This policy brief is the second in a series of six briefs drawn from the fifth edition of the Sustainable Development Report on Africa, a joint publication of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the United Nations nvironmentProgramme, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization and the United Nations Development Programme on the theme “achieving sustainable development in Africa through inclusive green growth”. The brief highlights the role of agriculture in promoting inclusive green growth in the region.
Implementing inclusive green growth interventions in subsectors of agriculture including the crop, agro forestry and livestrock will bring value addition by enchaing productivity and increasing household revenue while reducing vulnerability to the growing threats of climate change. The report provides best practices from various subsector and summarises lessons learned.
This policy brief is the third in a series of six briefs drawn from the fifth edition of the Sustainable Development Report on Africa.
It is a joint publication of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the United Nations Environment Programme, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization and the United Nations Development Programme on the theme “achieving sustainable development in Africa through inclusive green growth”. The brief highlights the role of ecosystem goods and services in promoting inclusive green growth in the region.
This policy brief is the fourth in a series of six briefs drawn from the fifth edition of the Sustainable Development Report on Africa, a joint publication of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the United Nations Environment Programme, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization and the United Nations Development Programme on the theme “achieving sustainable development in Africa through inclusive green growth”. The brief highlights the role of energy in promoting inclusive green growth in the region.
This policy brief provides trends in inclusive green growth in the energy sector and addresses challenges and opportunities with regards to the current supply level, policy reforms to improve energy intensity, access as well as efficiency. It provides a short case study on Ethiopia.
This policy brief is the fifth in a series of six briefs drawn from the fifth edition of the Sustainable Development Report on Africa, a joint publication of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the United Nations Environment Programme, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization and the United Nations Development Programme on the theme “achieving sustainable development in Africa through inclusive green growth”. The brief highlights the role of industry in promoting inclusive green growth in the region.
The African Economic Outlook (AEO) 2016 presents the current state of economic and social development in Africa and projects the outlook for the coming two years. The AEO is a product of collaborative work by three international partners: the African Development Bank, the OECD Development Centre and the United Nations Development Programme.
The AEO 2016 shows that the continent is performing well in regard to economic, social and governance issues and has encouraging prospects for the near future. With its special theme on sustainable cities and structural transformation, this edition looks closely at Africa’s distinctive pathways towards urbanisation and at how this is increasingly shifting economic resources towards more productive activities.