling to private sector intervention- the effects
on cost and capacity building- Rupert Talbot
4:00 – 5:30 PM Discussion and Reflection on Presentations
Session Chair: To be nominated (Ethiopia Chamber of Commerce/
Ministry of Industry & Commerce
Rapporteur: Ato Mesfin Shenkut (Private Consultant)
Day
1: Parallel sessions
11:00 AM – 6:00 PM Exhibition
Country Presentations
2:00 – 2:10 PM Presentation from Nigeria
2:10 – 2:20 PM Perspectives on drilling, Mansoor Ali, UNICEF
Senior Advisor, New York
2:20 – 2:30 PM Presentation from Kenya on water quality
2:30 – 2:40 PM The Hand pump Option, Peter Wurzel, UNICEF
Global consultant
2:40 – 2:50 PM Presentation from Sudan
2:50 – 3:00 PM Presentation from India
3:00 – 3:10 PM Presentation from Pakistan
Session Chair: Bjorn Ljungqvist, UNICEF Country director - Ethiopia
Rapporteur: Mr. Hans Spruijt (UNICEF- Ethiopia)
Day
2: May 26, 2004
Session:2
Thematic Presentations
9:00 – 9:10 AM Ground Water Resources Inventory and mapping
(Waterloo Hydrogeologic Consultants)
9:10 – 9:20 AM Strategic Planning for sustainable groundwater
management Ato Ketema- EGS
9:20 – 9:30 AM Water Balance Evaluation, leakage rate and
total water loss of Koka Reservoir- No 5
9:30 – 9:40 AM Development of Mapping and Assessment tools
for sustainable Groundwater management in Ethiopia- NO 3
9:40 – 9:50 AM Volcanic hydrogeology in some parts of Amhara
region
9:50 – 10:30 AM Discussion and reflections on the presentations
Session Chair: Mr. Yohannes G/Medhin (MoWR)
Rapporteur: Ato Mesfin Aytenfesu
10:30
- 11:00 AM Tea Break
11:00
– 11:15 AM Case studies in pump test activities in Ethiopia
-NO-9
11:15 – 11:30 AM Presentation on hand pumps- NO-6
11:30 – 11:45 AM Optimum utilization of water resources
through surface and groundwater development in Tigray region
11:45 – 12:00 AM Groundwater quality models for sabean Well
field NO-4
12:00 – 12:30 AM Discussion and Reflection on thematic Presentations
Session Chair: Ato Fekadu Debalke (Amhara National Regional State)
Rapporteur: Pile Foundation PLc
12:30
– 2:00 PM Lunch Break
2:00
– 2:10 PM Characterization of the groundwater system and
its implications for development in parts of the Awash and Ziway
basins.-N0-2
2:10 – 2:20 PM Regional Hydro geological Investigation of
Northern Ethiopia- NO-1
2:20 – 2:30 PM Case Study of Hydro geological Mapping Project
of Yergalem and Kilisa. -NO-7
2:30 - 2:40 PM Problems in using borehole safe yield calculation
-NO-13.
2:40 - 2:50 PM a database for groundwater management in Ethiopia
– Pat Tucci - USGS
2:50 - 3:00 PM Information systems and GIS for groundwater Management-
NO-12.
3:00
– 3:30 PM Tea Break
3:30
– 3:40 PM Case Studies on Water Well Drilling & Well
Completion Problems with proposed Solutions- -NO-11
3:40 - 3:50 PM Tracing of leakage path of Koka reservoir, Ethiopia-
No-8.
3:50 - 4:00 PM The Transfer of Canadian Technology in Groundwater
Management to Developing Nations: example of NE-Brazil No-16.
4:00 – 5:30 PM Discussion and reflections on the presentations
Session Chair: Ato Teshome Workie
Rapporteur: Ato Yakob Arsamo
Day
2: Parallel sessions
11:00 AM – 6:00 PM Exhibition
Presentation on key issues
2:00
– 2:10 PM Effective drilling systems & economics for
rural water supply- Amar Raj Sehmi
2:10 – 2:20 PM State of Ethiopian Groundwater 2004- Getachew
H/Michael, Ethiopian Geological Survey
2:20 – 2:30 PM Drilling cost and options of drilling cost
reduction-, The Ethiopian Water Works Design & Supervision
Enterprise
2:30 – 2:40 PM Sustainability of water supply systems- Atnafe
Beyene & Rahel Kaba
2:40 – 2:50 PM Design of water wells & Optimization
of water well drilling
2:50 – 3:00 PM Short-term training for water well drillers
& Standard for Groundwater equipment and materials - JICA
3:00 – 3:10 PM Local artisans presentations
3:10 – 3:20 PM Operation and administration of groundwater
3:20 – 3:30 PM Advocacy and Promotion for Groundwater management
- World Vision
Session Chair: UNICEF
Rapporteur: ECA
Day
3: May 27, 2004
Session:3
Next steps & Way forward
Break
out Session: 9:00AM – 10:30 AM- discussions on main issues
and " What is to be done? "
9:00 – 9:10 AM Group formations
o Group 1 Enabling Environment- Institutions, legislation, Regulation,
policy, strategy and governance, information systems. Environment
and resource protection
o Group 2 Stakeholders- identification of different partners and
definition of their respective roles, PPP and PSP
o Group 3 Technology-, Design, Study, mapping, exploration, quality,
equipment, tools, planning, development, utilization
o Group 4 Socio- Economics, partnership and participation, cost
effectiveness of technology, cost optimization, strategy for GW
financing.
o Group 5 Capacity Building, Human resources and Knowledge enhancement,
Systems development, Facilities, Advocacy promotion and incentives
9:10 – 10:30 AM Group discussions
10:30
- 11:00 AM Tea Break
Group
Presentations: 11:00am – 12:30am
11:00
– 11:10 AM Presentation by group 1
11:10 – 11:20 AM Presentations by group 2
11:20 – 11:30 AM Presentation by group 3
11:30 – 11:40 AM Presentation by group 4
11:40 – 11:50 AM Presentation by group 5
11:50 – 12:30 AM Discussion and Reflection on Group Presentations
Session Chair: Ato Mohammed Abdulwahib (Chief Economist, MoWR-Ethiopia)
Rapporteur: Ato Bekele Gadesa (Water works Construction Enterprise)
12:30 – 2:00 PM Lunch Break
Concluding,
Way Forward: 2:00pm – 3:00pm
2:00
– 2:10 PM Summary of Regional presentations
2:10 – 2:20 PM Summary of research institutions presentations
2:20 – 2:30 PM Summary of NGOs presentations
2:30 – 2:40 PM Summary of Private Sector presentations
2:40 – 2:50 PM Summary of day 1 parallel session
2:50 – 3:00 PM Summary of day 2 parallel session
Session
Chair: Ato Teka Gebru (UNICEF-Ethiopia)
Rapporteur: Ato Girma Haliu (UNDP-Ethiopia)
3:00
– 3:30 PM Tea Break
3:30
– 3:50 PM Summary of thematic presentations
3:50 – 4:00 PM Summary of day 3 parallel session
4:00 – 4:10 PM Summary of Break out sessions
4:10 – 4:15 PM Performance by Singing Wells/ Video Clip
show
4:15 – 4:20 PM Performance by local artist (Azmarai) on
Water from Amhara
4:20 – 5:00 PM The Way forward (Ato Sahle Sisay, New Mellinium)
5:00 – 5:20 PM Networking, evaluation & announcements
5:20 – 5:30 PM Closing remark
Session Chair: Ato Shiferaw Jarso/Ato Mesfin Tegene
Rapporteur: Max ( Africa Water Forum )
Day 3: Parallel sessions
11:00 AM – 6:00 PM Exhibition
Stakeholders
reflections.
9:00 – 9:10 AM Women & Socio economic issues
9:10 – 9:25 AM Reflections from USAID, DFID and EU
9:25 – 9:35 AM Planned WSS Program in Ethiopia - The Private
sector participation and Decentralization – Robert Roche
(World Bank)
9:35 – 9:45 AM UNICEF’s experience in the WATSAN sector
– UNICEF New York
9:45 – 9:50 AM WSP’s contribution to the WATSAN sector
in Ethiopia – Piers Cross
9:50 – 10:00 AM Rural Water Supply Program in Africa, Implementation
Arrangement in Ethiopia– Ato Habte selase (African Development
Bank)
10:00 – 10:10 AM Climate, draught & Water resources
– Metrology service Agency
10:10 – 10:20 AM Experience from Hand pump research –
HTN
10:20 – 10:30 AM Statement from The Ethiopian Water Resources
Association (EWRA)
10:30 – 11:00 AM Caucus to establish “African Ground
Water Association”
Session Chair: Ato Amhayesus Metaferia
Rapporteur: Dr. Tsige
