Ethiopia’s climate resilient green economy’s vision is to attain a middle income status by 2025, leveraging on rapid economic growth and improved resilience to climate change. This serves as the Implementation strategy for the ministry of water, irrigation, and energy. The strategy banks on already existing plans of the ministry to delivering the core values of the climate resilient green economy. It seeks to harness the potentials of the sector in attaining sustainable agriculture, increased energy efficiency and conservation, and reduced greenhouse gas emissions.

The national REDD+ strategy (NRS) is primarily developed to complement other climate resilient green economy (CRGE) efforts, particularly in the forestry and wildlife sector. Its primary goal is reduce deforestation, and forest degradation, while promoting afforestation, reforestation, and sustainable management of forest resources. It also places importance on strengthening the relevant institutions charged with leading the vision for a green economy, as enshrined in the CRGE vision and goals.

The main objective of the water sector strategy is to coordinate, and take charge of implementing the water resources management policy. More specifically, the strategy pushes towards achieving the following mandates; “Improving the living standard and general socio-economic well being of the Ethiopian people, realising food self-sufficiency and food security in the country, extending water supply and sanitation coverage to large segments of the society, thus achieving improved environmental health conditions, generating additional hydro-power, enhancing the contribution of water resources in attaining national development priorities, and promoting the principles of integrated water resources management. The strategy adopts the principles of the water resources management policy, some of which are; Water is a natural endowment commonly owned by all the people of Ethiopia; As far as conditions permit, every Ethiopian citizen shall have access to sufficient water of
acceptable quality to satisfy basic human needs; In order to significantly contribute to development, water will be recognised both as an economic and social good.

“The food security programme (FSP) is designed to help chronically food insecure households reach a level of food security necessary for an active and healthy life. the programme is premised on three components: resettlement, productive safety nets, and other food security interventions. Resettled households are expected to achieve food secure status solely as a
result of that component’s package of interventions. Safety net clients, however, would require the complementary other food security interventions in order for sustainable impact to be achieved”. The FSP is strongly linked to other national policies like the plan for accelerated and sustained development to end poverty (PASDEP), and the rural development policy and food security strategy. The FSP rests on 3 pillars; improved access to food, increased availability of food, and stregthened emergency response capabilities.

The proclamation for the establishment of the valleys agricultural development authority as an autonomous federal entity having juridical personality. The authority is tasked with coordination, harmonization, regulation, and supervision of the utilization of land and water resources for agricultura development

“This Proclamation shall be applicable to an urban land held by the permit system, or by lease-hold system, or by other means prior thereto, as well as to an urban land permitted hereafter. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sub-Article (1) of this Article, this Proclamation shall also be applicable to; any urban land which has not been under leasehold system, as per the time and conditions to be set by the concerned Region or City Government; any town, which has not been under lease-hold system, as per the time and conditions to be set by the concerned Region or City government”.

A proclamation to amend the Animal, Animal Produts and By-Products Marketing Development Authority Establishment Proclamation of 1998.

The Diredawa city has been an issue of dispute between the Somalia and Oromia regions. The government of Ethiopia however deem it necessary to accelerate development in the area unti a lasting solution is obtained. The proclamation thus confers self-government on the people of Diredawa, legally determines the organization structure and operations of the city, as well as powers and duties of the city administration. This is to ensure the city is governed democratically, and good growth and development is facilitated.

The proclamation to accede the convention for the protection of cultural property in the event of armed conflict and its first protocol Signed at Hague on the 14 day of May 1954. The powers and responsibility for implementation is placed on the authority for research and conservation of cultural heritage.

The decree recognises the growing use of pesticides for improving agricultural outputs. It however, also highlights the need to ensure the damage or adverse effects of the utilization of theses pesticides on humans, animals, plants, and the environment is reduced to the bearable minimum. It addresses prohibition, registration, packaging, labelling, storage, and disposal of pesticides. The proclamation addresses the need for comprehensive legislation to regulate the
manufacture, formulation, import, export, transport, storage, distribution, sale, use and disposal of pesticides and other related matters.

The Federal Urban Planning Institute is established as an autonomous public organ having its own legal personality. The Institute shall be accountable to the Ministry of federal affairs. The institute is charged with achieving, among others; a balanced urban system driven by integrated urban plans that encompass socio-economic and land-use dimensions and that ensure developments that have strong linkages with their rural hinterlands.

The proclamation defines industrial chemical as chemicals used for industrial, educational and training, research and transfer purposes. It excludes pharmaceuticals and medicals, food and food additives, agricultural, chemical weapons and radioactive chemicals. This Proclamation applies to any person who is engaged in the transaction of industrial chemicals. It details the objective, certification and registration, record keeping and reporting, importation, packing, labeling, transporting, and storage of chemicals.

A Proclamation to provide for Government ownership of urban lands and extra urban houses. The Proclamation details: Introduction, Urban Lands, Urban Houses, Rent, Cooperative Societies of Urban Dwellers, Powers and Duties of the Ministry, and General Provisions. The constitution of Ethiopia vest all lands in the state and its people, and the Proclamation vests all urban lands in the Government.

The federal Government has highlighted the development of the agriculture sector as critical pre-requisite for poverty alleviation in the country. It thus seeks to facilitate an efficient marketing system for agricultural commodities. The Ethiopia commodity exchange is established as a wholly state owned market institution having legal personality. The ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development shall serve as the supervisory body. The proclamation sets out the purpose for establishment, capital, membership, organization, among others.

The Awash basin water resources administration agency is established as an autonomous public agency, accountable to the ministry of water resources. The agency is saddled with the responsibility of coordination, harmonising, and regulating the utilization of the surface water resources of the basin. it highlights the powers and duties of the agency, organization structure, the board members and their powers and duties, and other miscellaneous provisions.

The proclamation applies to cooperative societies established in the country. It has a number of objectives, ranging from collective solving of members social and economic problems, to promotion of self-reliance and saving culture, and to providing loans to members and promotion of investment. The proclamation expressly states that membership shall be voluntary, without recourse to any discriminatory bias. It highlights other guiding principles, values, formation and registration procedures, and other key pointers.

This serves as a further amedment to the commercial registration and business licensing (amended) proclamation of 2010.

This proclamation amends the Ethiopian commodity exchange proclamation of 2007

The Proclamation seeks to ensure that all surface and ground waters of Ethiopia are properly protected and managed.The proclamation sets out the general provisions, Supervising body, Inventory of water resources and registry of actions, Permits and professional licenses, Fees and water charges, Servitude, Water banks and harmful effect of water, Association of water users, and Transitory provisions. The proclamation declares all water resources of Ethiopia as common property.

A proclamation to further amend the commercial registration and business licensing proclamation of 1997, as a matter of necessity.