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Horn of Africa Regional Environment Centre and Network

Acronym: 
HoA-REC&N
Website: 
http://hoarec.org/
Email: 
info@hoarec.org
Phone number: 
(+251)(1)18 968 400

Location

Gullele Botanic Garden Addis Ababa , Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
See map: Google Maps
Addis Ababa ET
Working languages: 
English
Djibouti
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Somalia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
environment
research
sustainable development

The Horn of Africa Regional Environment Centre and Network (HoA-REC&N) focuses on environmental concerns and sustainable development options within the Horn of Africa. The Centre is an autonomous institution under Addis Ababa University. It facilitates, strengthens and advocates for initiatives related to land use planning, integrated water resources management, ecosystem management, climate change and energy and value chains for sustainable products and services. 
 

The Network, hosted and supported by the Centre, promotes more than 40 endogenous civil society organisations, higher learning institutions and research centers, in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya,Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan. 
 

The Horn of Africa Regional Environment Centre and Network (HoA-REC&N) was initiated by the Faculty of Science in 2006 through the support from the government of the Kingdom of the Royal Netherlands. In 2010 the University Senate established HoA-REC&N as an autonomous centre. 

Affiliated organization: 
Addis Abeba University logo

Addis Ababa University (AAU)

Addis Ababa University (AAU), which was established in 1950 as the University College of Addis Ababa (UCAA), is the oldest and the largest higher learning and research institution in Ethiopia. Since its inception, the University has been the leading center in teaching-learning, research and community services.

Horn of Africa Regional Environment Centre and Network Resources

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Project

Integrated Land Use and Development Plan för Gambella

Donors: 
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
Implementing organizations: 
Horn of Africa Regional Environment Centre and Network
Geographical focus: 
Ethiopia

Project objective is to develop an integrated land use and development plan for the Gambella region. The plan to be developed in close consultation with a range of stakeholders such as Government, civil society, private sector and academia. Capacity building is a strong element in the project, as is forging a common view on land use in Gambella. Given the sensitivities and complexities in the region, the project will apply a conflict sensitive approach.

Project

ESBDP: Multi donor support to the eco-system based development programs, Horn of Africa Regional Environment Centre & Network (HoA-REC&N)

Donors: 
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
Implementing organizations: 
Horn of Africa Regional Environment Centre and Network
Geographical focus: 
Kenya, Eritrea, Djibouti, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Sudan

Support the Centre and Network in improving environmental governance, halt environmental destruction and rehabilitate damaged ecosystems where possible.

Project

Horn of Africa Regional Environment Centre and Network - Sustainable Development of the Gambella and Rift Valley Landscapes

Donors: 
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
Implementing organizations: 
Horn of Africa Regional Environment Centre and Network
Geographical focus: 
Kenya, Somalia, Djibouti, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Sudan

Contribute to the sustainable development and management in the Gambella and Rift valley through integrated and holistic land use planning including mitigation of conflicts over natural resources and demarcation of protected areas

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