Partners & Financing

UNEP focuses on enabling countries to place environmental sustainability at the heart of policymaking, development planning, and project execution. UNEP directly supports PAGE by hosting its Secretariat and managing the PAGE Trust Fund. Most of PAGE research work on green economy indicators, measurement frameworks, as well as on trade, is coordinated by UNEP. At the national level, the agency’s extensive experience in providing technical assistance and informing national decision making through green economy assessments and macroeconomic modelling contributes to PAGE activities.

The ILO assists countries in developing an enabling environment for green job opportunities to flourish, and future-proofing the workforce. It brings its knowledge and experience on employment, the greening of enterprises, green jobs, gender equality and skills building to PAGE.

UNDP provides expertise to ensure integrated policy design and implementation that eradicates poverty and reduces inequalities. UNDP contributes to PAGE through multi-disciplinary expertise in environment, poverty, gender and governance; innovative financing; country-owned capacity development and engagement with key Government, private sector and civil society partners.

UNIDO delivers expertise on developing and greening industrial sectors to enable countries to sustainably diversity the drivers of their economies. UNIDO’s contribution to PAGE focuses on industrial policy advice and its implementation through industry engagement, industry-related training and its building of public-private partnerships.

UNITAR develops institutional and societal expertise to sustain, grow and implement green economy policies and projects. Under PAGE, UNITAR supports international training programmes, national competency development and learning strategies, as well as specialized training and policy dialogues.