The Commission of Inquiry on Tigray Genocide (CITG) has published an extensive report detailing the widespread destruction inflicted upon the Public Infrastructure Sector of Tigray. The Damage and Loss Assessment (DaLA) provides a comprehensive account of the deliberate destruction inflicted upon Tigray’s infrastructure during the two-year war that began in November 2020. Once a region marked by steady economic and social progress with improved water access, expanding road networks, growing energy and construction sectors, and an increasingly connected telecommunications system, Tigray’s development trajectory was violently reversed. The assessment quantifies the physical and economic damages across five critical public sectors: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Transport, Municipal Services, Energy, and Media, Telecom & ICT. Using the internationally recognized DaLA methodology developed by the World Bank and UN-ECLAC, data were gathered through structured surveys, field inspections, and administrative record reviews. This was then used to calculate damages and losses, which were adjusted for inflation and standardized in U.S. dollars. The total financial impact is estimated at USD 5.00 billion, comprising USD 2.03 billion in physical damages and USD 2.97 billion in economic losses. The WASH sector sustained the most severe damage, valued at USD 1.87 billion, followed by Transport (USD 1.47 billion), Municipal Services (USD 784 million), Energy (USD 550 million), and Media, Telecom & ICT (USD 326 million). These losses were systematic and intentional, leading to the collapse of essential services. Beyond the financial cost, the destruction deprived millions of people of clean water, mobility, electricity, and communication, intensifying famine, health crises, and widespread human suffering. This DaLA, therefore, serves not only as an economic record but also as a call for recovery, accountability, and justice, laying the foundation for rebuilding Tigray’s infrastructure and restoring the dignity and rights of its people.
Well done, this is a great job, thank you so much CITG. We will never and ever forget the evil acts of both the Ethiopia and Eritrea. I believe you are independent of any political interest or political developments in Tigray.
One clarification question. In the Executive Summary, it is not clearly indicated that whether the damage and loss assessment includes the Western Tigray. As this area is not fully accessible for Tigray administration since 2020 to date, does the assessment include Western Tigray?
Nice work. Keep going on other issues.