Addis Ababa (ENA) February 19/2023 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Demeke Mekonnen said Ethiopia’s Green Legacy Initiative is a flagship program designed to mitigate the multifaceted challenges that the country is facing. Speaking at the occasion, Demeke said Ethiopia’s Green Legacy Initiative is a flagship program that aims at providing various benefits to the development efforts in the country including the fight against environmental degradation and food security challenges. He added that perhaps this year the government is trying to integrate the green legacy program with other different development activities. According to him, the green legacy initiative of Ethiopia has also been giving hand to sustain the flow of those very important trans-boundary rivers located in the continent. Regionally the Green Legacy Initiative is a means to reinvigorate and sustain such connectivity among other African countries.

Source: Ethiopian News February 19, 2023 22:03 UTC