Overall Objective
GGGI has been working in Ethiopia since 2010, supporting the Government of Ethiopia’s efforts in the development and implementation of a Climate Resilient Green Economy (CRGE) Strategy. This involves collaborating toward the delivery of Ethiopia’s vision of becoming a climate-resilient middle-income economy by 2030, with a zero-net increase in carbon emissions. Additionally, the aim is to facilitate key systemic transformations in the economy and generate innovative ideas towards a climate resilient green economy.
Strategic Outcome Targets
| Reduced GHG emission | Target Setting in Progress |
|---|---|
| Creation of green jobs | Target Setting in Progress |
| Increased access to sustainable services | Target Setting in Progress |
| Improved air quality | Target Setting in Progress |
| Adequate maintenance of natural capital | Target Setting in Progress |
| Enhanced adaptation to climate change | Target Setting in Progress |
Contact
Resource Partner
Green Climate Fund (GCF)
Agence Française de Développement (AFD)
GIZ
BMU
Royal Danish Embassy
Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA)
Ministry for the Environment, Land, and Sea of Italy (IMELS)
Korea University
Government Counterpart
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Commission
Ministry of Finance
Industrial Parks Development Cooperation
Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy
Ministry of Agriculture
Ministry of Urban and Housing
Addis Ababa City Government Transport Bureau
Hawassa University
Key Documents
Context
Over the last 5 years, the growth of Ethiopia’s economy is among the top five fastest growing in the world, and is double the average for Sub-Saharan Africa. Ethiopia’s public investment-led development strategy focuses on increased agricultural productivity, industrial output, export revenue, and public infrastructure. The strategy has generated tangible results in terms of economic growth and improved social conditions including significant reductions in rural and urban poverty. Ethiopia’s goal to become a middle-income country by 2025 is thus attainable.
To reach middle-income status and sustain the development gains of recent years, Ethiopia will need to continue to implement its transformational growth strategies and address significant climate change threats. The country‘s ecological and agricultural systems are fragile and vulnerable to rising temperatures and changing weather patterns that are likely to impact critical seasonal rainfall levels. This is compounded by population pressure and stretched natural resources, especially the management and utilization of land. Furthermore, Ethiopia ranks 173 out of 187 countries on the UNDP‘s 2013 Human Development Index (HDI), with food insecurity persistent for roughly two million Ethiopians. In total, the negative impact of climate change on GDP could be 10% or more by 2050.
The Government of Ethiopia (GoE) clearly recognizes the negative consequences of climate in-action to the country’s ongoing and future development, and has therefore prioritized climate resilience in its transition towards a green, sustainable growth model. Indeed, building a CRGE is a crosscutting pillar of the GoE’s development agenda for poverty eradication through broad-based, accelerated, and sustained economic growth.
News
News • January 25, 2022
Agricultural Bureau Pledges to Widely Promote Solar-powered Irrigation System
December 22, 2021; Adama, Ethiopia – The Agricultural Bureau of Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Regional State (SNNPRS) expressed its readiness to adopt and make a seamless transition to solar-powered irrigation systems (SIPS). The commitment was made during the two-day awareness raising workshop organized by GGGI Ethiopia on SPIS, Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA), and Ecosystem […]
News • January 7, 2022
GGGI-Ethiopia Launches New Climate Resilient Forest and Landscape Restoration (CRFLR) Program
December 28, 2021- Addis Ababa: The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)- Ethiopia in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) launched a five-year, 9.6 million USD (over 470 million Ethiopian Birr) project entitled “The Ethiopia Climate Resilient Forest and Landscape Restoration (CRFLR) Program.” The fund for the execution of the […]
News • January 7, 2022
NAP GCF Readiness Project Regional Familiarization Workshop Organized
December 17, 2021: GGGI -Ethiopia in collaboration with the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) facilitated a two- day regional familiarization workshop (in two rounds) in Adama, Haile Resort on December 14-15 and December 16 and 17, 2021. The major objective of the workshop was to acquaint regional level local authorities with National Adaptation Planning (NAP ) […]
News • January 7, 2022
BAU Validation Workshop on Ethiopia’s LT-LEDS Strategy Development
December 15,2021-The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the Environment, Forestry and Climate Change Commission (EFCCC) in collaboration with Agence Française de Development (AFD) convened a two-day workshop to validate the Business as Usual (BAU) Scenario of the Ethiopia’s Long-Term Low Emission Development Strategy (LT-LEDS) project from December 15-16, 2021. The workshop brought together a total of […]
News • December 15, 2021
GGGI-Ethiopia Co-organizes Policy Dialogue Meeting on e-mobility Initiative
Addis Ababa, December 9, 2021 – A policy dialogue meeting was convened on e-mobility initiatives at the auditorium of Sheraton Addis. Some 22 participants drawn from key ministries, the private sector and partner organizations attended the meeting, which was co-organized by the Ministry of Transport and Logistics (MoTL) and the GGGI Ethiopia Office. The overarching […]
News • December 7, 2021
GGGI Ethiopia Organizes Dialogue on Gender Responsive and Climate Smart National Women Policy
November 2, 2021 – The Green Global Growth Institute (GGGI) Ethiopia organized a daylong gender policy dialogue workshop at Haile Resort, Adama town of the Oromia region. A total of 54 (18 Female, 36 Male) participants representing Ministries, the National Women Forum, and development partners attended the workshop, which convened in association with the Women […]
News • November 24, 2021
Validation Workshop on Introducing Low-Carbon Buses on BRT B2 Line
Thursday, October 21, 2021- the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Ethiopia Country Office convened a half-day workshop to unveil the findings of the feasibility study on Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) B2 Line project at the auditorium of Hayat Regency in Addis Ababa. A total of 15 (7M, 8F) participants including key stakeholders in the transport […]
News • November 24, 2021
GGGI Convenes Awareness Raising Workshop on Climate-Smart Agriculture, Solar Power Irrigation, and Ecosystem Services
Thursday, October 28, 2021- The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Ethiopia, with the collaboration of the Somali Region Bureau of Agriculture and Natural Resources, successfully conducted a training workshop on Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA), Solar Powered Irrigation Systems (SPIS), and Ecosystem Services. The training workshop, which was held in Jigjiga town of the Somali Regional National […]
News • November 6, 2021
Long Term Low Emission and Resilient Development Strategies in Africa Ensure National Ownership and Implementation
Glasgow, November 4, 2021 – The Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD), the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), and IDDRI held a joint side event at the NDC Partnership Pavilion at COP26, inviting representatives from Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Mozambique, and Nigeria to share experiences and lessons from the development of Long Term Visions and Strategies for […]
News • September 16, 2021
Technical Workshop on Ethiopia’s Long Term – Low Emission Development Strategy (LT-LEDS)
Tuesday, August 31, 2021 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the Environment, Forestry and Climate Change Commission (EFCCC) in collaboration with World Resources Institute (WRI), held a three-day project kick-off workshop for Ethiopia’s 2050 Long-Term Low Emissions Development Strategy (LT-LEDs) project in Adama, Ethiopia. A total of 44 participants, including 33 technical experts […]
News • July 6, 2021
GGGI Ethiopia launched BRT B2 line E-mobility Project Stakeholder Engagement Workshop
Thursday, June 24, 2021 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Ethiopia convened a half-day inception workshop on the Ethiopia Bus Rapid Transport-BRT B2 Line E-Mobility Project at Radisson Blu Hotel in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A total of 20 participants, including directors, technical government officials, and a range of stakeholder institutions attended the workshop. Technical […]
News • June 30, 2021
Promoting Solar Irrigation Pumping System, Mini-grid, and Ecosystem Services for improved Climate Smart Agriculture in Ethiopia Project Launching Workshop
The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Ethiopia office organized a one-day launching workshop for the project entitled “Promoting Solar Irrigation Pumping System, Mini-grid, and Ecosystems Services for improved Climate-Smart Agriculture in Ethiopia.” The workshop took place on June 18, 2021, at Pyramid hotel Bishoftu, Ethiopia. GGGI’s program on promoting solar irrigation pumping systems and mini-grids […]
News • June 28, 2021
GGGI Ethiopia launched Forest Finance & Investment Incubator (FFII) Inception Workshop
On June 11, 2021, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Ethiopia office convened a half-day inception workshop of the Forest Finance & Investment Incubator (FFII) Ethiopia project at Inter-Bistro Hotel in the capital, Addis Ababa. A total of 39 participants, including high-level government officials, and a range of stakeholder institutions attended the workshop. The FFII […]
News • May 17, 2021
First Meeting of Community of Practice for Gender Equality and Social Inclusion on Climate Change
On April 26, 2021, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Ethiopia Office and SouthSouthNorth (SSN) in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance (MoF) and Environment Forest and Climate Change Commission (EFCCC) of Ethiopia organized the first meeting of the Community of Practice (CoP) Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) on Climate Change in Bishoftu, Ethiopia. […]
News • April 10, 2021
Launching Event of the Long-Term Low Emissions Development Strategy (LT-LEDS) for Ethiopia project
On March 11, 2021, the French Development Agency (AFD), the Environment, Forest and Climate Change Commission of Ethiopia (EFCCC) and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) held a launch event for the Long-Term Low Emissions Development Strategy (LT-LEDS) project at the Embassy of France, Addis Ababa. Ethiopia is taking concrete action to better manage adverse […]
News • March 23, 2021
Workshop on Preparation of Green Climate Fund (GCF) Concept Notes by Private Sector Entities
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, February 24-25, 2021 – GCF Readiness and preparatory project/GGGI Ethiopia hosted a workshop for the Private sectors of Ethiopia in their pursuit to access Green Climate Fund’s (GCF) investments. Participants of the workshop were from the private sector, government institution representatives, the National Designated Authority (NDA), and the GGGI Ethiopia country team. […]
News • March 22, 2021
GGGI and Ethiopia Ministry of Finance conducted NDA Engagement Workshop
March 5, 2021 – The Global Green Growth Institute and Ministry of Finance (MoF), under the GCF readiness project, organized a one-day NDA engagement workshop on draft concept notes prepared for GCF in Adama, Ethiopia. The workshop was a continuation of a series of events organized as part of the GCF readiness capacity building support […]
News • November 25, 2020
GGGI and the Ministry of Finance of Ethiopia under the Green Climate Fund (GCF) readiness programme organized two capacity building trainings
The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and Ministry of Finance (MoF), under the Green Climate Fund (GCF) readiness programme, organized two capacity-building workshops in Adama, Ethiopia. The first workshop, GCF Fiduciary Standards, was held from October 19 to 21, 2020. The second workshop, Training on Green Climate Fund Concept note Development for CRGE Ministries, was […]
News • June 18, 2020
The Korea Forest Service holds a book launch for “Re-greening Ethiopia”
SEOUL – June 17, 2020 – The offline event for “Re-greening Ethiopia” Book launch was held on June 17 at Grand Hyatt Seoul in Seoul, the Republic of Korea (ROK), hosted by the Korea Forest Service (KFS). Previously known as The World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, June 17 is designated by the United […]
News • March 27, 2020
GGGI: GCF Portfolio
Directing finance to where it is needed most Delivering inclusive growth while limiting climate change to 1.5°C will require the mobilization of finance at a historic scale. Over the next 15 years, it is estimated the world needs about USD 90 trillion in climate smart infrastructure – most of it in developing countries. Investing in […]
Projects
ET17
Thematic Areas
Countries
ET17 Building Capacity to Facilitate the Integration of the National Adaptation Planning Process in Ethiopia
| Start Date | Q2 2021 |
|---|---|
| Funding Source | |
| Actual Budget (USD) | 0 |
| Status | Active |
| Thematic Area |
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ET13
Thematic Areas
Countries
ET13 Support the Forest Sector Transformation Unit, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Commission
| Start Date | Q2 2019 |
|---|---|
| Funding Source | |
| Actual Budget (USD) | 0 |
| Status | Active |
| Thematic Area |
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ET09
Thematic Areas
Countries
ET09 Development of a Roadmap for “Greening the Industrial Parks” in Ethiopia
| Start Date | Q1 20190101 |
|---|---|
| Funding Source | |
| Actual Budget (USD) | 0 |
| Status | Complete |
| Thematic Area |
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ET08
Thematic Areas
Countries
ET08 Green growth governance – Business Case for Solar PV (Energy) Investment at the Adama Industrial Park
| Start Date | Q1 20190101 |
|---|---|
| Funding Source | |
| Actual Budget (USD) | 91,750 |
| Status | Active |
| Thematic Area |
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Thematic Areas
Countries
ET5 Ethiopia GCF readiness: ‘Building the Project/Program development, coordination and delivery capacity of the NIE and strengthening Ethiopia’s engagement with the GCF’
| Start Date | Q3 20190901 |
|---|---|
| Funding Source | |
| Actual Budget (USD) | 827,203 |
| Status | Active |
| Thematic Area |
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Thematic Areas
Countries
ET3 Cooperation with IMELS in the field of climate change vulnerability, mitigation and adaptation
| Start Date | Q3 20170929 |
|---|---|
| Funding Source | |
| Actual Budget (USD) | 37,695 |
| Status | Complete |
| Thematic Area |
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Thematic Areas
Countries
Ethiopia Country Program Proposal 2017-2018
| Start Date | Q1 2017 |
|---|---|
| Funding Source | |
| Actual Budget (USD) | 6,199,000 |
| Status | Active |
| Thematic Area |
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