Addis Ababa: A panel discussion organized by the Ethiopian News Agency (ENA) under the theme “Green Development for Sustainable Prosperity” is being held in Diredawa city.
Chairman of the Standing Committee on Democracy Affairs of the House of People’s Representatives, Ewnetu Alene, Government Whip of Dire Dawa City Administration with the rank of Deputy Mayor, Ibrahim Yusuf and other officials from federal government and Dire Dawa Administration were in attendance at the panel discussion.
Representatives of institutions working on climate change and green development, as well as academic institutions and invited guest are in attendance.
The panel discussion will focus on topics such as impacts of climate change and the current global situation, climate change and sustainable development goals, Ethiopia’s experience in green development, and the role of the media in addressing climate change.
The discussion aims at fostering a shared understanding of the benefits of ongoing green development projects in E
thiopia, particularly in terms of combating climate change and ensuring sustainable prosperity.
It is emphasized that enabling widespread participation is crucial for sustaining the green development initiatives initiated with active involvement of the community.
Recalled that Ethiopians have embarked on an ambitious campaign of planting billions of trees every year in an effort to achieve a greener and cleaner environment and tackle the adverse effects of climate crisis.
So far the country has planted more than 32.5 billion trees through the Green Legacy Initiative launched by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in 2019.
Building a climate-resilient economy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions are central pillars of Ethiopia’s 10-year development plan, with the ultimate goal of achieving net-zero emissions and a climate-resilient economy by 2050.
Source: Ethiopian News Agency