Operationalising Green Economy Transition in Africa

Green Economy is increasingly recognized as the vehicle to put Africa on a low carbon, resource efficient development path. African governments are seeking advice on how to benefit from it. The project wants to bridge the gap between national strategies and local level decision making towards low-carbon and resource efficient development. The aim is to develop a tool which (1) opens up the potential of an area regarding resource use and (2) provides action plans for resource efficiency and job creation. The application of the tool will result in a better adapted economic development.

Project data

Countries: Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Rwanda
IKI funding: 1,895,688.00 €
Duration: 02/2014 till 12/2018
Status: completed
Implementing organisation: United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) - Kenya
Political Partner: Environmental Protection Agency - Ghana

Ethiopian Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) - Ethiopia

Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources - Kenya

Ministry of Land and Environment - Mozambique

Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA)
Implementing Partner: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH - Kenya

Environmental Protection Agency - Ghana

Ethiopian Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) - Ethiopia

Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources - Kenya

Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA)

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State of implementation/results

Project finished

Assessment reports of all partner countries prepared including evaluation of the subnational planning, budgeting and implementation capacities and the existing legal framework.
Implementation of capacity-building measures at local, regional and national levels to enable decision-makers for the implementation of green economy strategies. --Toolkit on Green Economy Planning with over 200 tools, case studies and methodologies covering 10 sectors.
5 Nationally-adapted step-by-step guides for green economy planning developed.
Guide on Conducting Natural Capital Assessments at the Sub-National level Developed and 30 government representatives and exerts trained.
Green economy plans developed and/or green economy approach mainstreamed into the development plans of 15 pilot regions.
3 national planning guidelines developed/revised to include the green economy approach (Ghana, Kenya, Ethiopia).
Strategy for web-based knowledge management platform to disseminate lessons learned and for relevant actors to exchange experience.

Latest Update:
04/2025