The Global Alliance on Green Economy (GAGE) is an initiative spearheaded by the UAE Government and the World Green Economy Organization (WGEO), which aims to support countries in their transition to a green economy. Transitioning to a green economy aims to achieve economic development while nurturing and protecting the environment. Legislations, regulations, investments, and coordination are needed for countries to green their economic development, while also moving towards a low-emission and resilient future. Therefore, GAGE aims to enable this transition at the global and national levels, through platforms and capacity-building.

The Global Alliance on Green Economy was launched on September 28th, 2022 during the Ministerial Roundtable on Green Economy at the World Green Economy Summit (WGES 2022) in Dubai, UAE. The aim of the Ministerial Roundtable was to consult with countries on the transition to a green economy in the context of the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Ministers, high-level officials from governments, international development agencies and youth attended the Roundtable.

• Building countries’ capabilities in transitioning to a green economy through technical and technological assistance.
• Establishing a support platform to match project developers and finance providers.
• Enhancing country exchange on implementation, best practices and lessons learnt.

• Access to technical and finance assistance.
• Transfer of knowledge, technology, and green economy tools.
• Dialogues on green economy policies, strategies, and methodologies.
• Support the creation of employment opportunities.
• Capacity building.

• Article 6 Capacity Building.
• Sectorial Climate Action for NDCs and LT-LEDs.
• Climate Finance Enablers.
• Just Energy Transition.

Details of each of the above programs are available in the Country Application Package document, as well as on the webpage https://gage.worldgreeneconomy.org/

Membership to the Global Alliance on Green Economy is open to all UN member States and Parties to the UNFCCC.

No. Joining the Alliance does not require any financial contribution from the member country.

No. Joining the Alliance does not require any legal obligations from the member country. However, by joining the Alliance countries are morally committed to uphold the objectives of the Alliance and commit to work towards the transition to a green economy. These commitments have been explicitly spelt out in the (Annexure I) of the in the Country Application Package document available on the website (https://gage.worldgreeneconomy.org/).

No ratification process is required by member countries. However, there is a moral commitment or expectation from member countries to work towards a green economy and preserving the environment and upholding the Paris Agreement and SDG goals.

The member country government should be joining the Alliance and is to be represented by the relevant ministry in charge of the green economy, climate change, and sustainable development agendas.

To formally join, member countries must send the Letter of Application on an official letterhead (available on the website: https://gage.worldgreeneconomy.org/) to the WGEO secretariat: secretariat@worldgreeneconomy.org

The WGEO Secretariat is the focal point for any queries and clarifications on GAGE. They can be reached at the following email address: secretariat@worldgreeneconomy.org.

The World Green Economy Organization (WGEO) was established as 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.

The WGEO seeks to promote the widespread acceptance and increased importance of green economy in the context of Sustainable Development and poverty eradication. WGEO’s mandate is to enable and implement bankable and sustainable green projects by linking technology, capacity building and finance. It intends to support emerging global actions towards the green, low-carbon, climate resilient development pathway. The organization is framed to operationalize green economy concepts on the ground through results and impact-oriented action.