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The GEC operates as a global movement of over 50 organisations, focusing on four core activities: building a narrative of change, stimulating policy across five thematic areas, mobilising national leadership through dialogue, and expanding its network of allies. Its thematic priorities include reforming financial systems, greening economic sectors, tackling inequality, valuing nature, and improving economic measurement and governance.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000065#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The GEC's theory of change focuses on four core activities: creating a compelling story of change via advocacy and knowledge platforms, stimulating collaborative policy in five thematic areas, mobilising national leadership through dialogue, and strengthening its network of partners and members.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000065#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The GEC identifies five specific thematic action areas for policy stimulation: Measuring and Governing (aligning national wealth with SDGs), Reforming Financial Systems (finance reform and protecting nature), Greening Economic Sectors (energy, agrifood, transport, and infrastructure), Tackling Inequality (representing informal actors), and Valuing Nature (integrating green economy and natural capital communities).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000065#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The GEC is a global movement comprising more than 50 organisations, including NGOs, businesses, research institutes, trade unions, and UN organisations, and it operates national hubs in Mongolia, Uganda, Senegal, Peru, India, South Africa, and the Caribbean.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000065#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The GEC set a goal to double its size and impact by 2020, while increasing funding for outreach and strengthening its steering group and secretariat.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000065#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["green economy","energy transition","climate finance","natural capital","Sustainable Development Goals","transportation","infrastructure","biodiversity"],"geography_discussed":["Caribbean","South Africa","India","Peru","Senegal","Uganda","Mongolia"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["strategic framework"]},{"id":"geconco-000066","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/geconco-000066","title":"Nature positive economies: progress, lessons and next frontiers","publisher":{"name":"Green Economy Coalition","organization":"green-economy-coalition"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":null,"source_url":"https://www.greeneconomycoalition.org/assets/reports/GEC-Reports/E4N-Final-report-3-Nov2022.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The Economics for Nature (E4N) partnership (2016-2022) worked to integrate natural capital into economic and business decision-making to protect and restore biodiversity. The report identifies that while the concept of natural capital helps make nature 'material' for policymakers and businesses, systemic change is hindered by a lack of a globally agreed definition of a successful economy and a divergence in capacity between the Global North and South. Key achievements include the development of the Green Economy Tracker, the '3-returns' investment framework, and the mainstreaming of natural capital into the EU Green Deal and African Development Bank programmes. 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For example, in Angola, China's investment has been heavily focused on \"upstream oil extraction\" through the China Sonangol \"Queensway\" syndicate, resulting in a failure to improve the country's manufacturing capacity.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gga-000103#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is a significant bias toward hydroelectric power in China's African investments, particularly in Nigeria and Uganda. The author suggests this may be an attempt by China to find an \"outlet for its own overcapacity in dam building,\" noting that hydro is becoming less price-competitive than solar and often relies on Chinese rather than African labour.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gga-000103#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Chinese-funded dam projects often disregard environmental and geopolitical impacts. The Ethiopian Grand Renaissance dam is cited as a project that could provoke \"serious environmental challenges\" and stoke tensions with Nile basin neighbors like Egypt. In Nigeria, China is providing 85% of the $5.8bn cost for the Mambilla hydroelectric project.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gga-000103#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The document recommends that the Africa-China partnership transition to a \"sustainability-­‐focused phase\" where African leaders co-determine strategic agendas. 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The initiative focuses on the Dagaa value chain, where 10-22% of fish caught on the Tanzanian side is wasted, primarily due to ineffective traditional sun-drying and smoking methods. MAVUNOLAB has developed a low-cost solar-powered dryer capable of drying up to 250 kg in less than four hours as of 2024, with a goal to provide these to 150 fish processors by 2027. The project specifically targets women, who traditionally handle post-harvest processing but face high financial risks and gender inequalities, including dependency on men for fish and drying equipment. By integrating technical innovation with social empowerment, the initiative aims to reduce women's debt and improve their economic independence. 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This structure places women at high financial risk because they often borrow fish or rent drying racks from men; if the fish spoils due to rain or contamination, women incur debts that can lead to harmful coping mechanisms and sexual abuse.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"glorespar-000102#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"MAVUNOLAB's solar-powered dryer provides a technical solution to reduce spoilage and empower women. As of 2024, the dryer can process up to 250 kg in under four hours. The initiative aims to reach 150 fish processors by 2027, having already benefited 100 female processors in two fishing communities in 2024.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"glorespar-000102#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The initiative utilizes a multi-layered partnership strategy to overcome community skepticism and bureaucratic hurdles. 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