Regional Workshop on Inclusive Green Economies for Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Development in Africa: From Inspiration to Action Mozambique presentation.

Regional Workshop on Inclusive Green Economies for Poverty Reduction and

Sustainable Development in Africa: From Inspiration to Action

Mozambique presentation 28 Feb - 1 March 2015, Cairo

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Where do we want to go?

www.imagesofgreeneconomy. Accessed on 25th February 2015

To build an inclusive country, with

widespread middle income, based on the

protection, restoration and rational use of natural capital and ecosystem services,

ensuring efficient and inclusive development within the planetary

boundaries (Mozambique Action

Plan 2013-2014)

To reach a green planet And Mozambique?

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Mozambique wants to protect its forests

www.iied.org (25th 02/2015

Some protected areas of Manica- MICAIA Family project

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Mozambique wants emissions

reduction

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SOLARKOM, LDA, Alternative energy – panels, lamp, etc. Maputo, Mozambique

No Carbon emissions

Improved stoves

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Through Green investments it is possible to income increase and poverty reduction in Mozambique (Government of Mozambique)

How has your government integrated Green Economy goals and targets to

national development planning?(Objective 1)

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Strategy document Roadmap to a Green Economy, which is a gradual process from 2013 to 2019.

The five year cycle Action Plan for Poverty Reduction, which Integrates policies, practices and actions for sustainable development including poverty reduction.

The Five Year Government Plan (2015-2019): - Establishment of the ground of the GE on the agenda of green growth in the national development priorities - Integration of the GE approach in the processes of planning and budgeting as well as national accountancy.

How has your government integrated Green Economy goals and targets to national development planning?

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Some good examples: The FUNAE (1)

• The Energy Fund- (established in 1997)– A useful facility to promote off-grid renewable

energy development, both through direct projects and levering of private sector investments.

– By 2012, FUNAE had provided off-grid solar electricity to 115 villages, 298 schools and 300 clinics, supplying a total of 1 MW.

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Women the main beneficiaries

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Some good examples (2)

• Establishment of the world’s largest coastal reserve. The Primeras and Segundas reserve along with other marine reserves established in the country protect the long term foundations of both local fisheries and the growing tourism sector

Ilha Primeira

WWW.kaskazine.com (accessed on 25th 022015)

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Some good examples: Forest management (3)• Improvement of forest

management and reduce deforestation.

• Together with UN-REDD a number of pilot areas have been identified for the implementation of sustainable forest management policies,:– increasing the number of

long-term logging concessions,

– rehabilitating degraded forest areas,

– Creating a new forest reserves.

www.iied.org (25th/02/2015)

Project MICAIA Family of Manica

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What process was used to identify the priority goals and targets?

(Objective 2)

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What process was used to identify the priority goals and targets?

• The launching of the Road Map GE Rio +20, by the former president of Mozambique, His Excellency Armando Guebuza

• Approval of the Plan for GE Transition • Establishment of the Multisectorial Green

Economy Group – Technical – Committee – A hearing process with stakeholders and decision-

makers

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What process was used to identify the priority goals and targets?

• Adopted Legal instruments towards GE such as the revised Constituion of the Republic (2014) that promotes initiatives that guarantees ecological equilibrium aiming to population well-being and environmental conservation and preservation;

• The adoption of the Policy and Territorial Planning; Bio-oil Policy and Strategy; Strategy of Informal Settlements; Gender Strategy; Strategy of Environment and Climate Changes, to name some.

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What constraints has your country experienced in trying to achieve the green economy goals and targets?

(Objective 3)

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Constraints

• 1) Green Economy a new approach

• 2) Natural disasters are every year´s bread for Mozambicans

• 3) A Long term policy

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Constraints 1) Green Economy a new Approach

The Green Economy it is an initiative that involves economists and experts worldwide.

• It is a new engine of growth; that it is a net generator of decent jobs, and that it is also a vital strategy for the elimination of persistent poverty. (www.UNEP.org 25th/02/2015)

• The country is still face with lack of jobs even though some slight growth through “Local Economic Development – the 7 Millions Meticais) – employment generation

• Poverty reduction is going slightly, however people are still vulnerable to natural disasters

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Constraints 2) Natural disasters are “every year’s bread” for

Mozambicans

Maputo downtown, February 2015 Maputo outskirt, February 2015 18

Constraints 3) Is itself a long-term policy agenda

• Last, but not least….• “Boom of oil, gas and coal

natural resources”

• - To identify potentials for natural capital and ecosystem service markets,

• - the development of an ecological taxation reform,

• - development of green infrastructures for the mining sector,

• - improving the stock management in fisheries

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The Government of Mozambique is concerned about Green Economy

• Adopted Legal instruments towards GE such as the revised Constituion of the Republic (2014) that promotes initiatives that guarantees ecological equilibrium aiming to population well-being and environmental conservation and preservation;

• The adoption of the Policy and Territorial Planning; Bio-oil Policy and Strategy; Strategy of Informal Settlements; Gender Strategy; Strategy of Environment and Climate Changes, to name some. 20

The Government of Mozambique is concerned about Green Economy

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“We cannot approve any business project without analysing the economic gain, the social impact and the environmental impact thereof” (Former Deputy Minister of MICOA- Mozambique, during the launch of the Action Plan for Green Economy, 2013)

The End

Mozambique adopts Green Economy Action Plan