Integrated Land Use Planning and Governance for Sustainable Resource Management in Ethiopia

About this project

Contract related to: Integrated Land Use Planning and Governance for Sustainable Resource Management in Ethiopia - Aligned with the Global Gateway priorities, namely ¿Climate & Energy¿ and ¿Digital¿. This Action strengthens land governance as a foundation for climate action and sustainable land use, land management, tenure security, responsible infrastructural investments in agriculture, digital services for land administration, contributing to Ethiopia¿s environmental and socio-economic resilience, and contributing to protect and promote European investments in agribusiness. The Action addresses critical challenges in Ethiopia¿s land governance, including:·High greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from land use: the AFOLU sector contributes 85% of total emissions (MtCO2eq), driven by deforestation, land degradation, and poor land management practices. ·Tenure insecurity: weak land administration and incomplete guarantees of land rights reduce incentives for sustainable practices and investments.·Challenges in pastoral areas: customary institutions dominate, statutory laws barely reflect the pastoral context and thus are weakly enforced , and vulnerable groups, including women, face increased marginalization. ·Uncoordinated land use: lack of land use policy and planning has led to significant land degradation (deforestation, soil erosion) dwindling of surface and underground hydrology, reduced agricultural productivity, high land fragmentation and food insecurity. ·Insti…

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 5Gender Equality
• 13Climate Action
• 15Life on Land

Published by

European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships · Other public sector

Countries

Ethiopia

Sectors

Agricultural policy and administrative managementSocial ProtectionEnvironmental policy and administrative management

Focus

Biodiversity · Also contributesGender equality · Also contributesEnvironment · Also contributesGood governance · Main focusClimate mitigation · Also contributesClimate adaptation · Also contributesDesertification · Also contributesDisaster risk reduction · Also contributes

Funded by

European Commission

Implemented by

DEUTSCHE GESELLSCHAFT FUR INTERNATIONALE ZUSAMMENARBEIT (GIZ) GMBH

Accountable

Third Country Government (Delegated co-operation)

Passes funds through

Directorate-General for International Partnerships

Published by European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 29 Sept 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XI-IATI-EC_INTPA-2026-PC-73059.

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