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Ethiopia
Total REDD+ Finance Committed:
Total REDD+ Finance Disbursed:
Ethiopia is a country with high annual deforestation rate of around 0.93%. Recent estimates indicate that Ethiopia’s high-forest has declined from nearly 40% of land cover a century ago, to approximately 3.6%. To address this, Ethiopia has committed to developing REDD+. The government submitted a REDD+ Program Idea Note (R-PIN) in 2008 and a final REDD+ Preparation Proposal (R-PP) and Climate Resilient Green Economy (CRGE) strategy in 2011 to spearhead national efforts to reach carbon neutrality by 2025. A national REDD+ strategy is expected to be finalized during REDD+ Readiness implementation.
Recipients
Financing flows and institutions receiving funds committed for REDD+ activities in Ethiopia:
Commitments to recipients by location and type
Commitments by institution type and year
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Commitments to recipients by location and type
The initial institutions or “first recipients” receiving funding for REDD+ activities in Ethiopia are predominantly based in Ethiopia. About 68.8% of the total committed funds are scheduled to be received by the Government of Ethiopia, namely the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA). Additionally, international NGOs are scheduled to receive 30.5% of the total funds.
Secondary institutions or “second recipients” receiving REDD+ finance are not displayed in this chart, as they account for less than 1% of the total committed funds during 2009-2012. These second recipients are Ethiopian NGOs and academic institutions.
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Commitments by institution type and year
An annual breakdown highlights that there has been a significant increase in commitments in 2012, with the Ethiopian Government as the primary recipient. Ethiopian NGOs are set to receive the remainder (31%) of the funds committed. According to REDDX findings, private institutions, consultants, and international NGOs did not received any REDD+ finance commitments through 2012.
This project is part of the International Climate Initiative. The Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety supports this initiative on the basis of a decision adopted by the German Bundestag.