Ethiopia at Forefront in “Green Revolution”: WMO Africa Office Manager

Addis Ababa: Ethiopia is at the forefront in its Green Legacy program, which is a 'green revolution', World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Regional Office Africa Program Manager Ernest Afiesimama said.In an exclusive with ENA, Afiesimama stated that Ethiopia's Green Legacy initiative is instrumental in conserving the environment and reducing carbon footprint.'We are expecting many countries to do what Ethiopia is doing. The hydropower and solar energy are green energy; and Ethiopia is carrying out a green revolution at the forefront.'The Africa program manager stressed the need to support the Government of Ethiopia to achieve its long-term objective in its Green Legacy initiative.Regarding Ethiopia's continued commitment to reducing the impacts of extreme weather, he pointed out that Ethiopia is in the forefront in Africa in the Early Warning for All Initiative.'I do see in the next two years Ethiopia being able to overcome impacts of the extreme weather climate events in the socio-economy so tha t we begin to see that the growth domestic product of Ethiopia is improving.'Ethiopia's Green Legacy program, initiated by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, has multiple advantages in reducing environmental degradation and contributing both for climate adaptation and mitigation.Over the past five years, the country has successfully planted an astonishing 32 billion tree seedlings across the country and this extensive reforestation effort has been instrumental in restoring degraded landscapes, mitigating the impacts of climate change, and preserving the nation's rich bio-diversity.The country targets to reach an ambitious milestone of 50 billion planted tree seedlings by the end of the next two years.Prime Minister Abiy revealed recently that Ethiopia's forest coverage has increased to 23.6 percent by 2023 from 17.2 percent in 2019.Source: Ethiopian News Agency