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Inclusive green growth in Africa:an ECAs perspective

Second Annual Conference onClimate Change and Development in Africa

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia20 October 2012

Ms. Isatou Gaye, ChiefEnvironment and Sustainable Development

Food Security and Sustainable Development Division

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If we dont change our direction, werelikely to end up where were headed

(Chinese proverb)

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Meeting the needs of Africa

Africas ecological footprint is low

And basic needs are yet to be met

Africa needs to grow in a smart way

Africa has enjoyed fast economic growth in last decade Not resulted in sufficient job creation and poverty

reduction, environmental degradation continuesunabated

Reliance on extractive industry with little value-addition

and do so in an inclusive and environmentallysustainable manner

Can inclusive green growth be the answer?

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The United Nations Conference on SustainableDevelopment (Rio+20)

A green economy is: One of several approaches, visions, models and tools

available to each country to achieve sustainabledevelopment.

It should contribute to: Eradicating poverty

Sustained inclusive economic growth and innovation

Enhancing social inclusions, improving human welfare

Creating opportunities for employment and decent workfor all

Maintaining the healthy functioning of the Earthsecosystem

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A global agreement on the green economy?

Agreement reached in Rio is a compromise

Controversies and uncertainties remain:

A barrier to trade An aid conditionality

Need for Means of Implementation

How to effectively shift from natural resourcedependency to value addition

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ECAs perspective: inclusive green growth

A stepwise approach:

Inclusive green growth in selected, key sectors,

alongsidetraditionaleconomic models

Continue pursuing growth-centred strategies, whileensuring growth that is resource-efficient, cleanand inclusive

Opportunity for lessons learning to better informpolicies and practice

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Green growth in Africa

Focusing short and medium term efforts onsectors where win-win strategies can be pursued:

Building on natural capital assets, renewable and non-renewableagriculture, biodiversity, forests, minerals,

Exploiting green opportunities for industrial growth, e.g. bestavailable technologies, leapfrogging dirty technologies

Harnessing clean energy potential

Role of indigenous technologies

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Sustainable Development Report on Africa

SDRA V: Achieving sustainable development in Africathrough inclusive green growth

Focus on five key sectors for the region:

Agriculture and land management

Ecosystem goods and services Energy

Manufacturing

Trade

Case studies of best practices and lessons learnt Five countries, complemented by work being undertaken

by partners

Case studies, good practices lessons learnt to informpolicy choices

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Sustainable Development Report on Africa

Scale up and scale out success stories in key sectors,reaping low-hanging fruit to demonstrate that greengrowth can lead to job creation and inclusive

economic growth, while ensuring sustainability

Mix of instruments and tools, as they will targetdifferent elements of green growth

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The role of ECA

Rio+20 mandate:

Support developing countries upon request to achievesustainable development, including through green

economy policies. Promote exchange of good practices, policy instruments

and tools to spur green growthregional and sub-regional platforms

Studies and technical reports on inclusive greengrowth in Africa

Advisory services upon request

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