{"id":1412,"date":"2025-09-08T09:24:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T09:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/?p=1412"},"modified":"2025-09-08T09:28:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T09:28:51","slug":"ethiopia-reaffirms-climate-leadership-at-the-2nd-african-climate-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/2025\/09\/08\/ethiopia-reaffirms-climate-leadership-at-the-2nd-african-climate-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethiopia Reaffirms Climate Leadership at the 2nd African Climate Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Pagume 3, 2017<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ethiopia\u2019s Minister of Planning and Development, H.E. Dr. Fitsum Assefa, delivered a powerful speech at the 2nd African Climate Summit, emphasizing the importance of bold, African-led climate initiatives and strategic investments in the continent\u2019s green economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Addressing regional leaders and international partners, Dr. Fitsum highlighted Ethiopia\u2019s longstanding dedication to climate resilience, referencing efforts in reforestation, renewable energy development, and data-driven planning. She called on African nations to not only respond to climate change but to take a leadership role, urging governments to incorporate climate data into their development strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Featured prominently in the summit\u2019s official broadcast, Dr. Fitsum positioned Ethiopia as a leader in sustainable development on the continent. She stressed that Africa\u2019s transition to a green economy is not just an ethical imperative but also a promising investment opportunity, aligning with earlier discussions on inclusive financing and regional collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The summit also showcased Ethiopia\u2019s expanding diplomatic influence, including new partnerships like the Ethiopia-Morocco initiative for the upcoming 2025 Climate Summit. Throughout the event, Dr. Fitsum\u2019s message of innovation, unity, and urgency underscored Ethiopia\u2019s commitment to shaping Africa\u2019s climate future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ethiopia\u2019s participation at ACS2 reaffirmed its role as a catalyst for transformative climate policies and a champion of equitable, data-informed solutions across Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"934\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/image-6-1024x934.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/image-6-1024x934.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/image-6-300x274.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/image-6-768x701.png 768w, https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/image-6.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pagume 3, 2017 Ethiopia\u2019s Minister of Planning and Development, H.E. Dr. Fitsum Assefa, delivered a powerful speech at the 2nd African Climate Summit, emphasizing the importance of bold, African-led climate initiatives and strategic investments in the continent\u2019s green economy. Addressing regional leaders and international partners, Dr. Fitsum highlighted Ethiopia\u2019s longstanding dedication to climate resilience, referencing&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news_en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1412","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1412"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1412\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1415,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1412\/revisions\/1415"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}