23-0001829_Basin Development Support for Resilient, Inclusive Growth and Harmonized Transformation in the Water Sector of Ethiopia 23-0001829_BRIGHT aims to improve Integrated Water Resources Management in the river basins of Abay, Awash, Rift Valley, Omo-Gibe and Tekeze in Ethiopia through: (i) strengthening the technical, managerial, regulatory and infrastructural capacities of the Ministry of Water and the selected river basin administrative offices and concerned regional bureaus in integrated water and land resources management; (ii) support the preparation of a basin information system; (iii) support the preparation of basin development plans and initialize their operationalization by supporting the implementation of priority and high impact IWRM projects; and (iv) support the implementation of climate smart IWRM at watershed scale in the target basins.