Ethiopia’s Climate-Resilient Green Economy - Green economy strategy.
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The Ethiopia’s Climate-Resilient Green Economy (CRGE) - Green Economy Strategy (2011) summarises the findings of the CRGE initiative, and particularly focuses on outlining the plan to develop a green economy. The document does not cover climate resilience, which will be added over the coming months. This Strategy is based on four pillars: 1. Improving crop and livestock production practices for higher food security and farmer income while reducing emissions; 2. Protecting and re-establishing forests for their economic and ecosystem services, including as carbon stocks; 3. Expanding electricity generation from renewable sources of energy for domestic and regional markets; 4. Leapfrogging to modern and energy-efficient technologies in transport, industrial sectors, and buildings.
The following initiatives have been prioritized to limit the soil-based emissions from agriculture and limit the pressure on forests from the expansion of land under cultivation: Intensify agriculture through usage of improved inputs and better residue management resulting in a decreased requirement for additional agricultural land that would primarily be taken from forests; Create new agricultural land in degraded areas through small-, medium-, and large-scale irrigation to reduce the pressure on forests if expansion of the cultivated area becomes necessary; Introduce lower-emission agricultural techniques, ranging from the use of carbon- and nitrogen-efficient crop cultivars to the promotion of organic fertilizers. To increase the productivity and resource efficiency of the Livestock sector, the following initiatives have been prioritised: Increase animal value chain efficiency to improve productivity; Support consumption of lower-emitting sources of protein, e.g., poultry; Mechanise draft power; Manage rangeland to increase its carbon content and improve the productivity of the land. Two strategies that could help to develop sustainable forestry and reduce fuelwood demand: Reduce demand for fuelwood via the dissemination and usage of fuel-efficient stoves and/or alternative-fuel cooking and baking techniques leading to reduced forest degradation; Increase afforestation, reforestation, and forest management to increase carbon sequestration in forests and woodlands
The following initiatives have been prioritized to limit the soil-based emissions from agriculture and limit the pressure on forests from the expansion of land under cultivation: Intensify agriculture through usage of improved inputs and better residue management resulting in a decreased requirement for additional agricultural land that would primarily be taken from forests; Create new agricultural land in degraded areas through small-, medium-, and large-scale irrigation to reduce the pressure on forests if expansion of the cultivated area becomes necessary; Introduce lower-emission agricultural techniques, ranging from the use of carbon- and nitrogen-efficient crop cultivars to the promotion of organic fertilizers. To increase the productivity and resource efficiency of the Livestock sector, the following initiatives have been prioritised: Increase animal value chain efficiency to improve productivity; Support consumption of lower-emitting sources of protein, e.g., poultry; Mechanise draft power; Manage rangeland to increase its carbon content and improve the productivity of the land. Two strategies that could help to develop sustainable forestry and reduce fuelwood demand: Reduce demand for fuelwood via the dissemination and usage of fuel-efficient stoves and/or alternative-fuel cooking and baking techniques leading to reduced forest degradation; Increase afforestation, reforestation, and forest management to increase carbon sequestration in forests and woodlands
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