Climate Conventions and Africa/Ethiopia.

The African region is highly vulnerable to climate change due to its low level of development, structural rigidity, rain-fed agriculture, rampant natural resources degradation and depletion, land mismanagement, among others. Ethiopia is one of the countries that have experienced the effects of climate change. In response, the country is taking far-reaching ventures to redress the negative consequences of climate change and build a green economy.
The Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI), School of Economics of Addis Ababa University, and the Environmental Economics Policy Forum for Ethiopia (EEPFE) Project have been engaged in desk review studies on three dimensions of climate change, viz. “Climate Finance, Climate Conventions, Carbon Markets and Implication for Africa/Ethiopia”. The reports are produced in three separate volumes pertaining to each sub-theme. This volume focuses on “Climate Conventions and Africa/Ethiopia”. That climate change is a real threat to our planet is widely recognized both in the developed and developing countries from social, economic, and environmental perspectives. Ever since the wide recognition of the adverse impacts of climate change, there have been a number of related international treaties and conventions in place. Although such agreements have been ratified and implemented to some degree, there is still need to review and interpret these conventions from the point of view of their short to long-term implications on Africa. The views and analyses provided herein shed light on the critical issues that need to be considered in climate negotiations in the context of Africa

Publisher: Ethiopian Development Research Institute
Edition: Research report 15
Year of Publication: 2012