ነሐሴ 6, 2026
አዲስ አበባ
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ወሳኝ የሆነ ዲፕሎማሲያዊ የስልጣን ዘመን ማብቃቱን በሚያመለክት ኦፊሴላዊ የስንብት ሥነ ሥርዓት ላይ, የኢትዮጵያ የደን ልማት (ኢ.ፌ.ዲ.ዲ) በኢትዮጵያ የሮያል የኖርዌይ አምባሳደርን ተሰናበቱ, Stian Christensen.
በደን ጥበቃ ዙሪያ ለአስር አመታት ጠንካራ የሁለትዮሽ ትብብር ተከብሯል።, የደን መልክዓ ምድሩን መልሶ ማቋቋም, ዘላቂ የደን አስተዳደር, የደን ዘርፍ ለውጥ, የአየር ንብረት መቋቋም, እና የካርቦን ፋይናንስ, በኢትዮጵያ እና በኖርዌይ መካከል ያለውን አጋርነት ወደ ላቀ ደረጃ ለማሸጋገር አምባሳደር ክሪስቴንሰን የተጫወቱትን ሚና በማክበር.
የስንብት ሥነ ሥርዓቱ የሚከተሉትን ዓላማዎች ለማሳካት ያለመ ነበር።.
1. የአየር ንብረት ዲፕሎማሲ ቁልፍ አርክቴክትን ማክበር
በዲፕሎማቲክ አገልግሎቱ ወቅት, አምባሳደር ስቲያን ክሪስቴንሰን እንደ ዘላቂ የደን አስተዳደር እና የተፈጥሮ ሀብት ጥበቃ ላሉ የአየር ንብረት ተግባራት ግንባር ቀደም ድምጽ ሆነው ብቅ አሉ።. በእሱ የስልጣን ዘመን, the climate and forestry partnership agreement reached between Norway and Ethiopia and transitioned from foundational project-based support into a mature, market-linked and results-based financial model.
Speaking during the farewell event representatives of the Ethiopian Government reiterated that Ambassador Christensen’s diplomatic leadership bridged high-level climate policy with community-based execution on the ground. His commitment transformed the bilateral agenda of both countries into a practical, results-driven model for sustainable forest management.
2. የኢትዮጵያ የደን ልማት (ኢ.ፌ.ዲ.ዲ) Leadership
Ambassador Christensen consistently championed a results-based payment mechanism. In Norway’s view, paying for verified outcomes rather than unmeasured activities reinforces long-term accountability, fosters national ownership, and builds rural resilience against compounding climate shocks.
Ambassador Christensen has been a leading voice in emphasizing the need to restore and conserve the highlands of Ethiopia for regional stability. He stated that whether anyone knowingly or unknowingly downplays the regional significance of the Ethiopian highlands, their importance is of paramount scale as a vital water source and for the mitigation of regional climate change.
3. The Scale of Norwegian Support to
Ethiopia’s Forest Sector
The Royal Norwegian Government has long been Ethiopia’s largest bilateral donor in sustainable forest management and REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) activities in general
4. Key Strategic Funding & Milestones.
4.1. Long-Term Financial Investment: Since 2017, Norway has committed over $130 million in direct support for Ethiopia’s climate and forest initiatives.
4.2. Extended Bilateral Agreements: አንድ $75 million agreement extends Norwegian support up to 2030, targeting certified emission reductions, standing forest protection, and market readiness for forest products.
4.3. REDD+ Investment Program Phase II (RIP II): Supported by a $25 million grant, Phase II focuses on landscape restoration, seedling quality improvement via the PATSPO project, and institutional capacity building across regional and woreda (district) levels.
5. Combatting Forest Loss and Mitigating Climate Change.
For Ethiopia where agriculture forms the backbone of the economy, forest degradation directly threatens rural livelihoods, soil fertility, and water catchments. Hence, Norwegian support directly targets these national benchmarks through a three-pillar mitigation approach:
5.1. Carbon Sequestration: Forests represent Ethiopia’s largest potential carbon sink. Norwegian-backed initiatives help capture carbon, directly driving the nation’s goal of reducing 130 million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent (MtCO₂e) annually by 2030.
5.2. Deforestation Control: By creating sustainable market systems for non-timber forest products (such as forest coffee and spices) and supporting community-managed forests, the program reduces rural economic reliance on forest clearing.
5.3. Synergy with the Green Legacy Initiative: Norwegian technical and financial support reinforces Ethiopia’s nationwide tree-planting movement, which has seen tens of billions of seedlings planted since 2019 to reclaim eroded watersheds.
6. Overcoming Deforestation: The Norwegian Perspective.
From Norway’s perspective, tropical and highland forest conservation is one of the most cost-effective global mechanisms to halt biodiversity loss and slow planetary warming.
During the farewell event, የኖርዌይ አምባሳደር ለወደፊቱ አጋርነት ሶስት ዋና ዋና ምሰሶዎችን አፅንዖት ሰጥቷል.
6.1. ማህበረሰብን ያማከለ ጥበቃ: ኢንቨስትመንቱ ህብረተሰቡን ተጠቃሚ የሚያደርግና ከትውልድ የሚዘልቅ የአካባቢ ጥበቃ ስልቶች ለአካባቢው አርሶ አደሮች እና ለደን ጥገኛ ማህበረሰቦች ተጨባጭ ኢኮኖሚያዊ ጠቀሜታዎች ማስረከብ አለባቸው።.
6.2. ከዓለም አቀፍ ደረጃዎች ጋር መጣጣም: ኢትዮጵያ ጥብቅ የካርበን ማረጋገጫ ደረጃዎችን እና አለም አቀፍ የካርበን ንግድ መስፈርቶችን እንድታሟላ የሚደረገው ድጋፍ ይቀጥላል, besides compliance with the European Regulation on Deforestation-free Products (EUDR) for key forest product exports like Ethiopian coffee.
6.3. Global Climate Leadership: Norway lauded Ethiopia’s proactive role in shaping international environmental policy—highlighted by its appointment as host of the COP32 UN Climate Change Conference in November 2027 በአዲስ አበባ.
7. A Lasting Legacy
As Ambassador Stian Christensen completes his tenure, የኢትዮጵያ የደን ልማት እና የኖርዌይ ሮያል ኤምባሲ ባለፉት አመታት የተዘረጋው መዋቅራዊ መሰረት ቀጣይነት ያለው ቀጣይነት እንዲኖረው እንደሚያስችል አጽንኦት ሰጥተዋል።.
ዘርፉ ከተለወጠ ጋር, የሰውም ሆነ የመዋቅር አቅሙ ተጠናክሯል።, እና በውጤት ላይ የተመሰረተ ፋይናንስ ተቆልፏል 2030, የኢትዮጵያ እና የኖርዌይ አጋርነት ለዓለም አቀፍ የአካባቢ ጥበቃ ትብብር እንደ ዓለም አቀፍ መለኪያ ነው።.
