Climate Resilience and Environmental Sustainability

Projects

Preventing Forest loss, Promoting Restoration and Integrating Sustainability into Ethiopia Coffee Value Chains and Food Systems

Enhancing Adaptive Capacity Of Communities

Sustainable Private Sector in Forestry

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Forests and Ethiopia's Coffee

Ethiopia, the birthplace of coffee, is taking bold steps to protect its forests and sustain its coffee industry with a $20 million initiative aimed at restoring degraded lands.

As deforestation threatens both biodiversity and the livelihoods of millions who depend on coffee farming, this ambitious project—part of the global FOLUR Impact Programme—seeks to integrate sustainable land management with agricultural practices. FOLUR, financed through the Global Environment Facility (GEF) focuses on preventing forest loss, promoting restoration, and integrating sustainability into coffee value chains and the food system.

Ethiopia’s Green Finance and Energy Landscape

UNDP commits to help Ethiopia innovatively mobilise US$ 2 billion in green financing by 2030 by helping the country explore green bonds, carbon credits, debt swaps, and payment for ecosystem services.

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Community-Led Initiative in Climate Resilience: Lessons from Bangladesh

This article explores the lessons drawn from the UNDP efforts in helping Bangladesh build climate resilience, highlighting the power of community action, and the integration of various projects and diversified approaches to tackle environmental challenges.

Climate Change and Navigating Business Challenges

The food manufacturing sector, like many others, is facing a significant challenge due to its reliance on agricultural products as a primary input.

Tackling access to clean cooking energy solutions

Data from the Ethiopian forest sector review3 and a study on forestry4 showed that traditional cooking practices have led to the rapid degradation of the country's forests, with an estimated annual loss of 140,000 hectares.

Lighting up rural schools and communities with solar energy

The 9KW solar energy setup at Kebbele Primary School, located in Sofi woreda of the Harar region, is benefiting the school and surrounding communities, which previously struggled due to a lack of electricity.

Making the investment case for clean air

In Ethiopia, ambient air pollution (AAP) and household air pollution (HAP) are significant public health and economic concerns impacting millions of people.

Investing in Data – Helping Ethiopia put in place systems to track disaster loss and damage

According to Landscape of Climate Finance in Africa 2024 report, only 23% of Africa’s estimated annual finance requirements to implement the NDCs and deliver on the 2030 climate goals is currently being met.

Access to groundwater to unlock sustainable solutions for the Horn of Africa

A new initiative called the Africa Groundwater Access Facility (GaFa) has been launched today to address water scarcity affecting millions in the Horn of Africa.

Rebuilding Lives and Livelihoods through forests

Through the Sweden-supported forest programme engaging with communities, 560 hectare of land was restored through assisted natural reforestation.

Clean Energy Investments

Clean energy investment is crucial to achieving gender equality and women's economic empowerment.

Ethiopia to Combat Deforestation and Boost Coffee Production

The Government of Ethiopia, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and with the support of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), jointly launched a major project to tackle deforestation, promote forest restoration, and integrate sustainability into the country's coffee value chains and food systems.