Addis Ababa – January 28, 2021: In a bid to realize Ethiopia’s vision of building a carbon-neutral and climate-resilient economy, H.E Ahmed Shed met with a high-level delegation led by the Honorable Alok Sharma, COP26 President. The Minister expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the United Kingdom for supporting climate change adaption and mitigation programs in the country.

Minister Ahmed also explained the various policies and legal measures taken by the Ethiopian Government to build a climate-resilient economy. He also said mainstreaming climate change adaptation is stipulated in the ten-years plan of the country.

The achievements of the Green legacy initiative of H.E. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed were also discussed by the Finance Minister.

Honorable Sharma said the success of the climate agenda is important to reduce emissions, strengthen adaptation, increase international cooperation, and making finances available for climate action. The MP expressed his appreciation to the Ethiopian Government for tackling deforestation and climate change in the country and said Ethiopia needs to showcase its success as a model for other countries in the region.

Minister Ahmed concluded by saying it is critical to build global consensus on cutting carbon emissions and increase the resilience of vulnerable countries to the impacts of climate change. He also said Ethiopia will fully support UK’s effort to make the United Nations climate summit 2021, COP26, in Glasgow a success. We also believe that the UK will continue to support Ethiopia's vision of building disaster risk and a climate-resilient green economy.