Having integrated special land use for Ethiopia is an overdue exercise. The land use roadmap document shows details of what we have foregone by not having it. This has been realized in our region as of decades ago. The current negative climate change impact makes the issues even more urgent. [Read More]

Integrated land use and development planning has been pending in most countries of Eastern and Southern Africa. Ethiopia is no different. Though integrated land use planning has been pending until the recent past, Ethiopia has now embarked on getting this important assignment done. The roadmap towards integrated land use and [Read More]

It is a pleasure to present this final product of the Integrated Land Use and Development Plan (ILDP) for the Gambella Peoples National Regional States (GPNRS). The ILDP was initiated upon the official request of the government of the GPNRS and has been guided and successfully facilitated by the GPNRS [Read More]

It has been a privilege for the HoAREC&N-AAU to co-initiate and lead the facilitation of the land use planning process of the ILDP for the GPNRS. Absence of integrated and synergized land use plan has been a serious cause for the haphazard allocation of lands for various development purposes (including [Read More]