Reflections on Advancing

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1 Reflections on Advancing Green Growth in Africa Frank Sperling ChiefClimate Climate Change Specialist Green Growth TM Energy, Environment and Climate Change Department African Development Bank

2 Sustainable Development Gross-Domestic Product Low Carbon Development Growth Green Growth Inclusive Growth Gross-Happiness Index Green Economy

3 WHY GREEN GROWTH?

4 The Global Case for Green Growth: Sustaining life support systems

5 Globalfootprint of humanactivitiesisnot activities is not sustainable

6 Climate change as a key concern Source: IPCC From a global perspective: BAU is clearly not an option

7 Africa is low carbon, it s ecological footprint is comparatively low CO 2 Emissions per capita (metric tons) so why then does green growth matter?

8 there are many pressing development needs Energy Access People without t access to electricity it Urban Rural Population (m) Share of population 12% 46% (%) Water and Sanitation: Percentage of population with access to improved drinking water and sanitation in Sub-Saharan Africa Urban Rural Sanitation 43% 23% Drinking Water 83% 49% Poverty Alleviation Human Health Food Security Urbanization: Region Proportion of Urban slum urban population population ( 000s) living in slum Northern Africa 11, % Sub-Saharan Africa 199, %

9 but the continent is vulnerable to global change, which is According to modeling studies Africa appears more vulnerable to further warming than other regions Source: Vivid Economics, Report for AfDB Figure. Most of Africa s crops are likely to be adversely affected by climate change: Projections for relative to Source: Schlenker and Lobell 2009

10 compounding local environmental challenges Example: Land degradation

11 andafrica s ecological footprintis is also increasing Africa s ecological footprint ( ) Source: Global Footprint Network, 2011, WWF & AfDB 2012

12 Furthermore, population growth needs to be considered in implications for the sustainability of development pathways

13 Green Growth: Adapting to changing realities for development which operate over multiple scales (local to global) and time horizons (near to long term) Addessing Addressing Deprivation Depi Uneven economic growth Lack of energy access Lack of access to markets Lack of education Air and water pollution Depletion of natural resources Land degradation Managing Trends Rapid Population Growth Urbanization Globalization, economic volatility and shifting consumption patterns Disaster Risk and Climate change

14 HOW TO GROW GREEN?

15 Green Growth is good development It is about quality of growth, ensuring that growth targets and development objectives are reached while striving to: (i) (ii) (iii) Manage Africa s resources sustainably Minimize waste and pollution Build resilience Solutions need to be tailored to development circumstances. For many developing countries may need to place more emphasis on managing local l rather than global l environmental issues over the near term. However, implications of development choices need to be considered d when these are likely l to be irreversible over the medium to longer-term.

16 Green Growth represents an iterative process leading towards greener economies otprint ological foo Eco GDP per capita Time Source: F. Sperling, X 1 X 2

17 Level of Intervention Programmatic (Country/Regional) Desired Focus Entry Points: PRSP/CSP Country Level Road Maps Requirements: High level vision/buy in Diagnostic analysis of development pathways Project Level Ideally undertaken in the context of overarching country program Focus on enhancing efficiency, sustainability and resilience of project interventions Requires upfront options analysis, cross sectoral approach and skillset set

18 Key Green Growth Focal Areas Emphasis will need to be tailored to national circumstances I. Providing Sustainable Infrastructure RE/low carbon energy access and energy efficiency II. Efficient/Sustainable Management of Nt Natural Assets Land (agriculture, forests and other land uses) III. Building Resilience of Livelihoods and Economic Sectors Physical/climate Sustainable transport Water (freshwater, marine) Economic Sustainable cities Minerals Social

19 Green Growth in the AfDB

20 Strategic Context for Green Growth Transitioning to inclusive and increasingly green growth are the longterm strategic objectives of the Bank

21 Organization of Activities Strategic Setting: Long-term Strategy Cross Departmental Green Growth Team (co-chaired by CCCC and ONEC) Three Work-Streams WS1: Strategic Concepts and Conceptual Framing WS2: Capacity Development WS3: Country Activities iti

22 Knowledge Products Products: G20 Green Growth Toolkit Discussion Paper for Rio+20 Briefs Contributions of GG Team: LTS Africa Ecological Footprint Report w/ WWF Ongoing Activities: Green Growth Framework

23 Country Activities i i Sierra Leone: Integration of Green Growth into PRSP3 Mozambique: Development of Green Economy Roadmap Joined high level side event at Rio+20 Green Growth Scoping work underway in: Kenya Morocco Senegal Cape Verde

24 Early lessons learned Tailored Solutions are needed: Green Growth focal areas and ambition of activities need to be adjusted to development circumstances High level buy-in is essential As green growth seeks to promote growth while enabling sustainable development pathways, it requires high level vision support and clear signals from leadership Emphasis on cross-sectoral collaboration: Emphasis needs to be placed on inter-disciplinary approaches, which maximize synergies and minimize i i trade-offs between sector specific development goals; Informed decision-making: Green data and information to better understand implications of development policies & measures on economic, social and environmental assets needs to be improved. It s about programmatic approaches, setting the right processes in motion, not labeling projects

25 Thank you. Merci! Disclaimer: This presentation was given to promote dialogue and exchange of perspectives. It does not necessarily reflect official views or policies of the African Development Bank or its stakeholders.