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Environmental Protection Authority Establishment Proclamation

Council of Ministers/Council of Ministers, Ethiopia

The Environmental Protection Authority is established as an autonomous public institution of the Federal Government. The Authority shall be accountable to the Council of Ministers. “The objective of the Authority shall be to ensure that all matters pertaining to the country’s social and economic development activities are carried out in a manner that will protect the welfare of human beings as well as sustainably protect, develop and utilize the resource bases on which they depend for survival”.

Ethiopia 1995 Environment and Climate Change

Electricity Proclamation

Council of Ministers/Mines and Energy, Ethiopia

The Ethiopian Electricity Agency is established as an autonomous federal agency having its own legal personality, accountable to the ministry of mines and energy, and serving to promote the development of efficient, high quality, and economical electricity services.

Ethiopia 1997 Energy

Chemical Industry Corporation Establishment Council of Ministers Regulations

Ethiopia

The chemical industry corporation is established as a public enterprise to be governed by the public enterprise proclamation of 1992. The corporation shall be supervised by the supervising authority of the corporation. The proclamation details and clearly spells out the objectives, the capital, liability, and duration. The proclamation repeals the Mugher cement factory re-establishment council of ministers regulation of 1999 and transfer its rights and obligations to the corporation.

Ethiopia 2013 Science and Technology

Agricultural Mechanization Services Corporation Establishment Proclamation Repeal Proclamation

Council of Ministers/Agriculture, Ethiopia

A proclamation to repeal the agricultural mechanization services corporation establishment proclamation of 1987. Its rights and obligations are transferred to the Agricultural Mechanization Services Enterprise established as a Public Enterprise under the Council of Ministers Regulation 97 of 2004.

Ethiopia 2004 Agriculture and Rural Development

Ethiopia Resettlement Policy Framework; Oromia Forest and Wildlife Enterprise (OFWE)

Ethiopia, Ministry of Environment, Forest, Cliamate Change

Ethiopia has a vision to attain a green economy, as enshrined in its climate resilient green economy (CRGE) initiative. It has identified the forest resources as a tool for achieving this goal through Reducing Emission from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+). The process has had it toil socially, in relation to land acquisition and restriction of access. “This resettlement framework seeks to ensure that affected communities are meaningfully consulted in the planning process, adequately compensated, in a fair and transparent way.

Ethiopia 2015 Environment and Climate Change

Ethiopia's Green Economy Strategy

Environmental Protection Authority, Ethiopia

The government of Ethiopia has responded to the effects of climate change being faced by the country, by developing the climate resilient green economy (CRGE); which highlights government’s plans and visions to attain a green economy come 2025. The initiative has been led by the prime minister’s office, the environmental protection agency, the Ethiopian development research institute, team of experts, and international partners. This report sets out the findings of the CRGE, and outlines the plan to develop Ethiopia into a green economy

Ethiopia 2012 Environment and Climate Change

Resettlement Policy Framework; Urban Local Government Development Project

Ethiopia, Urban Development and Construction

The resttlement policy framework for the urban local government development project (ULGDP) addresses social issues that may arise from implementation of the ULGDP with regards to; land acquisition, loss of property and sources of livelihood. The use of the framework is to arise “when a proposed ULGDP investment project needs to acquire land and people, or property is affected.

Ethiopia 2008 Infrastructure and Construction

Scaling-Up Renewable Energy Program (SREP); Ethiopia Investment Plan

Ethiopia, Water and Energy

The investment plan spells out the probalem faced in the energy sector; the gap between the demand and supply of energy that has been persistent for about 7 years. The 5year growth and tranformation plan (GTP) for the energy sector seeks to bridge this gap by providing sufficient, reliable, and economical power supply that meets international standards. The SREP resolves to complement efforts of the GTP, as well as adhering to the principles of low carbon emission, as contained in the climate resilient green economy (CRGE)

Ethiopia 2012 Energy

Forest Development, Conservation and Utilization Policy and Strategy.

Ethiopia, Ministry of Environment, Forest, Cliamte Change

“The basic aim of the policy and strategy is to meet public demand in forest products and foster the contribution of forests in enhancing the economy of the country through appropriately conserving and developing forest resources”. It seeks to align efforts charged at conservation, development, and utilization with other government policies for social and economic development

Ethiopia Environment and Climate Change

Animal Breeding Policy and Strategy

Agriculture, Ethiopia

Agriculture contributes largely to the economy of Ethiopia and livelihood of the bulk of its citizens. The livestock industry is one of the crucial components of this agriculture system, contributing 40% of agriculture’s GDP and 15% of national GDP. The livestock industry is however plagued by low productivity, as production levels are well below regional and continental average. Efforts have been made to combat the challenges through improving livestocks genetically; these efforts have proved not quite useful, the cause of which is attributed to lack of a coordinating policy on animal breeding. This policy and strategy seeks to fill this void. Its objectives include; To implement sustainable and systematic animal breeding program in the country; To build capacities in the area of animal genetics and biodiversity; and to establish centralized animal genetic resources database and information system.

Ethiopia 2014 Agriculture and Rural Development