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.
This book focuses on the key roles of irrigation and drainage in the debate on water. Irrigation is a major player in the demand for water and... Read more...
A report on a project that studied the effects of changing rainfall and land use on catchment hydrology and groundwater, the factors that control the... Read more...
The guide provides an introduction on diarrheal disease and hygiene promotion (and their broader child health context) and a synopsis of a... Read more...
The paper presents the findings of research in Betim (Brazil) which looked in some detail at the association between health and provision for water... Read more...
