The Inclusive Growth and Climate Change: Lessons Learned from the NDC Partnership document is an Insight Brief published by the NDC Partnership in November 2020. It examines how countries link climate action with inclusive growth, especially through poverty reduction, gender equality, decent work, job creation, and reduced inequalities.
Key insights:
The brief explains that COVID-19 increased the importance of connecting climate policies with inclusive economic recovery.
It defines inclusive growth as economic growth that is distributed fairly across society and creates opportunities for all.
The analysis focuses on four SDGs: SDG 1 on poverty reduction, SDG 5 on gender equality, SDG 8 on decent work and economic growth, and SDG 10 on reduced inequalities.
By July 2020, 53 countries had requested support related to climate action and inclusive growth issues such as poverty, job creation, gender, and social inclusion.
Most requests were linked to NDC enhancement, showing that countries increasingly wanted climate plans to address social inclusion and reduced inequalities.
The brief highlights examples from Jordan, Morocco, the Marshall Islands, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, the Philippines, Nigeria, São Tomé and Príncipe, and others.
Main message: Climate action should not only reduce emissions or build resilience; it should also support fairer recovery, poverty reduction, gender equality, decent jobs, and social inclusion.
