A courtesy meeting was held woth MoPD and GGGI

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A courtesy meeting was held woth MoPD and GGGI

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July 19,2023 Addis Ababa (MoPD)

A courtesy and strategic collaboration meeting was held with H.E Dr.Fitsum Assefa, Minister of Ministry of Planning and Development (MoPD) and Mr. Daniel Ogbonnaya, Country Representative of Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI ) Ethiopia.

During the meeting, H.E Dr.Fitsum emphasized that Ethiopia has been promoting climate actions through bold political commitments and measures and has a lot of stories to tell . In line with the national policies, strategies and plans, various action oriented initiatives are also being implemented to combat climate change including Green Legacy Initiative which goes beyond convening conferences /workshops and remarkable results are achieved on landscape restoration and livelihood . Mr. Daniel on his part indicated that GGGI will continue supporting MoPD to advance its climate change mandate in systematic manner, shifting its approach from project based to a programmatic approach and is also like to collaborate with Ministry in the upcoming key events including African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) , Africa Climate Week and COP28 preparations which was welcomed by the Ministry. Commending the contribution of GGGI on climate action so far, the Minister requested GGGI to strengthen its institutional capacity building support to MoPD which is demand driven and well aligned with the government needs and priorities .

The meeting ended MoPD endorsing the GGGI Country Planning Framework(2023-2027) and guidance was provided on the CPF to focus on Long -Term Low Emission and Climate Resilient Development Strategy (LT-LEDS) as overarching climate change strategy in Ethiopia.