KESEM RIVER PROJECT, ETHIOPIA

Owner: Ministry of Water Resources, Gov. of Ethiopia and UNDP/FAO

Employer: Sir M. MacDonald and Partners, U.K.

Title: Geotechnical Engineer

Project: FAO funded a multi-disciplinary feasibility study including an 80m high rockfill dam impounding 500 million m3, located within a highly seismic part of the East African Rift valley.

Tasks Performed: Dam construction supervision, geotechnical and grouting works