This paper speaks to
the multiple benefits – economic, health, security, social and environmental –
that such an approach can bring to nations, mindful of the differing challenges
faced by states along the development continuum, be they developed, developing,
emerging, or in conflict. It argues for policies that are nuanced,
context-dependent, and modulated. An integrated approach can help states
understand how to maximize, prioritize, and sequence the different benefits to
human well-being that can be derived from a healthy environment.
An Inclusive Green
Economy (IGE) has evolved from earlier work on Green Economy. In its simplest
expression, such an economy is low carbon, efficient and clean in production,
but also inclusive in consumption and outcomes, based on sharing, circularity,
collaboration, solidarity, resilience, opportunity, and interdependence.
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