From Climate Ambition to Action in Ethiopia

UNDP's current five year programme for Ethiopia prioritises strengthening the country's climate resilience and environmental sustainability.

Specifically, UNDP's intervention will:

Strengthen disaster risk management systems and early warning mechanisms in all regions.
Promote climate-smart agriculture, afforestation, and sustainable land use.
Expand access to renewable energy, especially in off-grid rural areas.
Mobilize climate finance, including from vertical funds like the Green Climate Fund and Global Environment Facility.

Through this focus, UNDP is committed to delivering on the following key results by 2030:

30 million people reached with climate early warning information
614,000 hectares of forest rehabilitated
US$1 billion mobilized in climate finance
Over 1 million households and businesses access clean energy

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AI and Disaster Resilience in Ethiopia

The value of AI in DRM is not technology for its own sake. Its value lies in improving decisions. AI can help institutions understand where risks are increasing, who is vulnerable, when action should begin, and how limited resources can be used more effectively.

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From Deployment to Decommissioning: Strengthening Ethiopia's Mini-Grid Ecosystem

Climate-related hazards continue to threaten lives, livelihoods, and development gains across Ethiopia. The recent Super El Niño has reinforced an important lesson: resilience is strengthened not only through better forecasts, but by ensuring that early warnings lead to timely and effective action.

From Early Warning to Early Action: Advancing Resilience in Ethiopia

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Resilient Future - Urban

Masemo Umar, 18, has been fishing from a young age, contributing his earnings to the family’s income. He recalls that when he started fishing, they caught 400 to 500 fish per day. But now, he and other fishermen would stay out the whole night, only catching forty or fifty fish a day,

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Partnership for Groundwater as Reliable Water Services in Somali Region, Ethiopia

Reliable access to water is essential for improving lives, supporting livelihoods, and strengthening resilience in drought-prone communities. The Groundwater programme in the Somali Regional Government, is funded by the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF).

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timbuktoo - From Tanzania's Cashew Potential to Local Opportunity

Rahami Agri Group joined the timbuktoo ManuTech Hub, based in Addis Ababa, through the Acceleration Readiness Bootcamp and later advanced into the Accelerator Programme.

UNDP at the Africa Early Warnings Forum

UNDP is at the Africa Early Warnings Forum taking place at the UN Conference Center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia this week. Ethiopia is part of a five-year multi-country EW4All project launched by UNDP in 2025.

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From Resistance to Results: How Ethiopia's Coffee Farmers Are Restoring Forests and Livelihoods

I was among those who initially questioned the rationale when the Global Environment Facility (GEF) identified coffee as one of the commodities associated with deforestation and food insecurity risks under its Food Systems, Land Use and Restoration (FOLUR) initiative.

Investing in Nature and People

UNDP's partnership with the Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority (EWCA) spans almost three decades, supporting Ethiopia's efforts to conserve its unique biodiversity and strengthen the management of protected areas.

Partnership: Building Stronger Early Warning Systems: Ethiopia's Investments in Capacity, Innovation and Regional Collaboration

As climate related hazards become more frequent and severe, strengthening early warning systems has become a critical priority for countries seeking to protect lives, livelihoods and development gains.

Tapping into Ethiopia's Water Abundance to Improve Water Access

When I graduated from university and joined Ethiopia's Ministry of Water Resources, I was filled with optimism and determination to contribute to the country's development. This abundance has earned the country the reputation of being the "Water Tower of Africa."

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Ethiopia’s pathway to scaling climate adaptation finance

In recent years, rainy seasons have become unpredictable. Major droughts have resulted in land degradation, failed crops and the deaths of millions of livestock. Climate change impacts are increasingly shaping everyday decisions about food, water and livelihoods.

Building Stronger Early Warning Systems

In Ethiopia, where droughts, floods, and landslides are increasingly affecting people, infrastructure and livelihoods, strengthening national early warning capability is not optional; it is a strategic priority.

Risk informing cities for resilience

Flooding has become a serious and life‑threatening concern for Milkiyas and his family, who first experienced it four years ago. The flood washed away much of his farmland, destroyed the community’s assets, and forced the neighbourhood to move to higher ground.

Partnership for Impact: UNDP and CIFF Invest in Sustainable Water Access in Ethiopia’s Somali Region

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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.

Ethiopia’s Green Finance and Energy Landscape Takes Center Stage at Annual Development Conference

Ethiopia’s commitment to innovative approaches to address persistent challenges in the realm of green finance and renewable energy will be spotlighted at UNDP’s Annual Development Conference.

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Community-Led Initiative in Climate Resilience: Lessons from Bangladesh

The visit was the first inter-regional knowledge exchange under the Sida Global pilot initiative implemented across nine countries, including Ethiopia.

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