Addis Ababa, June 5, 2025 (FMC) — Nationwide environmental protection and sustained efforts in green development should be carried out to realize Clean Ethiopia movement, Director General of the Environmental Protection Authority Lelise Neme said.
Ethiopia officially launched the second round Clean Ethiopia and Green Development Movement in Addis Ababa today.
Speaking at the launch event, Lelise stated that Clean Ethiopia Movement is a powerful platform for public engagement and collective endeavour, underscoring that environmental protection is a shared duty among all citizens.
The director general emphasized that achieving Clean Ethiopia required sustained and nationwide efforts.
Recalling the success stories of first round movement, she noted that the movement not only helped reduce pollution but also promoted citizens’ rights to live in clean and healthy environment.
She added the activities undertaken during the first round yielded promising results.
The launch of the second round Clean Ethiopia and Green Development aims to expand environmental protection and green development efforts across all regions of the country, she emphasized, adding that over the next six months, more than 15 million citizens are expected to participate in community clean-up campaigns and related initiatives.
Lelise also stressed that the Authority will strengthen enforcement of environmental protection laws and raise public awareness campaigns on prevention of pollution and related issues.
Meanwhile, Social Affairs Advisors to the Prime Minster, Deacon Daniel Kibret urged the mass media to strengthen their responsibilities by integrating green economy and cleanness with the national development.
Daniel made the remarks at a panel discussion held today as part of the launch of the second Clean Ethiopia and Green Development Movement under the theme “ Role of the Media in Clean Ethiopia and Environmental Protection”.
According to him, Ethiopians have good culture of preserving their environment.
The government has carried out enormous activities regarding green development and environmental protection, he said.
Stating that Clean Ethiopia is part of this initiative, Daniel said that the mass media should make concerted efforts with a view to achieving the intended outcomes through the Clean Ethiopia initiative.
He added that the development endeavors in the country are aligned with environmental protection and green development, according to ENA’s report.
The mass media in particular should bolster their efforts in making Ethiopia Clean and green, he urged.
In this regard, the second Clean and Green Ethiopia will create enabling environment, he said, adding successive public awareness raising creations should be carried out.