Definition of Powers and Duties of Executive Organs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Proclamation No. 1097/2018.

This Proclamation redefines the organization, powers and duties of the executive organs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. It stipulates that the powers and duties of the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers shall be as specified in the Constitution and provides with respect to the composition and procedure of the Council of Ministers. The Proclamation also establishes various ministries and defines duties and powers of those ministries, including the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy, and the Ministry of Health. In particular the Proclamation requires to ensure that the policies, laws, development programs and projects of any Ministry benefit women, children and youth. Further to this the Proclamation recognizes powers and duties to the Ministry of Women, Children and Youth. Furthermore it specifies executive organs that shall be accountable to the various ministries and empowers the Council of Ministers to reorganize the federal government executive organs. The rights and obligations of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (abolished) are transferred to the newly established Environment, Forest and Climate Change Commission. This Proclamation also establishes the Basins Development Authority, which shall facilitate and undertake activities necessary for the implementation of integrated water resources management in basins.
The powers and duties given to the Horticulture and Agriculture Investment Authority by the provision of other laws currently in force pertaining to agricultural investment are vested in the Ministry of Agriculture; those powers and duties pertaining to development of horticulture sector are vested in the Ethiopian Investment Commission. The Ministry Agriculture shall, among other things, cause the expansion of integrated farming to ensure sustainable development and maintenance of natural resources. The powers and duties given to the Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Electricity (abolished) by provisions of other laws currently in force are hereby vested in the Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy. In addition to the powers and duties given to National Disaster Risk Management Commission under existing laws, the powers and duties given to the Emergency Food Security Reserve Administration under Council of Ministers Regulations Number 67/2000 are hereby vested in the Commission.