TNPSC Thervupettagam

Decent Work in Nature-based Solutions 2024

December 18 , 2024 12 hrs 0 min 14 0
  • This report was launched at COP 16 of UNCCD, Riyadh.
  • The report is the second in a series, the first part of which was launched in 2022.
  • As per the report, about 93-95 per cent of the world’s Nature-based Solutions (NbS) employments are concentrated in the Asia-Pacific region.
  • Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in India was a major contributor.
  • More than half of the 59 million people employed globally through the employment opportunities created through NbS are women.
  • 57 per cent of expenditure occurs in high income countries while Asia- Pacific contributes to 44 per cent of the global NbS expenditure.
  • Globally, only 0.3 per cent of the world’s gross domestic product is contributed by NbS.

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