Ethiopia - Addis Abeba
The Urban Pathways Implementation Tracker is tracking the Projects Progress
The Urban Pathways Implementation Tracker is tracking the Projects Progress
City Profile: Addis Abeba
Addis Ababa is the capital city of Ethiopia and represents the political and economic hub of the country. The population of the city as at 2010 was projected at 3,009,130growing at an annual rate of 2.1% (Atlas of Urban Expansion, 2016). Addis Ababa is noted to be among the fastest growing metropolises in Africa; consequently, the city is facing the common problems associated with rapid urban growth including inadequate transport infrastructure and services, energy supply insufficiency, and challenges encountered with urban waste management (Ethiopia Ministry of Transport, 2011). The dominant economic activity in Addis Ababa is trade and commerce. Other economic sectors which offer most employment opportunities in the city include: manufacturing and industry, home making, civil administration, transport and communication (Government of Ethiopia, 2018). The UN-Habitat, reporting on the state of Addis Ababa in 2017, noted that there has been rapid economic development in the city over the years; and that the service sector continues to dominate the city’s economy (UN-Habitat, 2017).
Addis Ababa is the capital city of Ethiopia and represents the political and economic hub of the country. The population of the city as at 2010 was projected at 3,009,130growing at an annual rate of 2.1% (Atlas of Urban Expansion, 2016). Addis Ababa is noted to be among the fastest growing metropolises in Africa; consequently, the city is facing the common problems associated with rapid urban growth including inadequate transport infrastructure and services, energy supply insufficiency, and challenges encountered with urban waste management (Ethiopia Ministry of Transport, 2011). The dominant economic activity in Addis Ababa is trade and commerce. Other economic sectors which offer most employment opportunities in the city include: manufacturing and industry, home making, civil administration, transport and communication (Government of Ethiopia, 2018). The UN-Habitat, reporting on the state of Addis Ababa in 2017, noted that there has been rapid economic development in the city over the years; and that the service sector continues to dominate the city’s economy (UN-Habitat, 2017).
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Addis Ababa
Pilot and Demonstration Action Car Free Days in 2019 The aim of the project “Scaling up safe street design in Ethiopia” is to strengthen the capacity of Ethiopia to better design and implement policies that prioritize the needs of pedestrians and cyclists. The project is on- going and will provide technical support to officials in Addis Ababa in their ongoing efforts to upgrade over the coming year more than 50 km of footpaths and introduce new bicycle lanes; to build on the government’s ongoing focus to better design and implement policies and make investment decisions that prioritize the needs of pedes- trians and cyclists. The project is funded through the UN Road Safety Trust Fund. Urban Pathways supported the proposal in October 2018. Budget: 200,000 USD |
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In its Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) communicated to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC),Ethiopia commits to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 64% of the business-as-usual (BAU) scenario by 2030; translating into a reduction of 255MtCO2e. Ethiopia’s INDCs are founded from the country’s Climate Resilient Green Economy (CRGE) Strategy, which prescribes strategies and defines objec- tives to tackle the effects of climate change inEthiopia. As indicated in the INDC, Ethiopia aimsto attain carbon-neutral development in the long term. To be able to achieve these, the following sectors require some interventions in addressing climate change: Agriculture, Forestry, Transport,
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