Green Jobs in Mongolia

Mongolia's progress toward a green economy was ranked 3 out of 10 in a 2018 report. The country faces significant environmental hurdles, including air pollution, land degradation, and water mismanagement, with 70% of its land lacking groundwater access. While the government has implemented the National Green Development Policy and Sustainable Development Vision 2030, a gap remains between official narratives and actual implementation. Transition efforts involve tax exemptions for renewables, the operation of 12 renewable energy sites (wind, hydro, and solar), and international support from entities like the Green Climate Fund and ADB to develop low-carbon eco-districts in Ulaanbaatar.

• A 2018 report ranked Mongolia's progress toward a green economy as 3 out of 10.
• Mongolia faces several critical environmental and social challenges, specifically air pollution, water mismanagement and pollution, land degradation and desertification, increasing urbanization, a knowledge gap, inequality, poverty, and a discrepancy between official narratives and actual implementation.
• Water scarcity is a major issue, as 70% of Mongolian land lacks access to groundwater.
• The Mongolian government has established the National Green Development Policy and the Sustainable Development Vision 2030, provided tax exemptions for renewables, and identified five provinces to become model green provinces.
• The private sector's contribution to the energy transition includes the operation of five wind farms, four hydropower stations, and three solar farms, as well as Xacbank's role as an Accredited Entity of the Green Climate Fund for low-carbon initiatives.
• International collaborations include support from the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), the EU Switch Asia Programme, and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the latter of which will finance the transformation of 'Ger' areas in Ulaanbaatar into low-carbon eco-districts.

APA

Green Economy Coalition (n.d.). Green Jobs in Mongolia. https://www.greeneconomycoalition.org/assets/reports/Cape-Town-Global-Meet-2019/Mongolia-Country-Posters-GM2019-FINAL-PRINT.pdf

Chicago

Green Economy Coalition. Green Jobs in Mongolia. n.d. https://www.greeneconomycoalition.org/assets/reports/Cape-Town-Global-Meet-2019/Mongolia-Country-Posters-GM2019-FINAL-PRINT.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greeneconomycoalitionndgreen, author = {{Green Economy Coalition}}, title = {{Green Jobs in Mongolia}}, institution = {Green Economy Coalition}, url = {https://www.greeneconomycoalition.org/assets/reports/Cape-Town-Global-Meet-2019/Mongolia-Country-Posters-GM2019-FINAL-PRINT.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }