Country Director | IRC Ethiopia
Lemessa Mekonta is the Country Director for IRC WASH Ethiopia based in Addis Ababa.
He has diversified and hands on experiences in different aspects of water resources, water supplies, and sanitation working for government, private businesses and NGOs in various capacities ranging from expert to managerial level. Key areas of his experiences include program strategy development, partnership facilitation and coordination with different actors, project management, provision of trainings on water supplies, study and design for rural and urban water supplies, urban water utility management, water quality monitoring, leading action research including rural water supply operation and maintenance with appropriate technology identification and use, and private service providers engagement.
Lemessa is a hydrogeologist by background with over 23 years' experience in water and sanitation sector.
Le CREPA et le bureau de coopération (BUCO)ont décidé de mettre en commun leurs efforts et leurs moyens afin d'harmoniser et de d'optimiser leurs... Read more...
Plus de 3 millions d'enfants meurent chaque année d'infections intestinales dans les pays en développement et 1/3 de la population mondiale souffre... Read more...
Les 10 dernières années ont été marquées par l'émergence et la floraison des structures de pré collecte des déchets et la multiplication des... Read more...
Dans la ceinture de la méningite en Afrique, l'importance de la méningite endémique n'est pas aussi bien établie que celle des épidémies sporadiques... Read more...
This video is a compilation of examples of recent World Bank experience in participatory approaches and features three films: 1) Participation and... Read more...
Colorado Springs Utilities, USA, reengineered its Treatment Services Division to improve its competitiveness. The most significant change was a move... Read more...
Ce guide traite du matériel et des équipements nécessaires, des installations et des infrastructures dans le site, des ouvrages d'assainissement, de... Read more...
This paper summarizes the practice of water markets as an instrument for improving the efficiency of water use. Read more...