{"id":5806,"date":"2026-11-11T12:15:33","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T12:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/?p=5806"},"modified":"2026-11-11T12:15:55","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T12:15:55","slug":"ethiopia-emerges-as-a-global-model-for-climate-resilient-green-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/ethiopia-emerges-as-a-global-model-for-climate-resilient-green-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethiopia Emerges as a Global Model for Climate-Resilient Green Development"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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AMN PLUS-November 11, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The world is experiencing numerous adverse impacts as a result of climate change. Recurring droughts, unexpected flooding, extreme temperatures, storms, and rising sea levels are among the major climate-related disasters affecting different parts of the world. Declining soil fertility and water availability, food insecurity, worsening poverty, and other related challenges are also among the consequences of climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Developing countries such as Ethiopia, whose economies largely depend on agriculture, are among the hardest hit by climate change. Its impacts are adversely affecting their efforts to ensure food security and achieve sustainable development. Although climate change affects all countries around the world, differences in the measures taken to address its impacts have created significant challenges in implementing effective and lasting solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rather than merely bearing the consequences of climate change, Ethiopia has made addressing the problem through sustainable solutions a top priority. Through its Green Legacy Initiative, the country is actively combating deforestation and promoting environmental conservation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Launched by the initiative of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD), the Green Legacy Initiative has enabled Ethiopia to plant 56.8 billion seedlings. As a result, the country’s forest coverage has increased from 17.2 percent to 23.6 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The initiative has also helped reduce soil erosion from 130 tons per hectare to 54 tons per hectare. Furthermore, it has played a significant role in restoring previously dried-up water bodies and increasing their water levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Green Legacy Initiative is also generating positive economic impacts, contributing to increased export earnings from the coffee and horticulture sectors. By linking the Green Legacy Initiative with agricultural development, the Bounty of the Basket Initiative has also made a significant contribution to improving agricultural productivity. It has helped achieve encouraging results in livestock production, beekeeping, poultry farming, and fisheries development. Through its efforts to build climate-resilient green development, Ethiopia is making a positive contribution to addressing the global impacts of climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The country’s sustained efforts to combat climate change have also contributed to its selection as the host of the 32nd United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP32). The 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31), currently underway in Antalya, T\u00fcrkiye, is being held under the theme, “Towards a Sustainable, Resilient and Equitable Future.\u201d Ethiopia is participating in the conference and has opened its own pavilion to showcase its achievements and share its experiences with the international community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Green Legacy Initiative, launched by the initiative of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD); the country’s use of clean hydropower, which accounts for more than 90 percent of its electricity generation; measures taken to promote electric vehicles; and various initiatives undertaken in the agricultural and urban development sectors are increasingly earning international recognition and appreciation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Leta Teresa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

AMN PLUS-November 11, 2026 The world is experiencing numerous adverse impacts as a result of climate change. Recurring droughts, unexpected flooding, extreme temperatures, storms, and rising sea levels are among the major climate-related disasters affecting different parts of the world. Declining soil fertility and water availability, food insecurity, worsening poverty, and other related challenges are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5806","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-climate-change-and-sustainability","category-ethiopia","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5806","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5806"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5806\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5811,"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5806\/revisions\/5811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}