Meteorology & Hydrology Faculty, Arba Minch University

𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐚'𝐬 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞: 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐨𝐩𝐞, 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲

𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐲

As prepares for another landmark chapter of its Green Legacy Initiative, the country is once again demonstrating its commitment to environmental sustainability, climate resilience, and sustainable development. This year's ambitious goal of planting 800 million tree seedlings in a single day reflects Ethiopia's enduring vision of building a greener, more resilient, and prosperous future.

Launched under the leadership of H.E. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali, the Green Legacy Initiative has evolved into one of the world's largest community-led environmental restoration campaigns. The initiative goes beyond tree planting by restoring degraded landscapes, conserving biodiversity, improving water resources, strengthening food security, creating green jobs, and enhancing resilience to climate change.

Guided by the inspiring message "Let's Plant Hope" and the slogan "One Seedling, A Thousand Hopes," the initiative highlights the transformative power of collective action in addressing global environmental challenges while fostering national unity and shared responsibility.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐚: 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐲

The Ethiopian Permanent Mission in Geneva plays an important role in advancing Ethiopia's environmental priorities within the multilateral system. As Ethiopia's representative to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva, the Mission actively promotes the country's commitment to climate action, environmental sustainability, biodiversity conservation, and nature-based solutions.

By showcasing Ethiopia's experience through multilateral dialogue, policy discussions, and international partnerships, the Mission contributes to strengthening global awareness of innovative African solutions to climate challenges while reinforcing Ethiopia's role as a constructive partner in international environmental governance.

As the nation counts down to this year's historic planting campaign, the Ethiopian Permanent Mission in Geneva reaffirms its commitment to promoting Ethiopia's environmental achievements, fostering international collaboration, and supporting global efforts toward a greener, more resilient, and sustainable future.
Together, we plant not only trees, but hope, resilience, and prosperity for generations to come.



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El Niño is predicted by monitoring conditions in the tropical Pacific Ocean and using climate models to estimate how they might evolve over the coming months.

Monitoring relies on a global network of observations, including satellites, ocean buoys, research ships and atmospheric measurements operated by National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) and international partners. These forecasts draw on observations of sea-surface temperatures, winds, rainfall, air pressure and ocean heat content.

Seasonal forecast models today can predict climate patterns one to six months in advance. One of the main tools used to track ENSO events is the Oceanic Niño Index (ONI) which measures whether sea-surface temperatures in a key area of the equatorial Pacific are warmer or cooler than their long-term average over a three-month period. Warmer-than-average conditions point to El Niño, while cooler-than-average conditions point to La Niña.

In a warming climate, scientists are also looking at the Relative Oceanic Niño Index (RONI). It measures how warm or cool the equatorial Pacific is compared to the rest of the tropics at the same time. This helps separate ENSO conditions from the broader warming of the global ocean.