http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2009/10/23/15000-march-in-addis-ababa-ethiopia-for-international-day-of-climate-action/ Dispatches from the Youth Climate Movement Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:09:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2009/10/23/15000-march-in-addis-ababa-ethiopia-for-international-day-of-climate-action/#comment-88819 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 11:15:09 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/?p=13880#comment-88819 I’m an environmental activist from the U.S. who’s been volunteering for 2 months in Ethiopia, and had the opportunity to meet Tinebeb and learn about all of the amazing work that’s being done to fight climate change– from the community AND government levels. It’s true that Ethiopia faces vast health and poverty challenges, but these will only be exacerbated by climate change impacts of increased diseases, droughts, floods, and desertification. Citizens and youth around the country are truly mobilized by these challenges, and the Ethiopian government’s support for fighting these challenges is strong. The policy/legal framework is also positive; for example there are several sectoral policies such as health, environment, population, and rural development, which are compiled and produced as one poverty reduction strategy paper, The Plan for Accelerated and Sustained Development to End Poverty (PASDEP). The PASDEP cascades from the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and addresses issues mentioned in the MDGs, including climate change, and sectors work to attain the overall objective of sustainable development. I have the opportunity to participate in Addis Ababa’s Earth Day activities this year, and can assure you that many thousands of people will be galvanized in supoprt of integrated climate change and development solutions!

]]> http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2009/10/23/15000-march-in-addis-ababa-ethiopia-for-international-day-of-climate-action/#comment-82759 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:30:41 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/?p=13880#comment-82759 [...] the one that really caught my eye (and made my jaw drop in disbelief and admiration) was that of 15,000 Ethiopian students swarming though the streets of Addis Ababa brandishing 350 signs and whooping it up big time in [...]

]]> http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2009/10/23/15000-march-in-addis-ababa-ethiopia-for-international-day-of-climate-action/#comment-82389 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:59:54 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/?p=13880#comment-82389 This protest is orchestrated by the govt of Ethiopia, and they did it by bribing the people with food. Ethiopians have a lot more issue to worry about such as, human rights and finding food. Over 15 million are facing starvation right now (govt number of 6million is also under reported.) The Ethiopian govt is the most dangerous element threatening the existence of Ethiopia.
When you live in a democratic country you can worry about Climate Change, but when your people are being abused and starving to death, you can put that issue on the ‘back-burner’

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