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Capacity development for Inclusive Green Growth Economy in Africa
Expert Group Meeting on Enabling Measures for an Inclusive Green Economy in Africa
23 and 24 September 2014,
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Slide2Outline
Introduction
Role of capacity development in achieving inclusive green economy (IGE)
Trends and gaps in capacity development for inclusive green economy
Challenges and opportunities
Conclusion and Recommendations
Slide31. Introduction
Capacity Development (CD) as used in the report:
“Process through which individuals, groups and
organisations
, and societies deploy, adapt, strengthen, and maintain the capabilities to define, plan and achieve their own development objectives on an inclusive, participatory, and sustainable basis”
Capacity development is considered at three complementary levels:
Individual
Organisational
or institutional
Societal or enabling environment level
Slide42. Role of capacity development in achieving inclusive green economy (IGE)
Crucial role of capacity development recognized and there is demonstrated demand for it at all levels
Level of Capacity development
Major Roles or significance
of
capacity
development
in fostering
IGE
1. Individual
level
Enhance
IGE awareness, understanding and
appreciation:
Develop
employable skills in green jobs labour
market
2.Organisational or institutional
level
Support IGE policy formulation, planning and implementation
Strengthen ability to analyse challenges, identify opportunities and alternatives, and take decisions on IGE.
Ensure effective IGE assessment and monitoring
Promote technology innovation, research and development for IGE
Mobilise financing for IGE
Develop green trade
Slide5Role of capacity development in achieving IGE Contd.
Level of Capacity development
Major Roles or significance of capacity development in fostering IGE
3. Enabling or Societal level
Strengthen overall policy and legislative and social norms environment within which individuals and
organisations
0r institutions operate at national, subregional and regional levels
Strengthening incentive structures to reduce employee turn-over and ensure availability of long-term capacity for IGE in the public and private sector
Enhance political commitment and leadership for and popular participation in IGE.
Strengthen and widen opportunities to enable people to use and expand their capacities to the fullest.
Slide63. Trends and gaps in capacity development for IGE
A growing number of African countries are designing frameworks that are providing the strategic direction and inroads for capacity development to foster the transition to IGE
Countries with such IGE frameworks include:
Ethiopia
Mozambique
Rwanda
South Africa
Role and importance of CD is recognized
Processes for the formulation of frameworks and the frameworks themselves assisting in the identification of CD needs, priorities and approaches.
Scope of the CD needs and approaches identified is uneven across the countries
Some good practices in identification, formulation and delivery of CD emerged –Ethiopia and Rwanda
Slide7Trends and gaps Cont.
CD development dimensions are being identified in scoping and other studies on green economy
UNEP green economy scoping (GES) studies
Other studies by Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), the African Development Bank (AfDB), and GIZ
Studies do not provide wide and detailed analyses of CD interventions necessary, planned or under way
Only provide a snapshot of the capacity development gaps and needs
Some striking aspects :
Most countries underline the need to create a good understanding of the concept of green economy
Lack of implementation capacity for IGE related plans and programmes – could apply to main IGE strategies
Slide8Trends and gaps Cont
The number of international initiatives providing support to enable the transition to green economy is growing
Examples include:
Green Economy Initiative (UNEP)
Green Economy Joint Programme (UNDP, UNEP and UNDESA)
Green Industry Initiative (UNIDO)
Green, Low-Emission Capacity Building Program (UNDP)
Green Jobs Programme by ILO, UNEP and other partners
OECD’s Green Growth Programme
Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)
Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE)
Climate Development Knowledge Network (CDKN
Global Environment Facility (GEF)
Climate and forest carbon funds
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Trends and gaps Contd
Most (64%) of those reviewed provided support to CD
A vast majority target developing countries.
Africa’s eight top-most beneficiary countries namely Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Mali, Ghana and Tanzania had each successfully engaged with 10-15 different green economy initiatives.
A number of initiatives underway and offered almost similar services to multiple partner countries, and beneficiary countries engaged multiple initiatives bears positive traits –
Potential for duplication of efforts and the possibility of marginalization of some
An apparent gap in initiatives that provided matching or brokering services that help to link countries with the assistance that they need including capacity development
Slide104. Challenges and opportunities
Challenges:
IGE is a new and evolving area
Lack of comprehensive and living plans and strategies as well as limited interventions on CD
Coordination and enhancing synergies among CD initiatives
Financing IGE capacity development
Slide11Challenges and opportunities continued
Opportunities:
Agencies providing institutional leadership for capacity development
Financing capacity development
Strategic frameworks for capacity development
Ongoing initiatives and partnership for IGE capacity development
Access to knowledge for inclusive green economy transition
Slide125. Conclusions and recommendations
Country frameworks to provide leadership in the development, coordination and delivery of IGE capacity development should be strengthened.
Easily accessible capability that can be leveraged and tailored to respond to needs at local, national and regional levels in Africa is needed and should be developed and strengthened.
Capacity development for IGE should be woven as a mutually supportive measure with initiatives related to technology development and transfer, financing, private sector development, and institutional development for IGE.
Region-wide coherence, synergies and coordination in IGE capacity building should be promoted and monitored.
IGE capacity development approaches that are linked and lead to concrete and transformative results on the ways of doing things and/or improved well-being of the target beneficiaries should be designed and promoted.
South-South (SS) and triangular cooperation in capacity development for IGE should be strengthened.
Slide13Thank You
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