The proclamation attributes human and property accidents to deficiencies in vehicle registration and inspection, among others. The proclamation applies to vehicles operating on Ethiopian roads. It defines key terms, addresses registration and title certification, identification number plates; both permanent and temporary, and other provisions therein.

The proclamation recognises the existing gap between domestic and international demand for sugar and its current supply. It also points to the lack of private sector players in the industry, due to the huge investment it commands. The government thus wishes to establish the fund to address these challenges. The sugar development fund is established. The proclamation details source of funds, its utilization, administration, and account of the fund.

This contains strategies for the engagement of actors and stakeholders towards stimulation of the agro-industrial sector (dairy sub-sector). These strategies have an overarching goal to achieve poverty reduction and economic growth.

The working strategy sets out towards improving the maize value chain, as the product represents Ethiopia’s leading cereal in terms of production, and highlights its importance to the country’s food security status and economic development. The strategy works towards harmonising all the components of the maize sector along the value chain. It highlights the core components of the value chain; research and technology development; access to inputs; on-
farm production; post-harvest processing and storage; and trade, marketing and demand sinks. The overall mission of the strategy is to; “Build capacity among, provide comprehensive advisory support to, and technically backstop key stakeholders along the value chain to significantly improve the productivity and competitiveness of the maize industry”.

This Climate Resilience Strategy focuses on the agriculture and forestry sectors due to their importance to national income and livelihoods. Focus on agriculture appears logical, and particularly crucial, as it is a sector that is climate-dependent, and therefore vulnerable to the future impacts of climate change. “This Climate Resilience Strategy has three objectives; To identify the impact of current weather variability and projected future climate change on Ethiopia; To identify ways to build climate resilience and reduce the impact of current weather variability and future climate change, and estimate their cost; To map the steps necessary to finance and implement efforts to build climate resilience”.

Ethiopia’s climate-resilient green economy’s vision is to attain middle-income status by 2025, leveraging on rapid economic growth and improved resilience to climate change. It seeks to harness the potentials of the sector in attaining sustainable agriculture, increased energy efficiency and conservation, and reduced greenhouse gas emissions.

The National REDD+ Strategy is primarily developed to complement climate-resilient green economy efforts, particularly in the forestry and wildlife sector. The primary goal is to reduce deforestation, and forest degradation, while promoting afforestation, reforestation, and sustainable management of forest resources. It also places importance on strengthening the relevant institutions charged with leading the vision for a green economy, as enshrined in the CRGE vision and goals.

The main objective of the water sector strategy is to coordinate and take charge of implementing the water resources management policy. The strategy adopts the principles of the water resources management policy, some of which are: Water is a natural endowment commonly owned by all the people of Ethiopia; As far as conditions permit, every Ethiopian citizen shall have access to sufficient water of acceptable quality to satisfy basic human needs; and To significantly contribute to development, water will be recognised both as an economic and social good.

“The food security programme (FSP) is designed to help chronically food insecure households reach a level of food security necessary for an active and healthy life. the programme is premised on three components: resettlement, productive safety nets, and other food security interventions. The FSP rests on 3 pillars; improved access to food, increased availability of food and strengthened emergency response capabilities.

This is the fifth phase of the Education Sector Development Programme. It has the ultimate aim of ensuring the education sector contributes to, and complements other plans, to attain Ethiopia’s long term goal of becoming a middle-income country. It discusses the challenges the geographic distribution of the population can pose and the opportunity therein if the right investments are made. It focuses on ensuring equitable access to quality basic education at all levels and developing human skills and potential through training.

The strategy provides a comprehensive guideline to coordinate all efforts and activities towards improving nutrition status. The main objective of the strategy is to ensure optimum nutrition for all citizens. It however prioritises pregnant and lactating women, infants and children under five years of age, people living with HIV/AIDS, displaced population groups, food-insecure households, and some other population groups.

“The National Strategy and Action Plan for the Implementation of the Great Green Wall highlight the evolution of the Great Green Wall for the Sahel and Sahara Initiative (GGWSSI); presents an assessment of Ethiopia’s biophysical, socio-economic and policy, legislation and institutional aspects as they relate to the initiative and potential areas across the GGWSSI development. The strategy consists of six pillars namely: sustainable management of natural resources and improved production systems, development of basic socio-economic infrastructures, development of income-generating activities, promotion of good local governance, capacity building of stakeholders, and research and knowledge management. The overall goal of the GGWSSI is to improve the resilience of human and natural systems in the Sahel-Saharan zone against climate changes”.

The strategy acts on the premise that children’s learning abilities are impaired by poor health and nutrition. The strategy shifts the focus of health and nutrition needs away from pre-school children and mere survival, to school-age children, and better quality of life. Its goal is to improve access and educational achievement of school children through health and nutrition interventions. It also pushes towards coordination of all school health nutrition activities and interventions.

“This strategy includes effective antimicrobial resistance (AMR) prevention and containment of the ever-increasing range of infectious threats caused by bacteria, parasites, viruses, and fungi in humans, animals, agriculture, and the environment. The multiple stakeholders across sectors and the whole of society will be coordinated for the prevention and containment of AMR. The vision of the strategy is a society where antimicrobials are recognized and managed as a valuable and shared resource, maintaining their efficacy so that infections in humans and animals remain treatable and communities continue to benefit from the advances that antimicrobials enable”.

“This Water Resources Management Policy of Ethiopia aims at enhancing the development of the country’s water resources to make an optimum contribution to accelerated socio-economic growth. The overall goal of the Policy is to enhance and promote all national efforts towards the efficient, equitable and optimum utilization of the available Water Resources of Ethiopia for significant socioeconomic development on a sustainable basis. Its objectives are Development of the water resources of the country for economic and social benefits of the people, on an equitable and sustainable basis; allocation and apportionment of water, based on comprehensive and integrated plans and optimum allocation principles that incorporate the efficiency of use, equity of access, and sustainability of the resource; managing and combating drought and floods; conserving, protecting and enhancing water resources and the overall aquatic environment on a sustainable basis”.

The overarching goal of this strategy is to improve infant and young child feeding practices in Ethiopia. The Strategy provides technical guidance for mothers, on infant and young children feeding, and providing recommendations.

The policy acknowledges the non-realization of the potential benefits inherent in the country’s wildlife and forestry sector. It states that the threats faced by the sector arise from illegal and improper land use ranging from illegal encroachment, poaching, and settlement. The strategy and policy follow from existing international natural resources and development principles in seeking to arrest the rapid decline in the numbers of wildlife, and realization of the potential in the sector in form of tourism, sports, and trade. The major objective of the policy is to create a conducive environment whereby the country’s wildlife and their habitats are protected and developed sustainably.

This document is the fourth volume of the national policy on natural resources and the environment. Volume 1 examined the underlying state of the country’s natural resources, volume II presented a policy and strategic framework for the sustainable use of the resources, while III dealt with questions arising with regards to institutions and implementation plans for the strategies. This volume IV highlights plans and actions across a framework of cross-sectoral and sectoral programmes to translate the strategies in volume II into actionable activities.

This highlights the holistic plans of the transitional government for Ethiopia. The general policy pointers include the democratization and decentralization of the health service system; the development of the preventive and promotive components of health care; development of an equitable and acceptable standard of the health service system that will reach all segments of the population within the limits of recourses; promoting and strengthening of intersectoral activities; the provision of health care for the population on a scheme of payment according to ability with special assistance mechanisms for those who cannot afford to pay; and promoting the participation of the private sector and non-governmental organizations in health care.

The Agriculture and Natural Resources Sector Growth and Transformation Plan II (ANR-GTP II) follows from the First Growth and Transformation Plan and leverages on the lessons drawn from its implementation. The ANR GTP II represents the agriculture and natural resources national visions, goals, and strategies aimed at contributing towards the national target of achieving a Middle-Income economy.