A
green economy offers considerable opportunities for mobilizing resources
towards an economic growth pathway that is low-emission in terms of carbon-dioxide
and greenhouse gases released in the atmosphere during economic production
activities, NaijaAgroNet
learnt.
According
to research, NaijaAgroNet
gathered, green economy also builds a culture of resource efficiency in
economic activities and of sustainable consumption among the population as well
as climate-resilient housing, infrastructure and other economic installations,
while at the same time adapting to different approaches to promote, among
others, resilient agricultural production, diversification into off-farm
livelihoods and other diversification innovations for the local and export
markets.
Mr.Achim Steiner, an expert in environmental
issues and Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, NaijaAgroNet learnt, once said that inclusive
green economy has the potential to improve human well-being and social equity,
while significantly reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcities.
African
countries, NaijaAgroNet
also gathered, are at a critical stage in their developmental life coupled with
challenges of poverty, unemployment, environmental degradation which include
deforestation, soil erosion, desertification, and loss of biodiversity.
However, the
combination of tackling poverty, accelerating growth and development, and
addressing climate change, is likely to involve trade-offs and policy choices
between mutually supportive, but equally important priorities toward the
improvement of welfare and quality of life for Africa's citizens.
Cyriacus Nnaji/ GEE
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