On the unique challenges, opportunities and risks faced by the commodity-dependent developing countries (CDDCs) in their transition to sustainable, inclusive and climate-resilient economies
More than half of the countries in the world are commodity-dependent countries (CDDCs), meaning that at least 60% of their exports derive from commodities, primarily, from agriculture and extractive industries (carbon-intensive natural resources, minerals, ores, and metals (UNCTAD,2019, UN,2019) Commodity dependence, combined with poor governance of natural resources and commodity sectors put at risk the …
