Promoting green urban industrialisation in Ethiopia

This policy brief by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) outlines strategies for promoting green urban industrialisation in Ethiopia, based on a study of the towns of Kombolcha and Mek’ele. It emphasizes the need for integrated planning, institutional capacity building, and a corridor approach to avoid carbon-intensive development pathways during rapid urbanisation.

• To promote green urban industrialisation in Ethiopia, the CDKN recommends identifying catalytic projects that link local and national priorities and looking for opportunities that extend beyond individual towns, cities, or single industrial parks.
• Improving institutional effectiveness is critical, as regional and city-level institutions often lack financial resources and capacity. The brief suggests building this effectiveness incrementally through regulatory changes and policy measures that fit existing capacities, while promoting collaboration among institutions and working within prevailing policies.
• Sustainable urban growth requires integrated planning and a supportive policy environment. National urban development spatial plans must be connected to local land-use and master plans, ensuring they reflect national climate strategies and local resource conditions. Additionally, industrial clusters should be approached by identifying infrastructure bottlenecks and centering investments on green growth.

APA

Climate and Development Knowledge Network (2018). Promoting green urban industrialisation in Ethiopia. https://cdkn.org/resource/policy-brief-green-industrialisation

Chicago

Climate and Development Knowledge Network. Promoting green urban industrialisation in Ethiopia. 2018. https://cdkn.org/resource/policy-brief-green-industrialisation.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climateanddevelopmentknowledgenetwork2018promoting, author = {{Climate and Development Knowledge Network}}, title = {{Promoting green urban industrialisation in Ethiopia}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2018}, month = jan, url = {https://cdkn.org/resource/policy-brief-green-industrialisation}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }