Operationalising Green Economy at Sub-National Level. Lowri Angharad Rees Programme Management Officer UNEP Regional Office for Africa

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1 Operationalising Green Economy at Sub-National Level Lowri Angharad Rees Programme Management Officer UNEP Regional Office for Africa

2 Introduction: Green Economy an economy, whose growth in income and employment is driven by investments that: reduce carbon emissions and pollution, enhance energy and resource efficiency, and prevent the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services an economy that results in improved human well-being and social equity, while significantly reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcities

3 Inclusive Green Economy Creating sustainable pathways to economic development - minimising negative social and environmental impacts Identification of economic opportunities, based on national and local contexts Policy reforms and green investments aimed at addressing poverty and hunger, climate change and natural resource degradation, while contributing to the creation of decent jobs and sustainable livelihoods Fiscal reform, creation of environmental taxes, removal of environmentally harmful subsidies and reallocation of budget expenditure towards green sectors

4 Increased uptake at the global, regional and national levels Rio+20 Outcome document recognized Green Economy as a pathway for poverty eradication and sustainable development The African Green Economy Partnership approved as one of the five regional flagship programmes as a follow-up to Rio+20 A number of African Countries working on integrating Green Economy in National Development strategies and planning Increasing number of support programmes at the national level

5 GE Assessments and Green Investment Scenarios: Opportunities for Africa GDP in Kenya would exceed BAU by 12% under GE investment scenarios Investments in solar and wind energy expansion in Senegal would create up to 30,000 jobs by 2035 In Burkina Faso, 160,000 more jobs would be created by 2030 under a green investment scenarios than under BAU Investments in natural resource management and land restoration in South Africa would save up to 250 billion tonnes of water by 2030, reducing the water stress index by 1.1% compared to BAU In Egypt, investing in household water saving devices for domestic use could result in annual water savings of 10-20% Removing fossil fuel subsidies in Africa would free public resources amounting to 1.4% of the region s GDP

6 Operationalising Green Economy Transition in Africa: Complement on-going national efforts on the transition to green economy by developing key planning and management tools for the sub-national level Determine development priorities and needs for green economic development at the sub-national level that align with national green economy strategies and plans Build institutional capacity for planning and implementation of Green Economy Transition at subnational level Support the process of planning for green economic development with due consideration to cross-sectoral impacts and synergies

7 Project components Toolbox on Planning for Green Economy Transition at subnational level together with a practical step-by-step guide; Capacitation of Regional, national and local institutions and experts to effectively utilize the toolbox and provide technical back-up for the planning process; Support the pilot development and implementation of Green Economy Transition Plan in selected regions at subnational level; and Consolidate the knowledge generated through the piloting support and disseminate for wider replication and scaling-up.

8 Pilot Countries Builds upon existing national frameworks and processes: Ethiopia - Climate Resilient and Green Economy Strategy (CRGE) Rwanda - Green Growth and Climate Resilient Strategy (GGCR) Mozambique - Green Economy Roadmap and Action Plan Kenya - Green Economy Strategy and Implementation Plan (GESIP) Ghana - Green Economy Scoping Study, Fiscal Policy Study and Green Economy Indicators

9 Key Partners UNEP GIZ National Project Coordinators International Expert Group Ministries of Environment Sub-national governments/authorities Sectoral Ministries Planning Commissions National Technical institutions

10 Toolkit on Green Economy Planning at the Sub- National Level

11 IGEIP Structure 1. Introduction Why is green economic development important at country and sub-national levels? What are the GE development imperatives contained in the national planning documents? What GE strategy and action plans have been formulated, and what funding streams are available? 2. Sectoral Priorities and Opportunities for Green Economy Stakeholders mapping and engagement Analyses of Sub-National Region (Socio-economic analysis, Natural Resource Assessment, Institutional capacity analysis) Priority Green Economy Development Areas for Sub-National Programme 3. Sectoral Development Plans Sector specific goals and targets Green Economy options for the sector Specific measures and actions to be taken Resources and inputs required Expected outputs and benefits Roles and responsibilities Key monitoring indicators 4. Cross-Sector Implementation Considerations Harnessing cross-sector synergies Mitigating adverse cross-sector impacts 5. Implementation Modalities Resource mobilisation Human and Institutional Capacity Sustainable Ventures Monitoring and Evaluation Governance 5. Conclusions

12 Capacity Development (Training of Trainers) Regional Training 5 trained from each country) National Trainings (30-40 trained in each country) Pyramid, or multiplier effect of TOT approach Regional training held in Nairobi - July 2015 National trainings November June 2016 Sub-national-level Trainings April July 2016 Sub-national level ( trained in each country)

13 Next Steps Finalisation of Toolkit and dissemination Roll-out of Capacity Building at the subnational level Development of Knowledge Management Platform sharing of lessons learned, experiences, case studies and additional tools