Ethiopia to Launch Six-month Nationwide Pollution Mitigation Campaign

Addis Ababa, March 8, 2025 (ENA)—A six-month national pollution prevention campaign will be launched in the near future, Director General of the Ethiopian Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), Lelise Neme announced.

Lelise told ENA that protecting the environment requires collective action across all sections of the society.

The second anti-pollution campaign will be held under the theme: "Making cleaning and greening Ethiopia a culture", the director general added. 

The campaign intends to raise public awareness on various environmental pollution types and necessary proactive prevention measures.

She emphasized the significance of awareness raising initiatives to empower the public in identifying and preventing pollution.

The director general added that both producers and consumers of recyclable plastics should enforce laws on plastic pollution.

She stressed the importance of educating all segments of the society and institutions on proper disposal practices for solid and hazardous waste.

Expressing the strict enforcement of laws requiring environmental and social impact assessments for all government and private projects, she stated that non-compliance with these regulations will result in legal consequences.

According to the director general, future projects will set priorities for community health and environmental safety, Lelise stated.