Module 1 introduction to the green economy approach. Describes sri lankas vision and balanced inclusive green growth bigg strategic pathway to sustainable development by 2030. Over the past 20 years economic growth has lifted more than 660 million people out of poverty and has raised the income levels of. Robinsone, xiaochen wuc, lingqiao konga,b, ruonan lia,b, yi xiaoa,b, weihua xua,b, zhiyun ouyanga,b,1, and gretchen c. The emphasis on the need to enhance inclusive and sustainable growth in the current policy debate is particularly important in the context of global value chains gvcs driving the geographic dispersion. Green growth policies must be developed to ensure maximised benefits and minimised costs to the poor and most vulnerable, and policies and actions with irreversible negative impacts must be avoided. Main report english this report argues that sustained growth is necessary to achieve the urgent development needs of the worlds poor and that there is substantial scope for growing cleaner without growing slower. Over the past 20 years economic growth has lifted more than 660 million people out. The pathway to sustainable development without necessarily growing slower. The world bank s new report, inclusive green growth. Importantly, green growth requires knowing when to go for the politically expedient rather than the economically optimal. Challenges and risks from a sustainable development.
The pathway to sustainable development the world bank. Decent work, sustainable growth, and employment sdg8. An inclusive green economy decouples economic growth from resource use and environmental impacts. Paradigm shift for sustainable, inclusive and sustained economic growth, shared prosperity and decent work for all wider range of dimensions. It will lay the foundations for inclusive green economic growth, provide a roadmap for achieving sustainable development targets, and outline a. The report begins by stating that although economic growth has lifted more than 660 million people out of poverty over the past 20 years, it has often come at the expense of the environment. It is a contribution to the united nations 2030 agenda and sustainable. Realizing the values of natural capital for inclusive. Informing chinas new ecological development strategy hua zheng a,b, lijuan wang, wenjia peng, cuiping zhangc, cong lid, brian e. Achieving inclusive, green development is crucial to china and the world. In this publication, the world bank indicates that inclusive green growth is the pathway to sustainable development.
It is the only way to reconcile the rapid growth required to bring developing countries to the level of prosperity to which they aspire, meet the needs of the more than 1 billion people still living in poverty, and. The pathway to sustainable development by marianne fay, the world bank, june 2012 created date. The pathway to sustainable development makes the case that greening growth is necessary, efficient, and affordable. An inclusive green economy addresses, at the same time, 1 persistent poverty, 2 overstepped planetary boundaries and 3 inequity in the sharing of prosperity. Sustainability remains the vital longterm goal, but the green economy is describing a pathway to sustainable development. The 2030 agenda and coherent national development policy. On the occasion of the 2030 agenda adoption two years ago, belgium in its various institutional dimensions pledged to spare no effort in working towards realizing the sdgs. Essam yassin mohammed international institute for environment and development, iied, shannon siyao wang oecd and gary kawaguchi pannasastra university of cambodia under the guidance and supervision of jan corfeemorlot of the oecd. The uganda green growth development strategy, 201718 ff 203031 1 table of contents list of tables 3 list of figures 4 acronyms 5 executive summary 7 1. Thanks to this initiative and the work of other agencies, green economy in the context of. Inclusive green growth by world bank overdrive rakuten. Steering towards a green economy is an introduction to green economy concepts, ideas and actions with particular relevance to south africa. Inclusive green growth is the pathway to sustainable development. A sketch of the kind of medium to longterm process needed to make the transition 1 this paper reflects learning, debate and consensus among the partners for inclusive green.
Principles, priorities and pathways for inclusive green economies. The pathway to sustainable development, outlines a. Green growth is necessary, efficient, and affordable. It is the only way to reconcile the rapid growth required to bring developing countries to the level of prosperity to which they aspire, meet the needs of the more than 1 billion people still living in poverty, and fulfill the global imperative of a better environment. A set of initial catalytic activities that help to embark on and accelerate the transition pathways. In 2010, icc launched the unique global business task force on green economy resulting in the green economy roadmap, a guide for business, policymakers and society published in. The concept of green growth offers real opportunities for more inclusive growth in developing countries while protecting the environment. The development of effective inclusive green growth policies starts. The green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication. Information on the origin and meaning of a green economy, and how a green economy can be implemented in south africa, is described. Green growth provides a positive agenda for pursuing the three pillars of sustainable development economic growth, social inclusiveness and environmental protection by seeking to develop synergies instead of focusing on the tradeoffs and trying to balance them, and can be seen as a leapfrogging. Yet spurring growth without ensuring equity will thwart efforts to reduce poverty and improve access to health, education, and infrastructure services. The topic of green economy indicators is going to grow in importance in upcoming years.
Csos, academics, think tanks, open working group, inter governmental committee. A sketch of the kind of medium to longterm process needed to make the transition 1 this paper reflects learning, debate and. Over the past century, great increases in agricultural production have been achieved at the expense of other ecosystem benefits, such as flood control, water purification, climate stabilization, and biodiversity conservation. In 2012, the world bank published its report inclusive green growth. The goal now is to build on that awareness and action to shape our pathway to achieving the global goals and implementing the paris agreement. The global environmentclimate change and economic crises are affecting all countries, especially small island. Pdf sustainable sri lanka 2030 vision, strategic path and. Making growth green and inclusive the case of cambodia. Inclusive green growth the pathway to sustainable development. The pathway to sustainable development, outlines a threepronged strategy for pursuing greener growth. Realizing the values of natural capital for inclusive, sustainable development. Thanks to this initiative and the work of other agencies, green economy in the context. This paper aimed to clarify the meaning of the concept of inclusive green growth igg as a new pathway to achieve sustainable growth, and methods of measuring it applied on ethiopia as a case study.
Long term sustainability of growth and progress on social welfare are threatened by inefficient and wasteful use of the earth fs natural capital resources without. Although many green economy policies were endorsed in rio, no new international commitments emerged. The world bank defines inclusive green growth as the. Motivations and influence for propoor inclusive green growth 30 figure 5. Sustainable development goals and inclusive development. Framework of the guyana green state development strategy. Apr 18, 2016 achieving sustainable development has been hampered by tradeoffs in favour of economic growth over social wellbeing and ecological viability, which may also affect the sustainable development goals sdgs adopted by the member states of the united nations. Sharif in july 2015, the general assembly of the united nations endorsed the addis ababa action agenda, which is an integral part of the united nations 2030 agenda for sustainable development. Inclusive growth, green growth, sustainable growth, ethiopia.
Inclusive and sustainable growth and employment sdg8 figure 8. Directorategeneral for international cooperation and development. However, the concept is generating a great diversity of. With the announcement of the new sustainable development goals sdgs in march 2016, many countries start to adopt a new development strategies focus on what is called inclusive green growth. The world banks new report, inclusive green growth.
An inclusive green economy ige has evolved from earlier work on green economy. In dialogue with south african policymakers on policy coherence for sustainable development vandudzai mbanda. The inclusive green growth index iggi, the new metric for quality of growth launched in this study, overcomes the shortcomings of these measures, and presents a more detailed and rounded picture of economic. Pdf sustainable sri lanka 2030 vision, strategic path. Achieving sustainable development has been hampered by tradeoffs in favour of economic growth over social wellbeing and ecological viability, which may also affect the sustainable development goals sdgs adopted by the member states of the united nations.
The pathway to sustainable development in may 2012 and has set up a green growth. Principles, priorities and pathways for inclusive green. The united nations 2030 agenda and all its segments are very much connected to agenda 2063 which is the african union au strategic vision for a prosperous and peaceful africa. This report argues that sustained growth is necessary to achieve the urgent development needs of the worlds poor and that there is substantial scope for growing cleaner without growing slower. I outline steps that could be taken in the aftermath of rio to salvage the momentum in support of green. Data and research on green growth and sustainable development including consumption, innovation, green cities, green energy, green jobs and green transport.
Granger and the new coalition governments principle foundations for inclusive green economic and social growth. Mohanty, manoranjan 2015 green growth as a pathway to. Dailyf,g,h,1 astate key laboratory of urban and regional. Inclusive green growth index asian development bank. Similarly to the danish 92 group fs report on the eequitable green economy f the world bank states that we cannot assume that green growth will be inclusive and equitable. We hope that this paper, and indeed the series, will prove to be a valuable. Inclusive green growth by world bank group publications. In contrast, the concept of inclusive development emphasizes the social, ecological and political dimensions of development. Green growth is affordable because many green policies pay for them. The pathway to sustainable development the world bank inclusive green growth the pathway to sustainable.
Inclusive green growth by world bank group publications issuu. Outcomes to achieve and principles to achieve them 19 figure 5. A pathway to the sustainable development goals by tarek a. To put emphasis on the importance of including social aspects, the concept of the green economy has evolved and many organisations now refer to an inclusive green economy.
A nonprescriptive toolkit on inclusive green growth undp. The asian development bank insists that green growth is an imperative, not a luxury, for developing asia2. The green state development strategy gsds will guide guyanas economic and sociocultural development over the next 15 years. The bank team is grateful to the government of mozambique, national. Framework of the guyana green state development strategy and.