{"id":24,"date":"2026-04-20T01:05:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T22:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oipdb.local\/?page_id=24"},"modified":"2026-05-21T15:55:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T12:55:03","slug":"overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.oipdb.gov.et\/om\/overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Ilaalcha Waliigalaa"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"24\" class=\"elementor elementor-24\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57565cb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"57565cb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-824bfd7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"824bfd7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 data-interaction-id=\"5bea272\" class=\"e-5bea272-6693111 e-heading-base\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"5bea272\">about us<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 data-interaction-id=\"a5b4c31\" class=\"e-a5b4c31-80c9b53 e-heading-base\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"a5b4c31\">Oromia Irrigation and Pastoral Development Bureau (OIPDB) is a regional government institution in Ethiopia responsible for leading irrigation development and improving the livelihoods of pastoral and agro-pastoral communities across the Oromia Region.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b70f43d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b70f43d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 data-interaction-id=\"867fdb4\" class=\"e-867fdb4-c9f1e0b e-heading-base\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"867fdb4\">Message from the leaders<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fc7c4c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7fc7c4c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a50fb6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0a50fb6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-169a57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"169a57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1155\" height=\"992\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oipdb.gov.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/shimelis.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-215\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oipdb.gov.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/shimelis.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/www.oipdb.gov.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/shimelis-300x258.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.oipdb.gov.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/shimelis-1024x879.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.oipdb.gov.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/shimelis-768x660.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1155px) 100vw, 1155px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-bace480-4d60492 e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"bace480\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"bace480\"><strong id=\"e-mo7lqa7x-69momus\">Message from the President of the Oromia regional state his Excellency president Shimeles Abdisa<\/strong><br><br><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd6fab5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bd6fab5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-8dcb376-dfab2a6 e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"8dcb376\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"8dcb376\">Type your Water storage projects have reduced drought impact, strengthened communities, and supported future development. Despite rainfall shortages in ten districts\u2014especially vulnerable desert areas\u2014the Oromia government is improving resilience.In Borana, irrigation projects and government support have boosted the farming economy and food security. The government plans to expand these efforts to other districts. These projects will continue to solve water shortages while improving livelihoods through irrigation and economic growth.here<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00777c2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"00777c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2288332 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2288332\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f5687d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f5687d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1312\" height=\"1312\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oipdb.gov.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kiya.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-216\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oipdb.gov.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kiya.jpg 1312w, https:\/\/www.oipdb.gov.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kiya-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.oipdb.gov.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kiya-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.oipdb.gov.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kiya-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.oipdb.gov.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kiya-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1312px) 100vw, 1312px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-28b3ca4-6048ab6 e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"28b3ca4\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"28b3ca4\"><strong id=\"e-mo7m14bo-wcl51ma\">Message from the Oromia Irrigation &amp; Pastoralist Development Bureau head his Excellency Enj. 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