Ethiopia - The Climate Change and Energy Debate

Policy Briefs for Decision Makers: Ethiopia - The Climate Change and Energy Debate

This policy brief is aimed at policymakers and synthesizes the research project “Ethiopia - The Climate Change and Energy Debate” of the Future Cities Africa Initiative. The research demonstrated that there are a number of options available to decision-makers which can transform the energy landscape of secondary cities, and create multiple co-benefits in the process. Such a transformation is possible through:

• Opening-up the power sector to wider participation through an enabling regulatory framework;

• Exploring viable alternatives to biomass as a principal source of energy or improving the energy efficiency of biomass use;

• Improving data availability, awareness, and conducting strategic research to inform decision making on climate and energy; and

• Ensuring that urban development takes place in an inclusive and resource-efficient manner, through improved planning.