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About
World Green Economy Organization
The World Green Economy Organization (WGEO) is a comprehensive response to calls by the international community for a holistic approach to spur progress on how and why a green economy is the world’s best route towards a safe and prosperous future.
The path from the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in 2012 to the passage of the new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement, has seen strong levels of commitment by world leaders to shift to a green economy.
WGEO seeks to promote the widespread acceptance and increased importance of green economy in the context of Sustainable Development and poverty eradication.
WGEO intends to support emerging global actions towards the green, low-carbon, climate resilient development model. The organization is framed to operationalize green economy concepts on the ground through results and impact-oriented action.
H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Launching WGEO
- Green Economy Advocacy Support through Partnership and Outreach
- Promoting Green Investment
- Creating an Enabling Environment through Policy, Legislative and Resource Support
- Capacity Development in Green Economy Action
- Scaling Up Innovation through Research and Technology Transfer
GOVERNANCE
WGEO established with an innovative organizational and institutional structure employing innovative operating procedures
The organization comprises of a three-tier structure the Assembly, the Council and the Secretariat. The Assembly is composed of State Members and RIEIOs. Non-state Members of WGEO may be represented in the Council.
The Secretariat is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the organization, and for providing administrative, legal and financial support to WGEO activities..
The Purpose
WGEO will support the efficient and effective implementation of innovative programs and projects, facilitate technology transfer, policy dialogue, and norm-setting to promote investments in the green economy, and support the mobilization of financial resources, technical assistance and capacity building.
The objectives of WGEO are, int. al.:
- To promote the widespread acceptance and increased importance of the green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication and facilitate investments in the green economy, by linking financing, technology, capacity-building and all other elements of the enabling environment for the green economy;
- To serve as a platform for international cooperation and knowledge-sharing between developed and developing countries, the public and the private sectors, international organizations and all other key stakeholders, aiming to promote implementation of green economy policies at all levels, in a manner that endeavors to drive sustained, inclusive and equitable economic growth and job creation, particularly for women, youth and the poor;
- To support, through technical and technological assistance, the efforts of developing countries that choose to implement green economy policies in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication.
