The objective of this Scoping Study: Integration of Poverty and Sustainability into National Development Planning is to assess the extent to which Ethiopia has adopted integrated approaches in its development planning process and transitions to more inclusive, greener economies; and, identify the remaining gaps, the key challenges, bottlenecks and constraints faced towards integration and the reasons for these challenges, in order to strengthen and deepen knowledge on integrated development approaches for development programming by the Government, as well as other development partners.
The study used a common methodology, a template which was designed for this purpose by UNDP. Data for the study were collected through desk reviews of existing documents (policies, strategies, programmes, reports, etc.) and through key informant interviews with respondents from donors, sector ministries, and other non-state actors.
Ethiopian society, economy and environment are so intimately interlinked that systematic attention is essential if clashes are to be resolved and synergies realised.
For more than a decade, African economies have achieved impressive and sustained growth. In 2014, growth rates averaged 3.9 per cent – only East and South Asia grew faster, at 5.0 per cent.