ADDIS ABABA (EDRI)–The launch of the Ethiopia’s Country Environmental Analysis (CEA) report held on March 5, 2018 at the Sheraton Addis Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Prepared by the collaboration of multidisciplinary team including World Bank’s staff and consultants as well as researchers from the Ethiopian Climate Research Center (ECRC) at the Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI), the CEA report was presented by Dr. Hailesilassie Medhin, Director of ECRC, EDRI and Paul Martin, Lead Natural Resource Management Specialist, World Bank.
As indicated in the presentation, the CEA emphasizes on uncovering key challenges in the enabling environment in terms of policies, institutions, incentives, and information which can contribute to success in achieving sustainability and mobilizing investment.
The presentation highlights Ethiopia’s development trajectories for resilient green transformation; challenges in the enabling environment for resilient green transformation; recommended pathways for resilient green transformation; and key messages towards implementation of recommendations.
The Country Environmental Analysis focuses on four clusters of sectors that, together, are taken to determine Ethiopia’s development path: resilient rural landscapes; green industrialization; sustainable urbanization, transport and living conditions; and sustainable energy access. For each of these clusters, the CEA discusses their current intended trajectories (environmental trends such as degradation and pollution, and the government plans and strategies to respond to these trends) as well as the policies, incentives, institutions, information needed to put the country on green, clean, and resilient development pathway.
In addition to the presentation that discloses the CEA report, part of the launching event was panel discussion that involved panelists from the line ministries in the target sectors.
The event was organized by the Ministry of Finance and Economic Commission (MoFEC), the Ministry of Environment, Forest and climate Change (MEFCC), and the Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI) in collaboration with the World Bank (WB). It was opened with welcoming remarks by Dr. Gebrehiwot Ageba, Director of Programs at EDRI, on behalf of H.E. Mr. Mekonnen Manyazewal, Executive Director, with the rank of Minster, of EDRI and opening speeches by Carolyn Turk, Country Director, World Bank and H.E. Mr. Kare Chawicha Debessa, State Minister, MEFCC.
Participants of this event were high-level officials and representatives from different ministries in the Federal Government of Ethiopia, non-governmental organizations, embassies, public institutions, international consultants, and researchers.
Source: EDRI