Day: June 7, 2024

Addis Ababa: Director General of the Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Institute, Dr. Mandefro Nigusse said Ethiopia is ramping up efforts to build an economy resilient to climate change impacts stressing that the momentum must be sustained to succeed in this endeavor.

The Ethiopian News Agency (ENA) is hosting a national panel discussion under the title “Green Development For Sustainable Prosperity” in the city of Dire Dawa.

Government officials, representatives of various organizations working on climate change and green development, as well as academic institutions and invited guest are in attendance at the panel that focused on topics such as impacts of climate change and the current global situation, climate change and sustainable development, Ethiopia’s experience in green development and the role of the media in addressing climate change.

During the panel, Director General of the Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Institute said Ethiopia is undertaking a coordinated strategy to build a climat
e-resilient Green economy development.

He highlighted ongoing works to mitigate the severe impacts of climate change on agriculture, natural resources, and health sectors.

Mandefro stated that Ethiopia’s efforts to rapidly develop its crop and livestock resources annually are bearing fruit in realizing the Sustainable Development Goals.

With drought and poverty being existential issues requiring ensuring household food security, he stated the encouraging efforts to tremendously increase agriculture production within ten years.

To elevate these transformative gains, Mandefro stressed implementing the Green development initiative in an integrated and systematic manner.

The Green Development approach enhances soil fertility, sustainably improves soil health allowing increased productivity and yield, he explained.

Additionally, the Green Development strategy enables efficient water resource utilization and management while boosting household incomes, Mandefro added.

“The Green Legacy initiative helps gener
ate income from crops cultivated at scale, allowing us to bequeath a better nation to our children,” Mandefro remarked.

Director of the Ethiopian Climate Change Institute at Jimma University, Dr. Kefelegn Getahun underscored prioritizing integrated implementation of the Green development approach to preempt potential climate change-induced challenges in the Horn of Africa region.

He cited flood hazards, health issues, conflicts, and poverty as risks exacerbated by climate change that require coordinated mitigation and adaptation efforts institutionally and through research-backed interventions to achieve greater outcomes.

Source: Ethiopian News Agency

Addis Ababa: The Ethiopian News Agency (ENA) pledges to continue rendering its effective contributions towards the successful implementation the national green development strategy which is a viable tool to pull the nation out of the social psychology of dependence and pave the way towards national prosperity.

A panel discussion organized by ENA under the theme ‘Green Development for Sustainable Prosperity’ held in Dire Dawa City today.

Members of the House of Peoples’ Representatives, officials from the federal government and Dire Dawa City Administration, representatives of local and international organizations working on climate change, leaders of media houses and professionals on the issue of the environment and invited guests presided over the panel discussion.

The panel discussed on range of issues including the role of media in addressing climate change.

Speaking on the occasion, the CEO of ENA Seife Deribe said that the ongoing national green legacy agenda has been nurturing the culture of environ
mental protection among the Ethiopians in addition to its vast contribution to mitigating desertification and flooding by planting trees.

The country is engaged in preparing and planting billions of tree seedlings with the objective of preventing the devastative effects of flood and desertification as strategies of environmental protection by mobilizing all communities, he added.

Hence, Seife stated that the launching of tree planting program has become a day which all Ethiopians look upon to happen every year.

After the inception of the national reform program and following the exemplary role played by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, the event has become an occasion on which regional governments and city administrations come together to make the issue of national green legacy initiative as a hub of convergence and point of intersection,, the CEO added.

He said that the strategy has become instrumental in effectively detesting dependency and working towards sustained national prosperity under the theme ‘ Let u
s Plant Today for Tomorrow’ in depicting and fostering unity on our common agenda with steadfastness and cooperation in planting 500 million tree seedlings in a single day last year setting a global record for the country in building a livable Ethiopia for all citizens.

The CEO noted that wide range of preparations and programs are underway this year to implement the National Green Legacy Initiative to be implemented at national level.

According to him, the Green Legacy Initiative aims at transferring a preferable green ecosystem to the coming generation, retaining and using our natural resources, to effectively combat the effects of climate change, promoting the agricultural sector on crop and livestock production, prevention of sporadic floods and other related natural and manmade calamities, Seife elaborated.

He further noted that the Initiative will enhance patriotic self-reliance and prevention of dependency syndrome.

Seife stressed that media houses play a greater role in further promoting Ethiopia’
s globally recognized green legacy initiative and the role the country is playing at the international and regional level in curbing the effects of climate change by setting a practical example for the neighboring countries and the nations across the world.

He added that ENA is according a greater focus on making the issue of the Green Legacy Initiative as public agenda to roll back the social psychology of dependence and promotion of national prosperity.

The CEO of ENA remarked that his Agency has prepared 13 panel discussions in Addis Ababa and regional states on various issues and the current panel discussion underway is the 14th focusing on Green Legacy.

Source: Ethiopian News Agency

Addis Ababa: Ethiopian experts have urged the mass media in the country to prioritize the green development agenda and play a crucial role in the endeavors of combating climate-induced impacts.

The Ethiopian News Agency (ENA) has organized a panel discussion in Dire Dawa city under the theme ‘Green Development for Sustainable Prosperity.’

Among the panelists, Haromaya University PostGraduate Program Director Ashenafi Yimam emphasized the media’s responsibility to analyze and report on ongoing efforts to mitigate the negative effects of climate change.

Ashenafi stressed the need for showcasing the Green Legacy Initiative that has been bearing tangible results across various sectors.

Concerted efforts should be made to transform the lives of the affected sections of the society due to climate change and to build climate resilient communities, he added.

House of Peoples’ Representatives Democracy Affairs Standing Committee Member, Abune Alem commended ENA for its role as a media in fostering public partici
pation in the Green Legacy Initiative.

She urged media outlets to actively create agendas that empower people to fulfill their environmental responsibilities.

We should all come closer and help and support the media so that they can play their role properly, Abune added.

On his part, Dire Dawa City Administration Environmental Forest and Climate Change Authority General Manager, Abdu Mohamed called for strengthening stakeholder support and enhancing media literacy on the current climate change impacts.

He also emphasized on the paramount role the media that can effectively craft green development agenda and deliver its message to the general public

Acknowledging the panel discussion hosted by ENA to create proper awareness about climate change, the manager stated that this initiative should be encouraged and strengthened.

Abdu further added the role and support of stakeholders should be strengthened so that the media can do a better job with developed knowledge and literacy in each field.

Dr. Roba Petr
os, who participated in the panel discussion, underscored the need for media professionals to be knowledgeable and skilled in environmental issues.

He emphasized that creating media agendas that promote public ownership of green development initiatives is crucial for mobilizing Ethiopians to take full responsibility for a sustainable future.

Source: Ethiopian News Agency

Addis Ababa: The latest book authored by Ethiopia’s Major General Tesfaye Ayalew, under the title ‘The Psychology of Heroism’ inaugurated today.

The inaugural ceremony was attended by senior government officials, military officers and invited guests.

Somali Region President Mustafe Muhumed said on the occasion that the author is a veteran military officer who has excessive knowledge on how to be victorious in battle fields with a strong sprit of heroism.

Mustafe cited the heroism act demonstrated by Major General Tesfaye Ayalew to thwart attempts that had been made by the terrorist Al-Shebab to infiltrate in to Ethiopia through Somali region.

State Minister of Defense Martha Luigi said for her part Ethiopians are strong people endowed with the endurance to defeat enemies, persuade others and hard workers.

However, she stated that since recent times Ethiopia has been encountering some groups that give away the national interest of the country which is the manifestation of seek psychology.

In this regard,
the newly published book presents a compelling case for returning Ethiopian heroism to those who are suffering from the psychological fallout from giving up their country’s interests to foreign powers and provides remedies to the consequence of the psychological crisis.

The Psychology of Heroism, which took about five years, is available in Amharic, Afan Oromo, English and Somali languages.

The book is expected to serve as sources of knowledge vital to the youth and general public to have the psychological readiness at the national level in addition to providing training mainly for security entities, it was indicated

Source: Ethiopian News Agency

Addis Ababa: The green development works underway in Ethiopia have turned local blessings into wealth, Dire Dawa City Administration Deputy Mayor Ibrahim Yesuf said.

A panel discussion organized by ENA under the theme “Green Development for Sustainable Prosperity” was held in Dire Dawa city today.

Deputy Mayor Ibrahim Yesuf remarked at the panel that the activities under implementation through the Green Legacy Initiative after the national reform are advancing the efforts launched to pass on a prosperous Ethiopia to generations.

According to him, the green development work initiated by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has yielded tangible results nationwide with the broad societal participation.

The green development work has helped mitigate damage from floods, particularly in flood-prone areas like Dire Dawa, he added.

Moreover, the green development initiatives have not only ensured food security of farmers, but also generated employment opportunities for the youth.

Ibrahim pointed out that the panel discuss
ion organized by the administration, in cooperation with the Ethiopian News Agency, will offer valuable insight into the ongoing green legacy development efforts across the nation.

Ethiopian News Agency CEO, Seife Deribe, noted that green development plays a crucial role in preserving a sustainable ecosystem for future generations and mitigating the impacts of climate change by safeguarding natural resources.

In the agricultural sector, it fosters the growth of crops and livestock resources while helping to prevent the adverse effects of flood and drought.

Furthermore, it helps to foster self esteem and independently by doing away with dependency, he elaborated.

The CEO noted that the Ethiopian News Agency is paying great attention to this national agenda and instilling the idea of ??growth and change through development, especially by building a mindset that is free from dependency.

Unlike the 13 panel discussions organized by the news agency across the country, the focus of this 14th panel has therefor
e focused on green development, Seife stated.

The forum was attended by House of People’s Representatives Democracy Affairs Standing Committee Chairman Ewnetu Alene, federal and Diredawa city administration officials as well as representatives of institutions working on climate change and green development.

Source: Ethiopian News Agency