Locating the Policy Space for Inclusive Green Growth within the SADC Extractive Sector

The document examines the tension between economic growth driven by extractive industries in the SADC region and the resulting social and environmental harms. It argues that because a shift away from extractive-dependent growth is unlikely to happen immediately, the effective management of this sector is the primary lever for achieving a transition toward inclusive green growth that benefits rural poor populations.

• Extractive industries are critical to the GDP of several SADC member states, accounting for 70% in Angola, 29% in Botswana, 21% in Guinea, 20% in Mauritania, 11% in Namibia, and 9% in South Africa.
• Rapid economic expansion in the SADC region has failed to deliver expected social benefits, with resource extraction causing social and environmental harm and providing limited economic opportunities for poor people in rural areas near extraction sites.
• A transition to greener and inclusive growth in the SADC region is unlikely to occur as a sudden break from growth dependent on extractive industries; instead, the transformation depends on the effective management of the extractive sector.

APA

Climate and Development Knowledge Network (2014). Locating the Policy Space for Inclusive Green Growth within the SADC Extractive Sector. https://cdkn.org/resource/policy-space-for-green-growth-in-sadc-extractive-sector

Chicago

Climate and Development Knowledge Network. Locating the Policy Space for Inclusive Green Growth within the SADC Extractive Sector. 2014. https://cdkn.org/resource/policy-space-for-green-growth-in-sadc-extractive-sector.

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BibTeX

@techreport{climateanddevelopmentknowledgenetwork2014locating, author = {{Climate and Development Knowledge Network}}, title = {{Locating the Policy Space for Inclusive Green Growth within the SADC Extractive Sector}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2014}, month = jul, url = {https://cdkn.org/resource/policy-space-for-green-growth-in-sadc-extractive-sector}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }