ADDIS ABABA: (FBC) – Economic Commission for Africa Director for Technology, Climate Change and Natural Resources Management said that countries ought to follow Ethiopia’s Green Legacy Initiative.
In an exclusive interview with ENA, Jean Paul Adam said planting of trees as Ethiopia’s Green Legacy program is the best example of nature solution to tackle climate change. According to him, the plantation scheme is not only a very good example of protecting environment but also has impact on people lives..
“This initiative is an example which can be followed by many countries and countries like Ethiopia that are developing and need more support to be able to undertake this kind of activities as well as this kind of resilience, including investing energy or investing in production system, that have less impact on the climate.’’
“We (ECA and UN partners) are also looking at how we can support other countries that would be interested to develop a program like the Green Legacy in which Ethiopia is simultaneously providing environmental protection; and therefore some resilience against climate change.
The country is also looking for the opportunity to build capacity for agro-forestry,” the director elaborated. It is to be noted that Ethiopia launched the Green Legacy Initiative in 2019 with the view to planting 20 billion seedlings in the four consecutive years. Some 18 billion have already been planted during the last three years.
THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD THURSDAY 4 AUGUST 2022
