
This technical note introduces a methodology for evaluating the regional status of investments in nature-based solutions in sub-Saharan Africa.

The action plan aims to advance the climate change aspects of the World Bank's Green, Resilient, and Inclusive Development (GRID) approach, which pursues poverty eradication and shared prosperity with a sustainability lens.

The report focuses on the important role of nature-based solutions in the shift towards a nature-positive economy and to raise awareness of the increasingly important role of nature-based enterprises.

This report takes a closer look at the progress of gender equality across all 17 SDGs and emphasizes the interlinkages among the goals, the pivotal force gender equality plays in driving progress across the SDGs, and women and girls’ central role in leading the way forward.

The study provides guidance on how development cooperation could contribute to closing the financing gap for circular economy in low- and middle-income countries.