This policy brief looks at the features of structural transformation and its desired outcomes in relation to an inclusive green economy, as well as the transmission mechanisms that could reinforce expected contributions and ensure the sustainability of the transformation. It takes a closer look at the macroeconomic policy landscape of the African continent and provides implementation experiences and summarises good practices on inclusive green economy policies.
The French version of the policy brief is available here.
This policy brief outlines the role and significance of various enablers that could facilitate a smooth transition to green economy in Africa, taking into account the implications for the region and highlights key messages that could inform the application of enabling measures in Africa for optimal policy impacts. It concludes that the transition to a green economy will not happen automatically; and creating certain ‘enabling’ conditions will provide incentives for various stakeholders, including public and private actors, to invest in, and contribute to building an inclusive green economy.
The French version of the policy brief can be found here.
This policy brief assesses methodologies and tools against a variety of criteria, including their capacity to support one or more stages of the integrated policymaking cycle with a focus on Africa’s specific context, to guide policy makers and technical experts in their selection. It classifies methodologies and tools as either ex-ante or ex-post. Ex-ante tools and methods support planning and choices during agenda setting, formulation, decision-making and, to some extent, in the implementation phases of the policy cycle. Ex-post tools support assessment during policy evaluation to establish performance with respect to inclusive green economy outcomes and impacts.
The French version of the policy brief is available here.
The present policy brief draws from an upcoming report by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), informed by a survey of nine selected projects in the Lake Victoria Basin complemented with literature, which has established that applying inclusive green economy-related principles and approaches enhances the outcomes of water resource management objectives. This policy brief provides a synthesis of the findings and recommends, among other things, the development and implementation of an inclusive green economy strategy or framework for water resource management in the Basin under the Lake Victoria Basin Commission.
The French version of the policy brief is available here.
In 2013, the Nordic Ministers for the Environment decided to strenghten the measurement of green estimates of welfare and socio-economic developments. The report Making the Environment Count is describing how statistics on the environment and the economy thorugh the System of Environmental-Economic Accounts can be used to enable cross-sectorial analysis. The report proposes indicators that can be compiled annually in a Nordic context through existing statistics linking economic statistics to environmental statistics.