United Nations Environment Programme
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UNEP is the voice for the environment within the United Nations system, acting as a catalyst, advocate, educator, and facilitator to promote sustainable development through the effective use of the global environment. Its Industry and Economy Division plays a leading role in the Green Economy Initiative, which aims to shift national economies towards a sustainable trajectory. By doing so, it seeks to ensure that growth is driven by increased investment in green sectors and a transition of consumers’ preferences to sustainable goods and services. Located within this Division, the Resources and Markets Branch examines the manner in which economics, trade, and finance interact with the environment, thereby contributing to sustainable development at the local, national, regional, and global levels. It does so by working with countries through analytical studies in partnerships with UN agencies, intergovernmental institutions, governments, academic institutes, businesses, and civil society organizations to support the shift to an inclusive green economy. Among its areas of work, the Economic and Trade Policy Unit supports global efforts on green fiscal policy revisions by advising countries on how fiscal policies can support the inclusive green economy and thus delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals across different sectors, particularly agriculture. As one of its partner countries, Colombia possesses the second highest level of biodiversity in the world, hosting ten percent of global biodiversity. As biodiversity management affects the social and economic welfare of a large portion of the population, it is considered to be a matter of economic interest. However, biodiversity loss is being increasingly exacerbated by agricultural expansion, which could be limited through improvements in productivity. This is important as agriculture productivity in Colombia is below other countries in Latin America with no significant improvements having been made over the past decade. Among other things, this is because around ninety percent of transfers to producers are still in the form of market price support, which is considered one of the most distortive forms of agricultural support, with a range of agricultural products being driven by border measures. Moreover, government transfers to much-needed general public services such as research and development are low, only accounting for 2.3 percent of value-added in the agriculture sector (OECD, 2021). The consultant’s responsibilities will include, but will not be limited to, coordinating with the implementing partner to complete the following activities of the following outputs:
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