Ethiopia’s green initiatives praised at COP31
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Fanamc
COP31 participants praised the Green Legacy Initiative and the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam as Ethiopian models of environmental restoration and renewable energy. These experiences are presented as useful for future climate action, according to Fanamc.
Participants at COP31 in Antalya praised Ethiopian initiatives on forest restoration, renewable energy development and clean mobility, notably the Green Legacy Initiative and the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), according to Fanamc.
Wede Wurfbein of NEDAMCO Africa, who is involved in the preparations for COP32 that Ethiopia will host in 2027, presented the Green Legacy Initiative as an example of mobilising national resources and the population to plant trees and protect nature. He also cited the GERD as an example of developing renewable capacity through national financing, according to Fanamc.
Oumar Silla, director of the UN-Habitat regional office for Africa in Nairobi, meanwhile praised Ethiopia’s progress in forest restoration, urban greening, riverbank development and the regeneration of public spaces. He was speaking at the launch of the Ethiopian pavilion at COP31, according to Fanamc.
Participants also cited the restriction on imports of conventional vehicles powered by fossil fuels as a measure promoting clean mobility. Ethiopia could also attract private investment in data centres through the increase in its renewable energy potential, according to Wurfbein, as cited by Fanamc.
