Green Economy
There is growing realization of the potential that transiting to a “green economy” holds not only as a short-term response to multiple global crises, but also for longer-term sustainable development and poverty alleviation.
The 15th senior officials meeting of the Environment Management Group (EMG) last September set up a new Issue Management Group (IMG) on a “green economy” to assess how the UN system can more coherently support countries in making the transition to a “green economy” and work on joint and consistent messaging on measures needed to support this transition.
Through consultations with the EMG members, the Terms of Reference of the IMG on a Green Economy have been developed, detailing the process, budget and time-frame. These consultations emphasized the need for a forward-looking approach, relevance at the regional and country level and for the work of the IMG to build on, and be complementary to, ongoing interagency and intergovernmental processes.