Miscellaneous RiPPLE 2007 Research-inspired Policy and Practice Learning in Ethiopia and the Nile Region (RiPPLE), Ethiopia, DFID, UK, 1 pp. A Learning and Practice Alliance or LPA is a platform which brings together a range of stakeholders to exchange knowledge and generate innovation. RiPPLE uses interconnected LPAs are four levels: woreda, regional, national and Nile Basin-wide.