The inclusive green economy has gained considerable attention in past years as an action-oriented approach and one of the tools for realizing sustainable development. The main contribution of this approach has been identified as integrating economic, social and environmental dimensions of development policies in a coherent, cross-sectoral framework of analysis. As governments begin to develop and implement inclusive green-economy strategies, more attention is being given to research into the use of methodologies and tools to identify social, economic and environmental trends, and the evaluation of the likely outcomes of implementing inclusive green economy policy.
The present report provides an assessment of tools and methodologies deemed appropriate for analysing inclusive green economy policies (whether sectoral or integrated) in Africa. It assesses how to identify the most suitable tools and methodologies (based on regional and country contexts) to be used for capacity-building and advocacy activities on integrated assessments for an inclusive green economy. Specifically, this report: (1) describes selected methodological frameworks and tools for inclusive green economy assessment, (2) assesses tools and methodologies against a variety of criteria that were specifically selected to evaluate their capacity to support one or more stages of the integrated policymaking cycle for inclusive green economy; and (3) compares the tools and methodologies to identify those that would better support inclusive green economy policymaking in Africa.
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.
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 m
This toolkit focuses on inclusive green growth—growth that not only helps green economies, but also helps move towards sustainable development by ensuring environmental sustainability contributes to, or at least does not come at the expense of, social progress.
Livelihoods, poverty reduction efforts and economic growth in Africa are highly dependent on the quality and availability of natural resources, and are thus extremely vulnerable to degradation of those resources and to climate change.