The paper argues that poor performance is not an inherent characteristic of minerals-driven economies. It considers mineral endowments a capital that can spur growth and reduce poverty in developing countries if deployed ...

The Lake Victoria Basin is endowed with abundant water and other natural resources, and is vital to its communities and countries owing to its role in supporting valuable ecosystems and economic activities. Its sustainable ...

Trade plays an important role in the world economy and can spur economic growth on the African continent. It reflects the preferences of firms and consumers on the world market, making the environmental and social outcomes ...

Africa’s natural resources endowment can propel commodity-based industrialization and economic structural transformation that could shift the sectoral composition in favor of high-productivity activities, especially ...

This report explores the linkages between and contribution of inclusive green economy policies to the structural transformation of Mozambique. It assesses how the existing inclusive green economy policies relate to the ...

L’économie verte inclusive offre à l’Afrique une possibilité crédible de parvenir au développement durable. Elle permet d’envisager sous un autre angle la solution des problèmes de développement particuliers à la région, ...

Policy analysis and advocacy lies at the very core of the mandate of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). In that regard, ECA seeks to provide its member States with sound and robust recommendations for addressing ...

La note d’orientation qui suit procède d’un rapport de la Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA) intitulé « L’économie verte inclusive et la transformation structurelle en Afrique », les États membres de la Commission ...

Ecosystem goods and services are the benefits that people obtain from both natural and modified ecosystems. From disaster risk reduction to energy generation to water security, Africa has ample opportunity to seize the ...