Ethiopia’s Green Legacy Pavilion in Dubai Shows Nation’s Commitments in Tackling Climate Change   

Addis Ababa, December 1/2023 (ENA) Ethiopia’s Green Legacy pavilion at the COP28 Green Zone in Dubai demonstrates the country’s efforts and commitments in tackling climate change and enabling food security, Office of the Prime Minister said.  

At COP28, Ethiopia is featuring its Green Legacy related development initiatives at the Ethiopia Pavilion in the Green Zone. 
 

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan toured the pavilion on Friday ahead of its official launch.
 
The Pavilion shows Ethiopia’s strong commitment to address climate change through concrete solutions, Prime Minister Abiy said.  
 
Office of the Prime Minister invited participants to visit the Ethiopian Green Legacy pavilion at the COP28 Green Zone in Dubai and learn about Ethiopia’s efforts and commitments in tackling climate change and enabling food security.  
 
World leaders are gathered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to chart an ambitious way forward in the global fight against climate at 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (COPs 28) that is underway from 30 November to 12 December. 
 
Over 60,000 people are attending the conference, including delegates from member states of the UNFCCC, industry leaders, youth activists, representatives of indigenous communities, journalists, and other stakeholders.
 
Ethiopia has been implementing a nationwide forestation campaign as part of its Green Legacy Initiative launched by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in 2019. 
 
The nation planned to plant more than 50 billion tree seedlings in two phases of the campaign.
 
During the first phase of the initiative the country was able to plant 25 billion seedlings of agroforestry, forestry, ornamental varieties, surpassing the set ceiling by mobilizing more than 20 million people in four years. 
 
The country has also launched the second phase of the initiative last rainy season with the objective to plant another 25 billion tree seedlings in four years. 
 
A nationwide green culture has since 2019 taken root, evolved and grown over a span of five  years, resulting in a significant decline in the rate of deforestation and the formation of new forests. 
 
These new forests will be essential in carbon sequestration as Ethiopia forges ahead in efforts to tackle climate change.