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Operational Strategy2016—2020


(Inner Front cover)

PAGE inspires, informs and enables countries to put sustainability at the heart of economic policy and practice in order to achieve the 2030

Agenda through inclusive green economy

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Catalysing Change: PAGE Progress so far

MongoliaThe Government of Mongolia adopted its national Green Development Policy (GDP) soon after joining PAGE. To supports implementation of GDP and to contribute to achieving its targets, PAGE is assisting in developing the green development indicators, sustainable public procurement policy, green building codes, national waste management strategy, scenarios through system dynamics modelling, IGE learning strategy, and mobilizing domestic private finance.PeruAfter assisting the development of the Roadmap to a Green Growth Strategy, PAGE is supporting Peru in developing its national green growth strategy, options for policy reforms to green three key economic sectors, green industrial policy instruments, and operationalization of green jobs policy as well as biotrade strategy.

ChinaChina (Jiangsu province) joined PAGE in 2015. Work is underway to support the provincial government in the identification of priority areas and sectors to further its progress toward an inclusive green economy.

GhanaTo support the operationalization of Ghana’s Shared Growth and Development Agenda (2014-2017), PAGE is assisting in development of IGE action plan and learning strategy, identification of opportunities for green industrial development and sustainable trade, and IGE training for media and policymakers.MauritiusThe new Government is developing a mid-term strategy “Achieving Meaningful Change (2016-2020)”. PAGE informs the strategy based on IGE assessment of 6 economic sectors, and assists in developing solid waste and industrial waste strategies, preparing the Marshall Plan against poverty and social exclusion, advancing green skills and entrepreneurial development, and catalysing domestic finance.SenegalPAGE assists in achieving SDGs aligned targets of Plan Senegal Emergent, the national development framework, by helping the Senegalese parliamentarians in drafting a ‘strategic orientation document’ on IGE, mainstreaming IGE goals and targets in three key national strategies and policies, creation of integrated industrial platforms, and formulation of National Green Jobs Strategy and National Programme for Green Jobs.South AfricaAn in-depth stocktaking exercise on IGE for development of a robust results based framework for the PAGE programme document for 2016-2018 is underway. PAGE support will focus on implementing the existing national green economy policies through capacity building of learning institutions, national and local government staff, the development of GE indicators, and mobilizing domestic private finance.Burkina FasoPAGE is providing support to integrate IGE goals and targets into the next development plan, provisionally titled ‘SCADD 2’ (2016-2020), by contributing recommendations for green fiscal policy reforms, green industrial policies, and revision of the National Investment Plan on the Environment and Sustainable Development, and establishment of a green economy platform.

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Some Soundbites about IGE and PAGE

“We view the implementation of green economy policies by countries that seek to apply them for the transition towardssustainable development as a common undertaking…. and recognize that the efforts of developing countries that choose to implement green economy policies in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication should be supported through technical and technological assistance.”

The Future We Want, United Nations General Assembly Resolution 66/288, paras. 59 and 74

“The added-value of PAGE rests in the unique way it can address the three dimensions of sustainable development through a holistic approach: this approach is needed to implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and therefore, this partnership could become the way forward at country level to achieve the SDGs.”

Joint Donor Inception Review of PAGE1

“Even if we have very good will, both political will and public support, we don’t necessarily have the knowledge, expertise and technology to go the greener way. That’s were initiatives like PAGE will help very much. PAGE is not just a good idea, I think it is an imperative.”

Dr. Oyun Sanjaasuren Minister of Environment and Green Development of Mongolia

“We strongly support initiatives such as PAGE. Only a profound transformation can shift economies worldwide onto a sustainable path, ensuring social inclusiveness and conservation of our natural resources.”

Ms. Barbara Hendricks, Minister for Environment of Germany

“The international community's adoption of the green economy testifies to the hope that GE inspires in both developing and developed countries as a means of matching the needs of populations with the actual capacities of the planet's ecosystems.”

Mr. Abdoulaye Balde, Minister of the Environment and Sustainable Development of the Republic of Senegal

“At Rio+20 in June 2012, Korea announced its plans to expand green ODA by 2020 and to promote global green growth partnerships. Korea reaffirmed the commitment to green economy by playing an active role in this PAGE program. As one of the founding PAGE friends, it is such a pleasure to see that so many countries come together sharing common visions and ideas.”

Dr. Lee Jaehyun, Deputy Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Korea

“Significant policy and institutional efforts are already underway to integrate the economic, social and environment pillars of sustainable development. In fact Ghana is regarded as a model in the West African region for pioneering the greening of its national development plans.”

Hon. Sherry Ayittey, President of Ghana

"The climate issue is increasingly present as a result of the financial and economic crisis, which is also ideological. Therefore, PAGE opens the door to debate about what we should consider as green growth, and it is an element of our new vision for development as well."

Mr. Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, Minister of Environment of Peru

“Our move towards a green economy is part of the country's long-term plan to grow the economy while mitigating the effects of climate change,"

Ms. Buyelwa Sonjica, Environmental Affairs Minister of South Africa

“The Partnership for Action on Green Economy is a model example of the United Nations System 'delivering as one' to support countries move to greener development paths. With five UN organizations working together, the government of Senegal is receiving a coordinated and complementary service, leveraging the expertise of these different agencies.”

Mr. Bintou Djibo, UN Resident Coordinator, Senegal

“[C]all on United Nations agencies, international financial institutions, …. to provide financial and technical support …. in building inclusive green economies, aligning such efforts under the Africa Green Economy Programme and associated delivery platforms, such as the Partnership for Action on Green Economy….”

Cairo Declaration on Managing Africa’s Natural Capital for Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication, para. 1.7

1 The Inception Review on PAGE was conducted by representatives from NORAD, EC, SECO, and the Korea Environment Institute from September to November 2014.

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1. Introduction

There is a growing realization among public and private sector decision makers that we need to evolve to a new economic model, capable of progressing and achieving the goals of sustainable development, and one that matches the ambition of countries as they embark on implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE) seeks to put sustainability at the heart of economic policymaking. The Partnership supports nations and regions in reframing economic policies and practices around sustainability to foster economic growth, create income and jobs, reduce poverty and inequality, and strengthen the ecological foundations of their economies.

PAGE is a direct response to the Rio+20 Declaration, The Future We Want, which called upon the United Nations System and the international community to provide assistance to interested countries in developing, adopting and implementing green economy policies and strategies. Bringing together the expertise and broad convening power of five UN agencies — United Nations Environment Programme, International Labour Organization, United Nations Industrial Development Organization, United Nations Development Programme and United Nations Institute for Training and Research — and working closely with national governments, private sector and civil society, PAGE offers a comprehensive, coordinated and cost effective package of analytical support, technical assistance and capacity building services to countries and regions to transform their economies into drivers of sustainability and social equity.

In its first two years, PAGE has set up a governance structure (with a Secretariat, Management Board and Donor Steering Committee) and centered the five agency partnership in a jointly developed results framework, with the overall objective to support countries’ efforts to transform their economies to be greener and more inclusive. The expertise and delivery models of each agency are brought together under a joint commitment to deliver on agreed outcomes and outputs at the national and global level. Building on this joint agreement on results, PAGE partners have developed a business model that provides an integrated offer to interested countries, taking into account each agency’s strengths and the specific country demand.

As the demand by countries for support on inclusive green economy (IGE) continues to grow, PAGE has developed this medium term strategy. It lays out plans for supporting 20 countries by 2020 and includes a blueprint for mobilizing resource and augmenting partnerships to achieve this initial target. It also sketches out a growth trajectory to 2030 that aligns PAGE with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

1.1. Structure of the Operational Strategy PAGE agencies have drafted this Operational Strategy to reflect a shared vision of how PAGE will evolve and grow to serve more countries. The Strategy builds on the original 2013 programme document, the recommendations provided in the PAGE Inception Review, and the lessons learned from the two years of PAGE operations.

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The first sections of the Operational Strategy present the PAGE approach to engaging with countries nationally and globally, an outline of PAGE objectives and principles, the process of change to which PAGE contributes, and the link to the global sustainability agenda.

The following sections describe the PAGE strategy for 2016-2020 and beyond, including plans for growing the Partnership and extending the PAGE offer to more countries. The Strategy then presents plans for global services and for strengthening the PAGE Secretariat, as well as the resource requirements for supporting PAGE operations during the period. Finally, there is a section on PAGE exit plan which explains arrangements for ensuring continuation of IGE work beyond the period of direct support by PAGE Trust Fund. The major elements of this “sustainability strategy” are building local multistakeholder partnerships, individual and institutional capacity, and domestic resource mobilization around IGE and 2030 Agenda.

The final section provide an overview of PAGE financing, partnerships and communications plans, as well as efforts to evaluate impact and incorporate lessons learned into future plans for more robust and results-oriented actions.

2. How PAGE Catalyses Change

The call for a joined UN approach to support countries as they embark on green economy pathways to achieve sustainable development and poverty reduction is clear in the Rio+20 outcome document. An initial mapping of the SDGs also shows that of the 17 newly approved SDGs, 10 have to do specifically with the concept of green economy, in particular SDG 8.2 This section presents the global context and PAGE’s theory of change to not only contribute to increasing jobs and income, but also to provide benefits for our health, our environment and our future by creating enabling conditions for enhanced prosperity and growing social equity, within the contours of a finite and fragile planet.

2.1. The Challenge and the ChangeThe root causes of unsustainable development patterns can be traced back to the misallocation of capital to activities that generate economic benefits but social and environmental externalities. These activities are anchored in economic policies and practices and sometimes deeply flawed national economic planning processes that historically have promoted short term gains in income and GDP growth while undermining sustainable development. While countries, communities and industries have created successful small scale models, focus on reframing economic policies around sustainability has not received adequate attention in the past. This has compromised the ability of successful “green” sectoral projects and models to scale up and become the default way of doing business.

Over the last few years, growing evidence has emerged to highlight the economic, social and environmental benefits that a transition to an IGE3 offers. The evidence is supported by a range of ‘green’ development strategies, practice, and technologies that have evolved to enable the meeting of 2 Johannes Dobinger, UNIDO, speaking at the Green Economy Forum for Latin America: http://www.un-page.org/page-begins-first-regional-green-economy-forum-latin-america3 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. It is focused on expanding options and choices for national economies, using targeted and appropriate fiscal and social protection policies, and backed up by strong institutions that are specifically geared to safeguarding social and ecological floors. And it recognizes that there are many and diverse pathways to environmental sustainability

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human needs whilst avoiding environmental degradation. So far, over 65 countries have embarked on green economy and related strategies, with 48 of them developing national green economy plans as the centrepiece of these strategies.4

Taking note of the potential and popularity of IGE as a policy and planning framework, Heads of State at the Rio+20 Summit recognised green economy as an important tool for achieving sustainable development and poverty reduction. They called upon the UN system to provide support to countries interested in transitioning to a green economy. PAGE is a direct response to this call.

2.2. PAGE’s Alignment with the International Sustainability AgendaThe ideas of a partnership on IGE, and a set of global sustainable development goal were conceived at Rio+20 and PAGE has become even more relevant after the approval of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including the SDGs, which are ambitious, complex and cut across sectors as well as divides of low and high income countries. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development offers an historic opportunity to overcome silos and develop integrated approaches to sustainable development. PAGE inspires to be the most fit for the purpose by bringing five UN agencies together whose mandates, expertise and networks, when put together, can offer integrated and holistic support to countries on IGE, ensuring coherence and avoiding duplication.

PAGE is aligned with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development especially to SDGs related to economy, jobs, environment and climate change, and partnerships in many ways. First, IGE is a tool for achieving sustainable development and poverty reduction. In a green economy, growth in income and employment are driven by policies and investments that reduce carbon emissions and pollution, enhance energy and resource efficiency, and prevent the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services. 5 The SDGs include each of these objectives, distributed across the goals. Second, achieving most, if not all, of the SDGs, requires investment in social capital, natural capital, and sustainably produced financial capital. PAGE helps deliver the SDGs by catalysing additional investment as well as a shift of existing investment towards these forms of capital through the reform of macroeconomic policies.

An initial review of SDGs and their targets shows that most of them include the concept and message of IGE. PAGE is particularly well placed to deliver on SDG 8: Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all given its clear focus on generating sustainable growth, employment, income and wealth in an inclusive manner while reducing environmental risks. PAGE has evolved as one of the means of implementing the 2030 Agenda which is called upon in the SDG 17: Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development. Target 17.16 “Enhance the global partnership for sustainable development, complemented by multi-stakeholder partnerships that mobilize and share knowledge, expertise, technology and financial resources, to support the achievement of the sustainable development goals in all countries, in particular developing countries is particularly relevant for PAGE. Responding to the need for finance, technology, capacity-building, trade promotion, and addressing systemic issues including promotion of policy and institutional coherence, under SDG 17, PAGE is already serving as a means of implementation in several countries. PAGE is

4http://www.unep.org/greeneconomy/Portals/88/documents/ger/IGE%20NARRATIVE%20SUMMARY_Web.pdf 5 UNEP, 2011. Towards a Green Economy: Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication

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Figure 1 PAGE and the SDGs6

particularly well positioned to support countries in accessing environmental goods and associated technologies and services, and to more actively participate in green global value chains. Given the

6 Diagram adapted from “The United Nations Environment Programme and the 2030 Agenda”; see http://www.unep.org/pdf/UNEP_and_the_2030_Agenda.pdf

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focus on upstream policy work, PAGE could be considered an optimal platform to deliver on Goal 13.2 “Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning”.

To advance the implementation of the international climate change agenda, which is also part of SDGs, PAGE activities create conducive enabling environment and support low carbon development in different economic sectors. A key marker in the transition to IGE is the decoupling of economic development from growth in emissions. It is, however, clear that without putting sustainability at the heart of economic policies and national planning, it will be difficult, if not impossible, to reform perverse subsidies, increase public sector allocation for climate adaptation and mitigation measures, further develop climate-smart business models and mobilize private finance for climate stability and resilience. The International Resource Panel concluded in 2014 that: "REDD+ is likely to be successful only if it is supported by an enabling environment that includes Green Economy elements….”7.

PAGE’s alignment with the global sustainability agenda and the contribution it can make towards advancing countries’ sustainability ambitions have been recognized in the run up to the UN Summit on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. For instance, at the 15th African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) in March 2015, governments acknowledged PAGE in the Cairo Declaration on Managing Africa’s Natural Capital for Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication:

“To call on United Nations agencies, international financial institutions, development partners, regional organizations, stakeholders and civil society to promote social and environmental entrepreneurship and to provide financial and technical support by fostering cooperation, knowledge-sharing and technology development on good practices in building inclusive green economies, aligning such efforts under the Africa Green Economy Programme and associated delivery platforms, such as the Partnership for Action on Green Economy, Africa Mining Vision and the 10-year framework of programmes on sustainable production and consumption patterns”

Cairo Declaration on Managing Africa’s Natural Capital for Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication, Paragraph 1.7

The ongoing work of PAGE at country level provides evidence of how PAGE-supported activities, for example in Peru and Mongolia, are helping to achieve SDG 8.

Table 1: Selected examples of PAGE work in Peru and Mongolia, and its relevance to the SDGs.

Peru

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PAGE supports Peru… Relevance to SDG target

…in developing its green jobs strategy and revision of regional youth employment plans, which will create new green jobs for young women and men.

Target 8.5 on full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people

...to promote employment in biotrade and ecotourism by signing an agreement with a tourism association.

Target 8.9 on sustainable tourism and Target 8.5

…for developing national cross-sectoral green growth strategy in collaboration with the Ministries of Environment and the Ministry of Work and Employment Promotion, the Ministry of Production, the Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Transportation and Communications.

Target 17.14 on policy coherence for sustainable development

…by initiating pilot projects in the area of sustainable quinoa production.

Target 17.11 on increasing exports of developing countries

Mongolia

PAGE supports Mongolia… Relevance to SDG target…for the development of green building codes and policies, starting with green public school buildings.

SDG 11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable and Target 12.7 on sustainable procurement

…to develop an industrial waste inventory report to feed into the national waste strategy with the aim of building up a recycling industry.

SDG 8, Target 8.4 on resource efficiency and on decoupling growth from economic degradation

...in implementation of Green Development policy in collaboration among the Ministry of Environment and Green Development, the Ministry of Finance, the National Statistical Office, the Ministry of Construction and Urban Development, among other Government agencies.

Target 17.14 on policy coherence for sustainable development

...to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the public procurement process by incorporating sustainability principles in the national legal framework for public procurement.

SDG 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns and

Target 12.7 on public procurement practices that are sustainable, in accordance with national policies and priorities

…to prepare the Government’s 2016-2020 PAGE Programmatic Framework to bring together representatives from national and international public finance, as well as private sector for green investment.

Target 17.3 on mobilizing additional financial resources

…for the development of green and inclusive financial products and services in collaboration with the banking sector and the Mongolian Sustainable Finance Initiative for mobilising finance for achieving national development goals in partnership with UNEP Finance Initiative.

Target 17.1 on strengthening domestic resource mobilization.

2.3. PAGE Response: Impact, Outcomes, and Theory of Change

Truly harmonizing and integrating environmental and social concerns into sound economic policy is a major challenge. The magnitude of this challenge helps explain and understand the gap between high-

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level stated commitments to sustainable development and the reality of developing and implementing policies and programmes on the ground – and how PAGE can support and catalyze the policy champions that take these transformative processes forward. PAGE has prioritized a number of factors that can slow momentum to adopt and implement new economic policies, including: i) insufficient knowledge, evidence, and managerial and technical capacities; ii) insufficient engagement with the private sector and civil society in the policy making processes; and iii) weak coherence and lack of coordination mechanisms at national, subnational and local government levels. PAGE is designed to overcome these challenges by supporting countries in crafting their national visions, strategies and action plans for a sustainable future.

2.3.1 The Value Proposition of PAGEPAGE activities bring together the counterpart ministries and networks of the five PAGE agencies promoting institutional and policy coherence, synergies and partnerships among Government agencies, and between public, private, civil society and academic sectors. Putting emphasis on national ownership, PAGE supports countries to build consensus and create collective commitment to plan and implement reforms that advance IGE and contribute to achieving the SDGs.

The added value of PAGE is threefold:

1. PAGE has economy wide reach: The collective convening power of the five partners and distinct expertise of each of them enables PAGE activities to cover macro, mezzo, micro levels of economy and issues that cut across economic sectors. Through relevant partners, PAGE reaches out to the ministries of planning, labour, environment, transport, agriculture, industry, and education, among others. Similarly, PAGE reaches a broad segment of the private sector and civil society through the networks and constituencies of the multiple governmental partners involved.

2. PAGE produces a coherent and comprehensive action: As a result of its broad reach within the economic policy-making circles, and close coordination among its partners, PAGE activities are synergistic and comprehensive. National plans and strategies, including IGE priorities, are validated and endorsed across Government and with civil society, ensuring that stakeholders are informed and enabled for a coordinated action to implement them.

3. PAGE reduces transaction costs: Agreement on joint efforts and results framework to achieve a common objective, high level of trust and transparency between partners, shared governance mechanism for organizational and operational decision making, management of the PAGE trust fund under rules of one agency, and appropriateness of working with common national green economy champions and leaders have been some of the key factors to reduce transaction costs for PAGE partners and for the countries they are supporting. In most partner countries, general preference by the national ministries is to engage through PAGE compared to working bilaterally with multiple UN agencies, each with its own administrative procedures and requirements. The Partnership also reduces the costs of delivering development assistance for PAGE funding partners as efforts are streamlined and duplication is avoided.

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2.4. The PAGE Approach: Catalysing Action at the Economic Riverbed

The focus and area of action for PAGE is upstream, where policies that shape the full economy are created. By working at the “policy riverbed”, PAGE has a broader catalytic effect downstream, in economic sectors and in the myriad initiatives undertaken in each of those sectors. As such, PAGE does not directly engage at project level. Rather, it helps to create a policy environment that enables and promotes investments and projects that are aligned with overall sustainability objectives.

PAGE assists countries in transforming their economies by inspiring, informing and enabling change at various stages of the policy cycle, as illustrated in the figure below.

• The Partnership inspires governments and stakeholders to engage in the reframing of economic policies.

• PAGE informs the policy process through technical support and analysis at both, the macro-economic and sectoral level.

• By building the capacity of key individuals and institutions, PAGE enables countries to put a greener and more inclusive economy into action.

2.5. The PAGE Theory of Change

Reframing economic policies and practices around sustainability, creating an enabling macroeconomic environment, aligning financial markets with sustainable development planning, and building individual and institutional capacity are perceived as foundational elements for moving towards an inclusive green economy. This “reframing” happens at key moments in time, when “policy champions” have a strong appetite and mandate for reform. Timing and delivery of PAGE support, combined with this high level commitment to transformative change, are therefore key components of the PAGE theory of change.

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The overall outcome that PAGE seeks is for countries to “reframe economic policy around sustainability and put in place enabling policy conditions, reforms, incentives, business models and partnerships to catalyse greater action and investment in green technologies and natural, human and social capital.” This overall outcome is supported by four outcomes that correspond to the PAGE four strategic delivery areas.

Outcome 1: “Countries have reinforced and integrated IGE goals and targets into SDG-aligned national economic and development planning through multi-stakeholder collaboration”To achieve Outcome 1, policy proposals must take into account social, environmental and economic considerations and need to be evidence based. PAGE works with and through key national government ministries and supports IGE diagnostics, assessments and policy analyses for sound policymaking. PAGE also catalyses public, private and civil society engagement in prioritizing key

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sectors and themes, targets, and investment options to ensure collective ownership and sustainability of IGE policies.

Outcome 2: “Countries are implementing evidence-based sectoral and thematic reforms in line with national IGE priorities,”PAGE supports Governments in multidisciplinary research and scenario development to identify opportunities and to design policies, strategies and plans for sectoral and thematic reform, which will result in accomplishing Outcome 2. With its partners, PAGE develops tools and measurement frameworks to support analysis and monitor progress. PAGE also supports engagement of the finance sector to bring funding behind agreed IGE priorities.

Outcome 3: “Individual, institutional and planning capacities for IGE action strengthened at the national and global levels,”Tailored training programmes to strengthen national institutional capacities for coordination, stakeholder participation, and implementation at the country level are main tools for realizing the Outcome 3 of PAGE. Outcome 4: “Countries have improved their knowledge base for advancing IGE,”

To achieve Outcome 4, PAGE generates and shares IGE knowledge through South-South and North-South collaboration. Learning accumulated by the countries and PAGE partners is used to inspire change at global level through regional and global academies for policy makers, e-learning courses, international events and conferences, and online presence through the PAGE newsletter, website (www.un-page.org) and social media engagement.

Progress in achieving identified outputs toward each of the four outcomes is measured against the results framework and performance indicators of the PAGE logical framework.

2.6 PAGE Principles

Building on the experience gained in its first two years of operation, PAGE is guided by the following principles in its work.

Vision for transformative change

PAGE supports action that leads to transformative change: a change that reshapes economies to eradicate poverty, strengthen livelihoods and environmental stewardship, and sustain growth. PAGE puts emphasis on strategic analysis and macro-economic, sectoral, and thematic policy reform. PAGE activities are necessarily ambitious to operationalize this transformative vision. Beyond the countries supported by PAGE, it aims to trigger a “ripple effect” around the world to inspire other countries to also transform their economies. Delivering transformational change depend critically on empowering policy champions and garnering national ownership. PAGE avoids large and heavy country presence and its associated financial costs and risks for national ownership.

Commitment to multi-ministerial engagement, and private sector and civil society inclusion

PAGE believes that sustainability can only be put at the heart of economic policies and practices through multi-sectoral and multi-stakeholder collaboration. Engagement with various ministries is

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required to create linkages among sectoral policies, fuel action across economic sectors and achieve policy coherence. To generate nationally acceptable policy options, civil society and the private sector must be engaged in a meaningful way.

Responsiveness, flexibility and dynamism

PAGE believes there is no one-size-fits-all solution for greening growth and that countries must own the process. Each country and sector requires a tailor-made approach that responds to its unique priorities and circumstances, and is driven by key ministries in cooperation with national stakeholders. If these priorities change and the country no longer shares the PAGE vision, PAGE can shift its support to where there is demand and stronger opportunities to support transformative change.

Driven by demand and country ownership

PAGE aims to meet the demand of countries that demonstrate high-level commitment to lead transformative change. Countries requesting PAGE support must demonstrate inter-ministerial commitment (by at least two ministries). The country level activities are likewise demand driven: national stakeholders identify priorities and help develop work plans based on broad consultation and dialogue. The aim is to ensure that activities are truly owned by the country to promote their long-term sustainability, reflecting the views of all relevant segments of civil society and private sector, in addition to policymakers.

Integrated offer

Activities are undertaken jointly by PAGE Partners through coordinated work streams that contribute to the country’s SDGs through IGE. Cooperation built on trust is the basis of the PAGE value proposition. PAGE collaborates with other initiatives to create change at local level by increasing efficiencies and reducing redundancies. By pooling resources and undertaking joint activities that lead to greater impact, these partnerships add value for the partner countries.

Inspiring change through knowledge sharing

PAGE generates knowledge applicable to, and in the interest of, the countries it supports. This knowledge is trans-disciplinary, focusing on the interdependence of sectors and on the impact of the economic pillar of sustainable development on the social and environmental pillars. The knowledge is shared globally to inspire change and trigger IGE transformation around the world, through PAGE networks and meetings, the PAGExchange, as well as other global communities of practice such as the Green Growth Knowledge Platform.

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3. Ramping Up PAGE for delivering on the 2030 Agenda through IGEDuring the first two years, PAGE has created a strong foundation by setting up a solid governance mechanism, delivering initial results, generating lessons, establishing credibility and trust in partner countries as well as across the larger IGE community. The time is ripe for PAGE to scale up its operations. With the adoption of the 2030 Agenda, many Governments are seeking support to implement SDGs and monitor progress. The Donor Inception Review found PAGE to bring a unique value added for achieving SDGs by simultaneously addressing the three dimensions of sustainability.

3.1 Core Values and Operating Principles for PAGE Country DeliveryPAGE places a strong emphasis on country ownership and government leadership. Country ownership means that there is sufficient political support within a country to rethink and reconfigure its developmental strategy to achieve sustained and sustainable economic growth, in line with the the 2030 Agenda.

The Core Values in this regard include:

1. Country ownership: PAGE engagement is shaped and driven by key national ministries, in cooperation with national stakeholders. 2. Programmatic and policy reform focus: PAGE focuses on strategic policy analysis and supporting macro-economic, sectoral, and thematic policy reforms, depending on appetite for reform and timing of policy cycle. 3. Founded on national development planning: PAGE links with existing planning structures and processes for long-term sustainability. 4. Trans-disciplinary collaboration: PAGE activities are initiated in countries where key ministries have jointly expressed interest in collaborating with PAGE. 5. Broad based stakeholder participation: PAGE supports the active engagement of key stakeholder groups and societal partners in planning and implementation.6. Joint commitment for results: Governments and PAGE partners work together based on collective commitment to achieve sustainable development for all. 7. Timing is important: Change happens when windows of reform are open; PAGE aspires to engage in countries where and when it is needed.8. All countries are equal partners: PAGE is a partnership based on learning and exchange of ideas, innovations and practices among equals.9. Results based performance and allocation of effort: PAGE commits to engage with countries when and where its support is crucial for informing the policy cycle; but reserves the right to withdraw or put activities on hold if interest wanes or priorities change.

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3.2 The PAGE Country Delivery ModelPAGE services take into account different starting points, needs and circumstances of each partner country and, inter alia, include:

1. Assessments for evidence-based policy proposals, e.g. green economy modelling and policy assessments to enable policymakers to visualize the impact of their policy and investment decisions, green jobs assessments, green industry assessments, and public expenditure reviews 2. Multistakeholder policy consultations and support for adoption of policies and plans 3. Sector-specific and thematic policy reform 4. Policy implementation and mobilization of finance, and 5. Capacity development

The efforts at national level comprise of an inception, programme implementation, and evaluation phases. These efforts are complemented by global PAGE activities, which include global training and capacity development services, and an improved knowledge base for IGE8.

3.3 PAGE Partner CountriesPAGE is a partnership involving countries from around the world representing various levels of socioeconomic development and endowment of natural resources.

It includes those partnering with and supporting PAGE advisory services, contributing knowledge, sharing policy

innovations, and demonstrating global leadership on IGE and Agenda 2030.

8 Detailed overview of the scope, content and process of PAGE services has been published separately (Planning and Implementing a National PAGE Partnership: Guidance for PAGE Countries and is available at http://www.un-page.org/files/public/page_country_guidance_note.pdf

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Figure 5 Current PAGE Partner countries

Based on current planning, PAGE expects to assist an additional 12 countries, bringing the total to 20 by 2020. The new 12 countries will be chosen taking into account the PAGE selection criteria explained in the PAGE Application Form9, foremost among them is strong country ownership and a commitment to work across different ministries in approaching policy reform and coherence. The 20 are seen as representing a critical mass capable of inspiring change in different corners of the world and across different types of countries and economies.

In addition to the 20 partner countries, many other countries including funding partners will have the possibility to benefit from PAGE through knowledge sharing, exchange of best practices and capacity building on IGE under Outcomes 3 and 4. This could be through the participation in global training courses and knowledge sharing events as well through targeted, shorter-term support to countries that are not yet ready to meet the selection criteria but still express interest in IGE. Engaging countries in these activities will help to build momentum for countries that may apply for PAGE at a later date. PAGE is undertaking a brief survey and needs analysis to determine demand for “rapid response” from countries for targeted engagement and capacity building.

PAGE partners will reassess extending the offer of services to a larger number of countries – 30 or more by 2030 – after the mid-term evaluation, which is planned for 2016, when more experience on service delivery, options for scaling up services and linkages to the SDGs have been gained.

Initial Lessons Learned from the PAGE Start-Up Phase

9 The PAGE Application Form and selection criteria are available at http://www.un-page.org/files/public/page_country_application_pack-_final_17092015-_web.pdf

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The first two years of engagement with PAGE partner countries generated a number of initial lessons, including the following:

PAGE has exhibited unparalleled convening power to engage and mobilize multiple national ministries. The five UN agencies, joining hands under the auspices of the PAGE, have been able to mobilize multiple national ministries in the partner countries to galvanize momentum for policy and investment reforms and draw attention of policy makers, ministers, parliamentarians and bankers to IGE.

Recognizing and tapping into national policy cycles. Identifying the right entry points and time windows for policy analysis and reform is a key determinant of successful policy change. PAGE is aligning its actions with national policy cycles at the strategic, sectoral and thematic level to catalyze maximum impact.

Working through national leaders and change agents. Committed national leaders and change agents, from public and private sector, have been instrumental in stimulating change and inspiring wise and bold policy reforms. PAGE supports national leaders and change agents by providing strong evidence, analyses and realistic policy options. PAGE also connects green economy champions from different countries through regional and global events.

Enabling and empowering decision-makers to drive policy analysis. PAGE offers a range of tools and methodologies to analyze policy options and assess their impacts. To ensure that green economy assessments are driven by, and relevant to, national decision-makers, PAGE puts emphasis on up-front efforts to strengthen the knowledge and skills of decision makers and help shape policy assessments in a way that they can directly contribute to policymaking.

Fostering proprietorship across government ministries and departments. Ministries of environment are a catalytic force for a green economy transition, however, policy reforms are often advanced through other sectoral ministries, including ministries of planning, finance, energy, agriculture, etc. PAGE is engaging key sectoral ministries early on, starting with the PAGE application process, and establishing inter-ministerial coordination committees in PAGE countries.

Ensuring effective governance and collective ownership for impact. Engagement and support of private sector, organized labour and civil society is crucial for operationalizing a green economy transformation. Yet, a one-size-fits-all approach does not exist. PAGE facilitates setting up multi-sectoral stakeholder engagement mechanisms that are “fit for purpose” within the unique country context.

Linking national, regional and global capacity development. While the focus of PAGE is in achieving results at the country level, our partner countries have highlighted the value of participating in global learning programmes and sharing knowledge with other countries through global and regional PAGE activities. Responding to this demand, PAGE offers a global on-line training, on campus learning programmes and other opportunities to share experiences and knowledge at global and regional level.

Sharpening the PAGE offer and developing national results frameworks. PAGE has the potential to make a significant contribution in a number of key areas (e.g. policy analysis and reform), while other areas may be more effectively covered by other development partners. Delineating and communicating what we can (and cannot) offer and developing national results frameworks that provide a common planning framework has therefore is an important aspect of national PAGE planning and implementation.

Investing in local capacity for IGE. Working with local institutions, experts and think tanks is key for PAGE to leave behind strong capacity on IGE for the moment when a partner country graduates from the support provided through the PAGE global trust fund. This will be an asset for downstream green economy projects supported by other development partners and the national government.

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In the medium term, PAGE aims to

assist 20 countries by 2020 through its

comprehensive and country-tailored

activities to help achieve the 2030

Sustainable Development Agenda - by

putting sustainability at the heart of

economic policy and practices


3.4 PAGE Deepening and Expansion

The core offer of PAGE at country level includes support for applied policy analysis, policy design and initial piloting, usually up to a maximum of four years period. These efforts are accompanied by foundational and institutional capacity building and stakeholder mobilization to ensure continuation of IGE efforts beyond PAGE support period.

For budgeting purposes, it is estimated that the 20 countries, including existing eight and 12 new, will receive an annual support of USD 500,00010 - on average - or USD 2 million in total for four-year. The annual budget allocation per country is estimated based on initial experiences in Mongolia and Peru. Details of what PAGE offers are provided in Section 3.2 with an overview of current PAGE activities in the eight countries in Annex 3.

During the four year period of PAGE engagement, countries are enabled to establish national-level structures to leverage action, investment and funding for the future (e.g. through a national trust fund, joint UN programming, domestic budget support, etc.) allowing PAGE impact to take root at a national level. The country sustainability plan is further elaborated in subsection 3.8 below.

In the period 2016-2020 PAGE will:

Continue to provide support to Mongolia and Peru through 2017.

Continue to provide support to Burkina Faso, Senegal, Ghana, and Mauritius through 2018.

Continue to provide support to South Africa and China (Jiangsu Province) until 2019.

Progressively admit up to 12 additional countries based on their expressed demand and applications, over the next four years.

The tentative planning, as shown in figure below, is that three new countries join in 2016, four additional ones in 2017 and then again three additional countries in 2018 and two in 2019.

10 This is an estimated average, based on learning to date, and will be adapted to countries’ actual needs. PAGE recognizes that countries differ in their starting points, level of ambition, and pathways to a greener and more inclusive economy. Some countries might require support for only two years to launch activities in one sector; others may lose political will to reform and thus no longer qualify for PAGE support.

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While new countries will join PAGE over the next four years, the first eight PAGE countries will graduate to national operational and financing modality under the PAGE Sustainability Strategy. The total number of countries receiving support at the same time will peak with 16 in 2018 and then gradually go down again. Countries joining in 2018 and 2019 may require support beyond the timeframe of this Operational Strategy, as illustrated below – but funding needs are only presented up to 2020. The budget allocation for supporting 20 countries from 2016-2020 is estimated to be USD 32.5 million, with details in the table below:

Table: Countries joining PAGE

Time period for support

Estimated funding included for the period

2016-2020

Total no. of countries receiving

support simultaneously

2013: Peru and Mongolia

2016-2017 2 million 2013 = 2

2014: Burkina Faso, Senegal, Ghana Mauritius

2016-2018 6 million 2014 = 6

2015: China and South Africa

2016-2019 4 million 2015 = 8

2016: 3 new countries 2016-2019 6 million 2016 = 112017: 4 new countries 2017-2020 8 million 2017 = 152018: 3 new countries 2018-2020 (2021) 4.5 million 2017 = 162019: 2 new countries 2019 – 2020 (2022) 2 million 2018 = 15Total 20 Countries 32.5 million

3.5 PAGE Global Services

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PAGE will continue to complement its country-level engagement with global capacity building activities, global knowledge creation and knowledge sharing activities. These will include a new modelling tool that connects IGE modelling with targets of SDGs, global-level training modules, courses, and tools that are interactive, multilingual and available online to encourage worldwide participation from Government, civil society and business. The Green Economy Academy, organized every two years, and annual regional academies provide face-to-face, in-depth capacity development and skills building though knowledge sharing across countries and

regions. These activities also serve as platform to connect national green economy champions and leaders, foster global leadership, and provide opportunities to communicate learning from national-level IGE experiences to a wider audience.

Another important component of the PAGE Global Services is communications and outreach to inform and inspire public and policymakers by disseminating IGE knowledge, “green” policy innovations and business practices, results and early success stories, case studies, news stories and documentaries at national and international platforms. PAGE global services are fundamental to trigger an IGE “ripple effect”. Through effective and coordinated communications, the impact of PAGE will go well beyond the countries directly involved in the Partnership and serve as a catalyst to influence, support and promote action towards a green economy globally.

Some of the communication activities will include: Online presence through its website—www.un-

page.org—which hosts the PAGExchange (online forum for sharing IGE stories), the PAGE monthly newsletter, periodic publications, such as PAGE brochure, country flyers and annual report; and social media presence through Twitter and Facebook.

The total budget for Global Capacity-Building activities (Outcome 3) is estimated at USD 3 million. Additional USD 3 million are estimated for Global Knowledge Creation and Sharing (Outcome 4 including Communication).

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Figure 6 PAGE Methodologies and Knowledge Products

Figure 7 Global PAGE Conference

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3.6 PAGE Secretariat

The PAGE Secretariat serves as the central liaison point between the PAGE partners, and provides services to the Technical Team, the Management Board and the Donor Steering Committee including organization of their meetings and implementing their decisions. It is also responsible for managing the PAGE Trust Fund, preparing resource mobilisation proposals, inter agency agreements for transfer of funds to PAGE Partners, tracking progress on national and global products, preparing financial and technical reports for funding partners, organizing and supporting project evaluations and audits, and facilitate cooperation between PAGE and other relevant initiatives.

The total budget allocation for PAGE Secretariat for five years is estimated to be USD 5 million.

3.7 Budget to Support Countries, Global Services and Secretariat Functions 2016-2020

The estimated total budget as described above during 2016-2020 including country engagement, global services and secretariat functions is USD 43.5 million. Table 1 presents the budget by year and main services.

Table 1: Total Budget for 2016-2020 (All costs in USD thousands)Activity 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Totals

4-yearcountry

engagement

11 countries500/country

Sub-total5,500


Sub-total7,500


Sub-total8,000


Sub-total7,000


Sub-total4,500

32,500

Global capacity building activities

600 600 600 600 600 3,000

Global knowledge

creation and sharing

600 600 600 600 600 3,000

PAGE Secretariat

1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 5,000

Total for PAGE

activities7,700 9,700 10,200 9,200 6,700 43,500

3.8 Resource Mobilization: Charging the Fuel Cells

PAGE is actively supported by a number of countries. Their support and financial contributions have been fundamental in establishing PAGE’s credibility and position it as a reliable partner for national economic policy and planning processes. These countries first came together as “Friends of PAGE”, and now are more formally associated as PAGE funding partners. Their contributions to date exceed USD 20 million. Additional in-kind contributions and counterpart funding for PAGE is close to USD 4 million so far (see Figure and Table below). The PAGE model has become a success that merits further replication.

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PAGE Financing - Secured and pledged (2013-2017)*

Contributions and pledges to date*** Timeframe

Finland 1,645,725 2014-2016Republic of Korea 2,525,984 2014-2016Sweden 433,422 2014-2015Norway 4,871,316 2014-2015European Commission 9,461,585 2014-2018Switzerland 1,554,404 2014-2017Sub-Total 20,492,436Germany** 1,184,211 2015-2017Sub-Total 21,676,647United Arab Emirates, in-kind 1,029,392 2014PAGE Partners in-kind*** 1,200,000 2013-2014Sub-total 2,229,392Grand Total 23,906,039* Contributions and pledges received as of October 2015** Funds supporting PAGE outside trust fund, provided directly to UNEP (counterpart)*** Estimated

Figure 8 Contributions and pledges for PAGE 2014-2019 (up to October 2015)

3.9 PAGE Resource Mobilization 2016-2020

PAGE resource mobilisation efforts have two dimensions; first, to mobilize the resources required to put in practice this operational strategy, and second, and as important, to support countries in leveraging additional funding – beyond PAGE Trust Fund resources – for a green economy transition.

Considering the financial projections for the required resources to extend PAGE support to 20 countries in section 3.7 (USD 43.5m) and available pledges for 2016-2019 shown in Figure 11 (USD 10.7m), it will require additional commitments by current and new

funding partners of USD 32.8 million for the coming five-year period. This is a manageable sum and perhaps small relative to the potential impact that PAGE can deliver, country by country, and through a positive demonstration effect of what the UN can do when it joins together to work on complex and multi-dimensional issues like IGE and 2030 Agenda.

To operationalize this strategy, PAGE resource mobilization efforts focus on:

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1. Strengthening the commitment of the current PAGE funding partners by meeting or exceeding expectations for delivering on the current programme of work;

2. Reaching out to new funding partners through the resource mobilization channels of the five PAGE partners.

To help PAGE partner countries to mobilize additional resources, PAGE aims to play a catalytic role to leverage funding for IGE at the country level trough:

3. Support countries to apply for available environment and climate funding and use it for their IGE transition (e.g. from Climate Fund, GEF, etc.)

4. Catalyze project finance decisions by public and private sector actors.5. Join forces with relevant initiatives including GGGI, the 10YFP, PEI and UN-REDD,

among others, that can finance downstream activities (details in the next section),

3.10 PAGE: Delivering through Partnerships

A transition to IGE and implementing the 2030 Agenda depends on the ability of diverse groups of stakeholders to work together, with each one undertaking the specific activities at which it excels in a way that supports and is coordinated with the actions of others. Given the diversity and spread of the

required actions to reframe economic policies and practices around sustainability, PAGE can be an important tool in delivering on the SDGs. Building on its initial base of participating UN agencies, PAGE will continue to strengthen its collaboration with relevant initiatives and partnerships.

During its first two years of existence, PAGE has developed models for cooperation, collaboration and synchronisation of activities with other institutions that far exceed many peer initiatives, basing its strategy on the relative strengths of its partners and a strong sense of community, trust, and non-competitive behavior as cornerstones of the PAGE model.

In Mongolia, for example, PAGE coordinates with the Global Green Growth Institute on the Green Buildings work stream, with SWITCH Asia and 10YFP on sustainable public procurement and with UNEP Finance Initiative on mobilizing domestic finance. Recently, Collaboration with PEI, UN-

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Figure 9 Pledged Funding through October 2015

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REDD and FAO has gained new momentum in Mongolia. In Burkina Faso, PAGE, PEI and SWITCH Africa are delivering results under a joint country programme. In Mauritius, PAGE and SWITCH Africa have hired a joint coordinator and SWITCH is financing ‘greening’ of six sectors that were identified in the Green Economy Assessment. In Peru, collaboration with UN-REDD is getting stronger and China WWF is partnering with PAGE to deliver on results. These are just some examples of what is possible working in a collaborative platform forged around a common vision of sustained and sustainable growth, with decent and green jobs.

The partnerships have brought additional and diversified expertise, an expanded green economy community of practice, additional resources especially to finance downstream activities, and contributed to providing higher quality and better value services for longer-term engagement. They have also reduced coordination cost for national ministries and made PAGE a coordination mechanism for a wider “greening” efforts.

PAGE will continue reaching out to organizations and initiatives that are able to contribute to achieving PAGE’s principal outcomes in participating countries. These will, inter alia, include UN agencies, regional economic commission and intergovernmental bodies, global alliances such as the Green Economy Coalition, global and national think tanks, financial institutions, and knowledge, learning and training intuitions/partnerships. As these partnerships will be based on actions in specific countries, these institutions will be referred as ‘Action Partners’ in the communication and outreach materials, joining the ranks of Funding Partners and Country Partners.

3.11 Country Sustainability Plans

PAGE support for countries is planned to be time bound and results oriented. During the period when PAGE activities are financed from the PAGE Trust Fund, national capacity, partnerships and enabling environment will be put in place for continuation of the transition to IGE and achievement of SDGs under national programmes and projects funded through locally mobilized resources. A country that

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has successfully undertaken some or all of the following activities would be considered for graduation to the next level:

- The national development strategy has been reframed along IGE and SDGs priorities;- A national coordination mechanism for IGE is functioning;- Capacities to implement IGE policies across sectors have been developed and analytical

capacities have been strengthened;- Funding opportunities have been identified and embraced by national and international actors,

and in particular by international finance institutions and domestic financial markets;- IGE elements are integrated into training programmes delivered by national institutions.

Consistent with the theory of change outlined above, PAGE views policy reform as cyclic and iterative. As such, PAGE engagement and support will only be sustainable to the extent that capacity for upstream policy analysis takes root and is accessed as a vital resource in national economic planning, and shared with stakeholders from all walks of life.

In line with this thinking, to deepen and expand results achieved through initial PAGE funding, PAGE will support countries in developing a sustainability plan, for the period beyond PAGE delivery. The sustainability plan will involve consultation with national stakeholders and will require local ownership. To ensure coherence and impact, it will be developed in close consultation with national programmes of the United Nations and PAGE funding partners, especially the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) process. The country sustainability plans will explore mobilisation of funds from multilateral and regional development banks and bilateral donors, as well as from local businesses and national industry. The strategy will also consider mobilising resources from the public sector, for example, to support the capacity of public institutions at local, provincial or national level, or to develop IGE public investment projects.

3.12 Evaluating Impact and Addressing Risks

A medium-term evaluation of PAGE is planned for 2016 and will assess the relevance, efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability of PAGE results and their contribution to achieving national priorities, informed decision making, and knowledge generation. It will embrace an inclusive approach, involving a broad range of stakeholders and partners with the objective of identifying key achievements, lessons learned and good practices, as well as constraints and challenges encountered.

PAGE has taken a proactive approach to the potential risks that it may face. PAGE partners have invested significant effort in identifying risks to PAGE’s success which include financial instability; political instability or vested interests that oppose adoption of green economy strategies at country level; and internal risks, including complexity of delivery mechanisms and short-term funding affecting agencies’ capacity to deliver. Among the mitigating measures identified, several are already in development or in use, such as instituting a structured and rigorous country selection process, as well as ensuring the participation in, and validation of, each step of the process by key stakeholders.

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4. Conclusion: Putting the Operational Strategy into Action

“…collaboration between several UN agencies on a common task is not only possible, but may, in some cases, be the only way of addressing complex and

multi-sector issues such as the green economy.”PAGE Inception Report

The progress that PAGE has made in the first two years does not only come from the sheer number of UN agencies, funding partners, national governments and external partnerships supporting it but also from the coordination of their differentiated activities through a mutually reinforcing plan of action. This strategy is developed to extend that mutually reinforcing plan over the next five years, and to sketch out an expansion path for PAGE and its many partners.

The 2016-2020 period will be a phase in which the Partnership for Action on Green Economy scales up to the challenge of delivering IGE and the 2030 Agenda in an increasing number of countries. Building on initial achievements, lessons learned and early experiences, an increasing number of partner countries will begin to shape and form the future they want - by focusing on the macro, fiscal, industrial and trade policies they need to stimulate growth and employment into the coming decades, while reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcities.

Economic and transformative change is urgently needed and is possible. The IGE community can uproot the multiple causes of unsustainable development if we are all on the same PAGE: it is about making sustainability happen.

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Annex 1: Country Requests for Support

Status

#

Country

Remarks

PAGE Countries

1

Burkina Faso

Letter from Prime Minister

2

Ghana

Letter from Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation

3

Mauritius

Letter from Prime Minister's office

4

Mongolia

Letter from Prime Minister

5

Peru

Letter from Ministry of Environment and Ministry of Labour

6

Senegal

Letter from Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development

7

South Africa

Letter from Minister of Environmental AffairsLetter from the Chief Policy Advisor on Sustainable Development

8

China (provincial level)

Joint letter from Environmental Protection Department of Jiangsu Province and Jiangsu Development and Reform Commission

Formal Requests

9

Algeria

Letter from Minister of Spatial Planning and Environment for IGE training support

10

Barbados

Joint Letter from Minister of Environment and Drainage

Minister of Industry, International Business and Small Business Develop

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Annex 2: PAGE Governance

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Annex 3: Country-level activities

Country ActivitiesMongolia The PAGE partnership in Mongolia has directly linked the development and

implementation of the Green Development Policy (GDP), by providing technical support, fostering political commitment, and modelling economic, social and environmental implications of GDP targets. For this, the following results have been agreed with the Government for the next two years.

- Capacity building for long-term macro-economic planning and forecasting through system dynamics modelling linked to the Green Development Policy;

- Support for development and adoption of green economy indicators and measurements, taking into account the Sustainable Development Goals;

- Action developed and implemented for the inclusion of sustainability principles in the national legal framework for public procurement;

- Support for the development of green building codes and policies in Mongolia, to be applied to new education buildings constructed with public funds;

- Technical support through applied research to explore recycling opportunities under the National Waste Strategy Development Process;

- Green development learning strategy developed and implemented to support sustainable human capacity development under Mongolia’s Green Development Strategy;

- Mobilizing finance for achieving national development goals and development of green and inclusive financial products and services by supporting the Mongolian banking sector.

Peru The overall objective agreed with the government of Peru is to integrate the concept of green growth into Peru’s development policies through the formulation and implementation of IGE public policy proposals. PAGE support over the next two years will focus on the following outputs:

- Support for the development and adoption of a Green Growth Strategy and Green Jobs Strategy drawing on the analysis provided by a green economy assessment and green jobs assessment;

- Development of options for policy reforms in the three key sectors analyzed in the green economy assessment and green jobs assessment: forestry, agriculture and transport;

- Support to the development of green industry policy instruments drawing on the analysis and recommendations provided in a green industry assessment;

- Operationalization of national green jobs policy at sub-national level through support for the greening of regional youth employment plans;

- Support to the operationalisation of Peru’s bio trade strategy with an implementation plan.

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Mauritius PAGE is supporting the government of Mauritius on different aspects of the new government programme (2016-2020), Achieving Meaningful Change. PAGE will support the following outputs in Mauritius:

- Analysis of financial and economic implications of different options for solid waste management and recommendations on different technology options, strategies to engage the private sector and creation of green jobs;

- Development of industrial waste strategy based on an analysis of industrial waste and waste characterization and capacity building for Mauritian businesses on dealing with industrial waste;

- Initiatives to mobilize sustainable finance from private sector for investing in green sectors to achieve national development goals;

- Assessment of business opportunities in emerging green sectors and provision of technical support to adjust and improve the assistance provided to entrepreneurs by national business development service providers;

- Training of trade unions on green economy and green jobs and to develop an action plan for promoting green jobs creation at national level.

Burkina Faso The primary objective for PAGE is to integrate IGE goals and targets into the next development plan, the provisionally titled ‘SCADD 2’ (2016-2020). A joint workplan has been developed with two other major joint UN initiatives – the Poverty-Environment Initiative (PEI), and SWITCH Africa Green. The challenging political environment has delayed the process of the formulation of the new development plan, but PAGE is continuing to provide technical support. The provisional outputs identified are as follows:

- Provision of inputs into the national development planning process based on the Green Economy Assessment completed in 2015;

- Support on green fiscal policy and reform options with an aim to help in the implementation of the next national development strategy;

- Support for potential green industrial policies through a Green Industry Assessment in order to promote green industrialization;

- Revision of the National Investment Plan on the Environment and Sustainable Development and provide policy suggestions in line with new government priorities to assist with implementation of the new development strategy’s green economy components;

- Formulation of a green economy platform in early 2016 to raise awareness of opportunities for a green economy transition and capacity building.

Senegal The PAGE Senegal programme is geared towards supporting the implementation of the Plan Senegal Emergent (PSE), the national development framework and its five-year Priority Action Plan (PAP 2014-2018). Activities support both the ‘greening’ of this development plan and the further operationalization of the elements in the plan related to green economy, particularly Senegal’s beacon project on green jobs. The

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following outputs have been identified:

- Support for the operationalization of the ‘Plan Senegal Emergent’, the national planning framework integrating IGE goals and targets, and the national green jobs strategy;

- Support to the development of a green industry strategy drawing on the analysis provided by a green industry assessment.

Additional priorities suggested for 2016:- Support to the development of a Green GDP in Senegal or assessing the

environmental sector's contribution to the GDP;- Inclusion of sustainability in the national legal framework for public

procurement;Analysis of options for reforming subsidies in the energy sector with a view to promoting green financing;

- Supporting the implementation of the program for the promotion of green jobs (PACEV).

Ghana PAGE in Ghana supports the country to identify priority areas and provide guidance on key strategies and policy implementation. Specifically PAGE will assist in the implementation of the Ghana Shared Growth and Development Agenda (2014-2017) (GSGDA II). PAGE will also build on Ghana’s National Climate Change Policy and on UNDP-UNEP’s Green Economy Scoping Study and Assessment, which was completed in the country in 2013. The country would still need to complete the inception phase, including confirmation and further development of priorities for a country work programme. Initial support started so far in the following areas:

- Development of a Green Economy Action Plan based on the analysis provided by a green economy assessment focused on 3 key sectors for greening the economy: forestry, energy and agriculture;

- Development of a green economy learning strategy based on a needs assessment and capacity building on IGE for different stakeholder groups;

- Analysis of challenges and opportunities of green industrial development and sustainable trade.

South Africa An in-depth stocktaking exercise is underway to determine the specific results framework and work plan, support will focus on implementing the existing national green economy policies, through capacity building both among learning institutions and at the level of national and local Government staff as well as the development of indicators. PAGE support is being designed to reinforce and complement other support programmes on green economy by GIZ and UN agencies, such as SWITCH Africa Green (by UNEP) and the Free State Green Jobs Summit (by ILO). Following activities are planned in the initial phase:

- Results framework for multi-year PAGE 2016-2018 programme for South

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Africa developed through multi-sectoral and multi-stakeholder engagement including green economy indicators;

- Analysis of sector/industrial segment [to be determined] with potential for exports of sustainably manufactured products and possible measures to enhance the sustainability of the sector;

- Improved green economy knowledge sharing through an interactive facility (or hub) where green economy achievements are catalogued, good practices and tools are available and practitioners’ networks can be accessed;

- Introductory green economy course for South Africa developed and delivered through a national institution.

People’s Republic of China (Jinagsu province)

On 26 June 2015, the PAGE Management Board decided to formally include Jiangsu Province, People’s Republic of China, in PAGE. In addition to analysis and assessment reports, PAGE will engage wide-ranging local stakeholders in capacity building activities on green finance, green jobs, green industry, and inclusiveness in a green economy, among others. The initial phase of the PAGE support in Jiangsu will:

- Exemplify the province’s green economy successes and good practices in partnership with the Green Growth Knowledge Platform;

- Produce a stocktaking report of the major green economy policies, strategies, and plans, including those embedded in the 13th five-year plan, provides examples of successes and good practices, and prioritizes major challenges.

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There is a growing realization among public and private sector decision makers that we need to evolve to a new economic model, capable of progressing and achieving the goals of sustainable development, and one that matches the ambition of countries as they embark on implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.The Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE) seeks to put sustainability at the heart of economic policymaking. The Partnership supports nations and regions in reframing economic policies and practices around sustainability to foster economic growth, create income and jobs, reduce poverty and inequality, and strengthen the ecological foundations of their economies. As the demand by countries for support on inclusive green economy continues to grow, PAGE has developed this Strategy to layout its plans for supporting 20 countries by 2020. The strategy also presents a blueprint for resource and partnership requirements to extend PAGE support to additional countries, as well as sketch out a growth trajectory to 2030 that aligns PAGE with the Sustainable Development Goals.

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