This is a short review for DFID of actors working in and around Green Growth or ‘Green Economy’ (GE). This document outlines a broad spectrum of services that are relevant for supporting country implementation of Green Growth. It loosely defines the service offerings and indicatively maps key organisations against these service offerings. It then offers some early stage analysis that will feed into further work on a) defining the capability architecture b) understanding the gaps and c) more in-depth mapping organisations performance and ability. A database of actors has also been developed. This mapping provides a quick scan on information and is non-exhaustive. It offers foundation on which to build and layer on additional institutions and information.
Some insights from this initial scoping are:
- developing a ‘Green Economy’ is described as a country specific strategy for economic growth and job creation that reduces poverty and manages increasingly acute resource constraints and climate change. It is characterised by resource-efficient and resilient forms of growth that bring about social, economic and environmental benefits. It is commonly seen as a way to reconcile the rapid growth and increasing prosperity with the needs of people still living in poverty and the imperative of a better managed environment
- there is a large number of actors providing services relevant for Green Growth, ranging from large multilateral institutions with multiple specialism’s to small niche player focused on specific issues or themes. These include; Multi-lateral Development Banks, International Organisations, Investment Funds, NGO/Private sector and others
- the service offering around green growth covers;
- Influencing
- Analysis, policy and strategy
- Planning
- Integration of green growth into wider development process, particularly budget and expenditure frameworks
- Access to and management of finance (both international and national)
- Project and Investment Design
- Few organisations can offer services that span the entire range of service offerings i.e. both influencing and supporting investment and project development
- influencing the Green growth agenda at the international level is well covered by respected UN agencies, International Organisations and Multilateral Development Banks
The areas of the Capability Architecture that are less well covered are:
- integration of Green Growth into economic planning and wider development activities
- developing bankable investments and projects