Ethiopia Discharging Int’l Obligation Through Its Green Legacy Initiative : Adem Farah
Addis Ababa: Ethiopia is discharging its international obligation in making the planet suitable for the forth coming generation through the National Green Legacy Initiative, Head of the Democratic System Building Coordination Center and Vice President of the ruling Prosperity Party with the rank of Deputy Prime Minister, Adem Farah remarked.
Ethiopia’s Green Legacy Initiative, launched in 2019 by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, aims at intensifying forestation in the country to help mitigate the impact of climate change.
The initiative has set a goal to plant 50 billion tree seedlings by 2026. In just the past 5 years, this program has already succeeded in planting over 32.5 billion tree seedlings across the country.
This year’s tree planting activity is underway across the country targeting to plant 7.5 billion seedlings during this rainy months.
Head of the Democratic System Building Coordination Center and Vice President of the ruling Prosperity Party with the rank of Deputy Prime Minister, Adem Farah along
with higher officials and staff of the headquarters of the Party carried out tree planting program today at Lemi Qura Sub city of Sheger City Administration.
Speaking on the occasion, Adem stated that the Green Legacy Initiative links the past, present and future generation.
In this regard, he added that Ethiopia is discharging its international responsibility and is taking up a huge initiative by helping to make the planet suitable and habitable for all.
Adem further noted that the current generation is fulfilling its obligations through the initiative, which is instrumental to sustainably mitigate disasters and to protect the nation’s landscape from the impacts of climate change. The initiative is vital to promoting productivity and ensuring food security in the country.
He further highlighted that the program is playing a major role on retaining the positive achievements of the past and mitigating present and future disasters in the country adding that this generation is contributing to curbing the glo
bal effects of climate change.
PP Vice President added that Green Legacy Initiative contributes to curbing the effects of climate change their by creating a climate change resilient green economy.
He noted that the initiative is a vividly demonstrates the strong commitment of the country to transfer a habitable planet for the coming generation, adding the prosperity Party will continue to play a leading role in setting an example in effectively carrying out our national obligation in this regard.
Head of Democratic Culture Building at the headquarters of Prosperity Party, Melese Alemu said that the Green Legacy Initiative is a national agenda of the people of Ethiopia and the backbone of our national economy.
He further noted that Ethiopia will continue to be a pace setter and model for developing green economy which has a comprehensive value in all aspects of the livelihood of the people.
Head of the Organizational Affairs at PP headquarters, Sadat Nesha stated that the Green Legacy Initiative is more t
han just planting trees and plays a major role in greening the country and enhancing productivity.
He added that the Initiative is helping to ensure the continuity of strong statehood in the country by developing a common goal in ascertaining economic development for the country.
Deputy Head of Political and Capacity Building Affairs at the Headquarters of the Prosperity Party, Musa Ahmed said that the Party accords greater emphasis on ensuring the comprehensive prosperity of the country by effectively promoting the National Green Legacy Initiative.
Source: Ethiopian News Agency