Climate Change Action in Ethiopia

National Watershed Resilience Initiative

Expand restoration and water harvesting across drought-prone watersheds.

Green Legacy

Launched in 2019 by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia's Green Legacy Initiative (GLI) is a massive nationwide campaign combating climate change, deforestation, and land degradation by planting billions of trees annually. With over 40 billion seedlings planted as of 2024, the program has surpassed its initial goals, restoring ecosystems, improving soil fertility, and creating hundreds of thousands of jobs in rural areas. The initiative aims to enhance biodiversity and food security, aiming for