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Hirpo Gudeta

Hirpo is a water resource engineer who has been working with the Ministry of Water
and Energy, Ethiopia, for more than 10 years. He obtained a Ph.D. from Africa Center
of Excellence for Water Management, Addis Ababa University, and an MSc in Water
Resource Engineering and Management from Hawassa University, Ethiopia. He
serves as a senior water resource engineer in the boundary and transboundary river
lead executive office, Ministry of Water and Energy, Ethiopia, currently providing
hydrology and water resources management plan, design, and advisory services
mainly in the Nile River Basin with overall responsibility for ensuring sustainability,
efficient and equitable use, and protection of both at the national and regional level
of transboundary river basins. He has gained multiple experiences in river training
and flood protection, developing strategic river basin plans, specifically flood and
drought strategic plans. He also served at the Basin High Council Secretariat office
as a senior water resource manager.

As part of all those mandates discharged to him, he provided his knowledge and
experience on river engineering and flood protection, strategic river basin planning,
coordination, and advocacy, including gender transformation and women’s
empowerment in the water resource engineering and management. He is
committed to playing a crucial role in transforming the transboundary water sector
into a more inclusive and equitable space for women.

I'm committed to advancing women and women's
empowerment by actively promoting equal
opportunities and fair treatment so that they are
not overlooked in transboundary water project
development but also project implementation.

Senior water resource engineer
Ministry of Water and Energy, Ethiopia