Abstract
This report is an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) of the Megech Pump (Seraba)
Irrigation and Drainage Project (MPIDP). It was prepared by BRLi (France) in association with
Metaferia Consulting Engineers (MCE: Ethiopia).
The project proponent is the Ministry of Water and Energy (MoWE) of the Government of the Federal
Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (GoE). The project's international sponsor is the World Bank (WB).
MoWE's design consultant for MPIDP is Tahal Consulting Engineers (Israel) in association with
Concert Engineering and Consulting Enterprise (CECE: Ethiopia). The Resettlement Action Plan (RAP)
consultant is
the Snowy Mountain Engineering Corporation (SMEC: Australia).