Building an Inclusive Green Economy for All

The report argues that an inclusive green economy can deliver a 'triple bottom line' of economic growth, environmental protection, and social inclusion, provided that policies are carefully designed to benefit low and middle-income countries. It emphasizes that ecosystem services account for up to 89 percent of the 'GDP of the poor' and that securing rights over environmental assets is critical for the poor. The document warns against 'green protectionism' and aid conditionality, calling for governance reforms and strategic investments to prevent climate change and ecosystem degradation from reversing development gains.

• Strategic investments in growth industries and ecosystem services—which represent up to 89 percent of the 'GDP of the poor'—can simultaneously increase employment, reduce social inequity, and improve environmental sustainability.
• Despite progress between 1990 and 2008 where nearly 650 million people escaped extreme poverty in developing nations, approximately 1.3 billion people still live on less than US$1.25 per day, with rising inequality both within and between countries.
• The ability to overcome poverty and inequality is threatened by the compounding effects of economic disruption, climate change, and ecosystem degradation, which have a disproportionate impact on the most vulnerable populations.
• Realizing a large-scale inclusive green economy requires governance and policy reforms that grant poor people secure rights over environmental assets and a voice in their management, while avoiding harmful measures like aid conditionality and green protectionism.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Building an Inclusive Green Economy for All. https://www.wri.org/research/building-inclusive-green-economy-all

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Building an Inclusive Green Economy for All. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/building-inclusive-green-economy-all.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendbuilding, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Building an Inclusive Green Economy for All}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/building-inclusive-green-economy-all}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }