Ethiopia addresses climate change through its Climate Resilient Green Economy (CRGE) strategy. CRGE is integrated into the country’s national development plans and forms the basis for its Nationally Determined Contributions under the Paris Agreement. The livestock sector is one of seven priority areas of the CRGE for climate change adaptation, resilience building and greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation. Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) of the CRGE implementation process and its climate effects in the livestock sector is crucial to enable the country to leverage additional climate finance investment, inform domestic policies and meet its international obligations. The project complements the 3-year CCAFS project “Enhancing capacities for MRV of sustainable livestock action in Kenya and Ethiopia”, which is also being implemented by UNIQUE.

• Improve methods and procedures used to produce and manage the livestock activity data required for MRV.
• Develop innovations for improved data collection and management.
• Align MRV innovations to be piloted with needs identified in the initial Tier 2 livestock GHG inventory.
• Support stakeholders in adopting user-validated innovations methods.