The government of Ethiopia considers climate change as one of its priorities in responding to the country’s long-term development needs. 

The nation’s widely acclaimed Climate Resilient Green Economy strategy has called for annual spending of $7.5 billion.

With federal budgetary resources for climate change relevant actions estimated to be in the order of $440 million per year, and international sources adding an uncertain amount that may be in the tens of million dollars per year, there appears to be a major financing gap.

Therefore, if the CRGE strategy is to be delivered, much more effort needs to be exerted to mobilise additional resources both domestically and externally.