Regional integration in West Africa: inclusive green growth to accelerate socio-economic development in West Africa

Abstract

The 2013 edition of the Report on Integration in West Africa is a regular activity of the West Africa Sub-Regional Office of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA/SRO-WA) with the purpose of providing: (i) to Member states an overview of economic and social conditions in West Africa and the outlook for 2013 at the sub-regional level and at the level of Member states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS); the status of the implementation of regional initiatives within the framework of the NEPAD and international initiatives in favour of the sub-region; (iii) an analysis of a major emerging issue for the sub-region. Each study is accompanied by consensus recommendations on development strategies capable of: (i) accelerating the economic growth of Member states and contributing to a more inclusive structural transformation; and (ii) strengthening the economic integration of the sub-region. For this present edition, the issue of green inclusive growth was the centre of interest for experts of the sub-region.