Ethiopia
Status under International Climate Change Law
- UNFCCC: signature (10 June 1992) and ratification (5 Apr 1994)
- KP: ratification (14 Apr 2005)
Quantified emission limitation or reduction commitment: NA - Vienna Convention: accession (11 Oct 1994)
- Montreal Protocol: accession (11 Oct 1994)
- LRTAP: NA
- Energy Charter: NA
- Energy Efficiency Protocol: NA
- Espoo Convention: NA
- 2030 Commitment: Reduce GHG emissions 64% by 2030 compared to “business as usual” projected emissions.
Federal Laws on Climate Change
Energy
- The Electricity Proclamation (No. 86-1997) (1997) [English and Amharic]
- Rural Electrification Fund Establishment Proclamation (No. 317) (2003) English and Amharic]
Forests and Land Use
- Forestry Conservation, Development and Utilization Proclamation No. 94 (1994) [English]
- Forest Development, Conservation and Utilization Proclamation (No. 542) (2007) [English and Amharic]
Environmental Impact Assessment
- Environmental Impact Assessment Proclamation (No. 299) (2002) [English and Amharic]
Others
- Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Commission Establishment Proclamation (1995, amended 2004 and 2008) [English and Amharic]
- Environment Policy of Ethiopia (1997) [Text not available]
- National Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Fund Establishment Proclamation (2000) [English]
- Environmental Pollution Control Proclamation (No. 300) (2002) [English and Amharic]
Government Documents
- First National Communication to the UNFCCC (2001) [English]
- National Adaptation Programme of Action (2008) [English]
- Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (2010) [English]
- Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP) 2011-2015 (2011) [English]
- Climate-Resilient Green Economy (CRGE) Initiative (2011) [English]
- Scaling-Up Renewable Energy Program (2012) [English]
Factual Matters
- United Nations Statistics Division, Environmental Statistics Snapshot (2013)
Summaries of legislation compiled from Nachmany, M., et al. 2014. “The GLOBE Climate Legislation Study: A Review of Climate Change Legislation in 66 Countries. Fourth Edition.” London: GLOBE International and the Grantham Research Institute, London School of Economics.
Updated as of: December 30, 2014