The Fourth Green Growth Knowledge Platform (GGKP) Annual Conference took place on the theme of “Transforming Development through Inclusive Green Growth” during 6-7 September 2016 at the International Convention Center on Jeju Island, Republic of Korea.
While 2015 represented a landmark year for achieving ambitious government commitments, resulting in adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs), the Paris Climate Agreement, and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, the challenge has now shifted to implementation and turning commitments into action. In order to scale-up inclusive green growth solutions that respond to these commitments, the Fourth GGKP Annual Conference drew together leading global experts, academics, and practitioners to identify, discuss, and debate the latest research and policy solutions. In particular, the discussions explored how to ensure the pursuit of green growth is equitable and inclusive.
This year’s conference was hosted by the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and formed a major part of the Global Green Growth Week 2016 (#GGGWeek2016) to be held 5-9 September 2016. For the Annual Conference, GGGI partnered with the global university network Environment for Development (EfD) to ensure a wide range of views and research are represented at the event.
The GGKP, founded by GGGI, the OECD, UNEP, and the World Bank, is the world’s largest global partnership of organizations and experts committed to collaboratively generating, managing, and sharing green growth knowledge and data to mobilize a sustainable future.
The Conference drew together and engaged the world’s leading researchers, practitioners and policy makers in a number of plenary and parallel sessions in discussions that:
9:00 am Welcome and Opening Remarks
Mr. Yvo de Boer, Director-General, Global Green Growth InstituteDr. Christian Kastrop, Director of Policy Studies, Economics Department, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentDr. Ligia Noronha, Director, Division of Technology, Industry, and Economics, United Nations Environment ProgrammeDr. Marianne Fay, Chief Economist, Sustainable Development, World Bank
9:30 am Panel: Understanding the Challenge of Inclusive Green Growth
Chair: Dr. Paul Ekins, Professor of Resources and Environmental Policy and Director of the Institute for Sustainable Resources, University College London, and Deputy Director, United Kingdom Energy Research Centre and Member of the GGKP Advisory Committee
Dr. Oyun Sanjaasuren, Chair, Global Water Partnership and Former President of the United Nations Environment AssemblyProf. Mohan Munasinghe, Founder Chairman, Munasinghe Institute for Development, Sri Lanka and Member of the GGKP Advisory CommitteeDr. Kevin Urama, Senior Advisor to the President, African Development Bank and Memeber of the GGKP Advisory CommitteeMr. Steve Bass, Senior Associate, International Institute for Environment and Development, United Kingdom
10:30 am Photo session and Break
11:00 am Panel: Debate – Can Economic Growth Be Inclusive and Green? Perspectives from policymakers, the private sector, and the research community
Chair: Ms. Mahua Acharya, Assistant Director-General, Investment and Policy Solutions Division, Global Green Growth Institute
Dr. Fatima Denton, Director, Special Initiatives Division, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Mr. George C. Varughese, President, Development Alternatives, IndiaMr. Simon Upton, Director, Environment Directorate, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentMr. Raouf Dabbas, Senior Advisor, Ministry of Environment, Jordan and Member of the GGKP Advisory CommitteeMr. Pavan Sukhdev, Founder and CEO, GIST Advisory and Member of the GGKP Advisory Committee
12:15 pm Lunch
1:30 pm Panel: The Role of Collaboration and Knowledge in Scaling Inclusive Green Growth
Chair: Mr. Benjamin Simmons, Head, Green Growth Knowledge Platform
Dr. Ligia Noronha, Director, Division of Technology, Industry, and Economics, United Nations Environment ProgrammeDr. Gunnar Köhlin, Director, Environment for Development Ms. Lisbeth Jespersen, Head of Secretariat, Global Green Growth ForumMr. Oliver Greenfield, Convenor, Green Economy Coalition
2:30 pm Break
2:45 pm Parallel Sessions A
Strategy and PolicySession A1: Managing Distributional Impacts from Green Growth Transitions
Session Chair: Dr. Christian Kastrop, Director of Policy Studies, Economics Department, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Paper Presenter: Ms. Carolina Grottera, PhD Candidate, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, and Researcher, Centre for Integrated Studies on Climate Change and the Environment, Brazil, The Transition to a Low Carbon Economy and its Effects on Jobs and Welfare - A Long-Term Scenario for Brazil
Paper Presenter: Mr. Sebastian Renner, Research Fellow, University of Goettingen and GIGA, Germany, Household Welfare and CO2 Emission Impacts of Energy and Carbon Taxes in Mexico
Country Presenter: Dr. Yu Hai, Director and Senior Research Fellow, Division of Environmental Strategy, Policy Research Center for Environment and Economy, Ministry of Environmental Protection, China, Inclusive Green Growth and Distributional Impacts under China’s Green Growth in the 13th Five Year Plan
Discussant: Mr. Steve Bass, Senior Associate, International Institute for Environment and Development, United Kingdon
Sector Focus: WaterSession A2: Promoting Inclusive, Community-Based Water Management
Session Chair: Dr. Gunnar Köhlin, Director, Environment for Development, Sweden
Paper Presenter: Mr. Sebastian Munoz-Amezcua, Student, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores Monterrey, Mexico, Information Technology for User-Based Water Rights Enforcement
Country Presenter: Dr. Chuluun Togtokh, Director of Institute of Sustainable Development, National University of Mongolia, Mongolia, Green Development Opportunities for Mongolia: Community-Based Water Management
Discussant: Dr. Byela Tibesigwa, Research Fellow, Department of Economics, College of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Sector Focus: EnergySession A3: Exploring Impacts of New Energy Policies
Session Chair: Dr. Bruno Oberle, Chair for Green Economy and Resource Governance, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
Paper Presenter: Dr. Yang Liu, Policy Analyst, International Energy Agency, Macroeconomic Impacts of Energy Efficiency Improvement: A General Equilibrium Perspective
Paper Presenter: Mr. Andreas Marcus Roehlig, Researcher, Research Center Siegen and Hamburg Institute of International Economics, Germany, The Impact of Renewable Energies on Regional Value Added in Developing Countries
Country Presenter: Dr. Zang Fengdong, Associate Director, Department of Environmental Policy, Chinese Academy for Environmental Planning, China, China's Energy Policy from a Green Growth Perspective
Discussant: Dr. Pranab Baruah, GGKP Research Manager and Senior Knowledge Manager, Global Green Growth Institute
Strategy and PolicySession A4: Ensuring Gender-Balanced Participation and Empowerment (1)
Session Chair: Dr. Fatima Denton, Director, Special Initiatives Division, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
Paper Presenter: Dr. Bipasha Baruah, Canada Research Chair in Global Women’s Issues, Western University, Canada, Creating Opportunities for Women in The Renewable Energy Sector
Paper Presenter: Ms. Shruti Sharma, Associate and India Project Coordinator, International Institute for Sustainable Development, India, Gender and Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform: Implications for India, Bangladesh and Nigeria
Country Presenter: Prof. Alfred R. Bizoza, Director of Research at the Institute of Policy Analysis and Research, Rwanda, Agricultural Adaptive Strategies in the context of Climate Variability and Gender Equity in Rwanda
Discussant: Dr. Sarwat Chowdhury, Policy Sepecialist, United Nations Development Programme Seoul Policy Centre
4:15 pm Break
4:30 pm Parallel Sessions B
Strategy and Policy Session B1: Exploring the Climate Change and Poverty Nexus
Session Chair: Dr. Hong-Sang Jung, Executive Director, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Climate Center
Paper Presenter: Dr. Marianne Fay, Chief Economist, Sustainable Development, World Bank, Shockwaves: Managing the Impacts of Climate Change on Poverty
Paper Presenter: Dr. Hailemariam Teklewold, Research Fellow, Environment and Climate Research Center and the Ethiopian Development Research Institute, Ethiopia, Impact of Multiple Climate Smart Practices in the Climate Resilient Green Economy: Empirical Evidence from the Nile Basin of Ethiopia
Country Presenter: Ms. Silvia Calderon, Sub-Director of Sustainable Environmental Development, National Planning Department, Colombia, Socioeconomic Impacts of Climate Change in Colombia
Strategy and PolicySession B2: Investing in Ecosystem Services
Session Chair: Dr. Jan Börner, Senior Researcher, Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn, Germany
Paper Presenter: Mr. Ricardo Morales Trosino, Chief, Department of Environment and Spatial Economics, National Institute of Ecology and Climate Change, Mexico, Poverty and the Environment in Mexico: The Right to a Healthy Environment
Paper Presenter: Dr. Christina Wong, Researcher, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, Implementing Ecosystem Services for Inclusive Green Growth Transitions
Paper Presenter: Mr. Jonathan Quartey, Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana, Assessing the Efficiency of Forestry Policy for Inclusive Green Growth in Ghana
Discussant: Ms. Marialuisa Tamborra, Deputy Head of Strategy Unit, Climate Action & Resource Efficiency Directorate, DG Research & Innovation, European Commission
Sector Focus: EnergySession B3: Developing Rural Electrification
Session Chair: Dr. Todd Johnson, Energy Sector Coordinator, China and Mongolia, World Bank
Paper Presenter: Mr. Andrés Estévez, Researcher, Centro de Energía y Recursos Naturales of Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, Mexico, Wind Farms in Oaxaca, Mexico: Complex Contracting and Spatial Effects
Paper Presenter: Ms. Daye Eom, Independent Researcher, Republic of Korea, Comparison of Financing Mechanisms in Facilitating Rural Electrification in Tanzania Using the Agent-Based Modeling Approach
Country Presenter: Mr. Mohd. Ali Sahil, Research Scientist, Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy, India, Building Sustainability into Universal Energy Access
Inclusive Business ModelsSession B4: Greening Industry and Value Chains
Session Chair: Mr. Kurt Lonsway, Manager, Environment and Climate, African Development Bank
Paper Presenter: Dr. Maria Angela Zafra, Graduate School Faculty, School of Business and Governance, Ateneo de Davao University, Philippines, Green Growth: Industrial Sectoral Strategies for the Pulp and Paper Industry in Brazil
Paper Presenter: Mr. Eduardo Bianchi, Main Researcher, Red LATN, Argentina, The Greening of the Dairy Value Chain in Argentina
Paper Presenter: Mr. Azhan Hasan, Lecturer and Researcher, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS Malaysia, Malaysia and Environmental Policy Research Centre, Freie Universitaet Berlin, Germany, Innovative Environmental Policy in Promoting the Green Concept of Japanese Electronics Industry
Discussant: Mr. Jaco Tavenier, Green Growth Coordinator, Environment Directorate, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
6:00 pm Break
9:00 am Keynote: Fast-Forwarding the Inclusive Green Growth Agenda
The Honorable Mary Robinson, President, Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice and Former President of Ireland
9:30 am Parallel Sessions C
Strategy and PolicySession C1: Ensuring Gender-Balanced Participation and Empowerment (2)
Session Chair: Ms. Kumi Kitamori, Head of Green Growth and Global Relations Division, Environment Directorate, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Paper Presenter: Ms. Soazic Elise Wang Sonne, PhD Fellow, United Nations University and Maastricht University, Netherlands, Understanding the Determinants of Clean Fuel Adoption in Senegal: Do Informal Institutions and Women's Intra-Household Bargaining Power Matter?
Paper Presenter: Dr. Byela Tibesigwa, Research Fellow, Department of Economics, College of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Small-Holder Farming, Food Security, and Climate Change in South Africa: Male-Female and Urban-Rural Differences
Discussant: Mr. Ari Huhtala, Deputy CEO, Climate and Development Knowledge Network, United Kingdom, Ten Things To Know: Gender Equality and Achieving Climate Goals
Discussant: Ms. Julia Wandke, Policy Advisor, Sustainable Economic Development, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Germany
Sector Focus: WaterSession C2: Innovation in Water Governance and Conservation
Session Chair: Dr. Sanjaasuren Oyun, Chair, Global Water Partnership and Former President of the United Nations Environment Assembly
Paper Presenter: Dr. Chandra Sekhar Bahinipati, Assistant Professor, Gujarat Institute of Development Research, India, Irrigation Capital Subsidies, Diffusion of Water Conservation Technologies and Resource Utilization: Evidence from Gujarat, India
Country Presenter: Mr. Guillermo Chan, Finance and Operations Manager, Central Volcanic Mountains Development Foundation, Costa Rica, Agua Tica, a Public-Private Mechanism for Enhancing Water Services Provision
Discussant: Mr. Hussain Khansaheb, Director of Green Development, Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, United Arab Emirates
Discussant: Mr. Thomas Nielsen, Policy and Strategy Advisor, Sustainability and Safeguards Unit, Global Green Growth Institute
Strategy and PolicySession C3: Examining Environmental Pricing and Payment Schemes
Session Chair: Dr. Steven Stone, Chief, Economics and Trade Branch, United Nations Environment Programme
Paper Presenter: Ms. Aya Naito, Consultant, Mizuho Information & Research Institute, Japan, Latest Trends In The Greening of Tax Systems in Japan, Europe, North America, and Australia, and their implications for Japan
Paper Presenter: Mr. Joydeep Ghosh, Independent Researcher, India, Analysis of India's Coal Cess Using an Economy Wide Framework
Country Presenter: Ms. Silvia Rojas, Senior Program Manager of the National Forest Financing Fund and Interim General-Director of the Environmental Bank Foundation, Costa Rica, Costa Rica's Experience with Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) and the Way Forward
Discussant: Ms. Stephanie Cairns, Director, Sustainable Communities, Sustainable Prosperity, Canada
Participation and EmpowermentSession C4: Exploring the Role of the Informal Economy and Small-Scale Enterprises
Session Chair: Mr. Oliver Greenfield, Convenor, Green Economy Coalition, United Kingdom
Paper Presenter: Mr. Martin Hilmi, Mechanization Systems and Services Development Economist, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Fostering Green Growth by Developing Greener Food Value Chains: A Bottom of the Pyramid Perspective
Paper Presenter: Ms. Adeola Oloyede, PhD Student, University of Ilorin, Nigeria, Assessing Adoption of Agroforestry Practices Among Small-Scale Farmers in North Central Nigeria
Paper Presenter: Mr. Amirali Parpia, Assistant Manager, Aga Khan Planning and Building Service, Pakistan, Localizing Green Growth Development, and Promoting Gender Empowerment and Livelihood Opportunities in The Global South: An Example in Best Practices in Southern Pakistan
Discussant: Dr. Mustafa Moinuddin, Senior Policy Researcher and Task Manager, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Japan
11:00 am Break
11:30 am Parallel Sessions D
Participation and EmpowermentSession D1: Developing Skills and Capacities
Session Chair: Mr. Orestes Anastasia, Head of Knowledge Management, Global Green Growth Institute
Paper Presenter: Mr. Philippe Jochaud, Partner, Centre of Partnerships for Development, Spain, Green Growth and Human Capital Development in Africa
Paper Presenter: Mr. Stanley Rubenstein, Doctoral Candidate, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management, Faculty of Management, Haifa University, Israel, GHG Emissions Reduction in Israel: Ramifications for Employment
Paper Presenter: Mr. Melaku Gebreyesus, Practitioner in Social Protection, Food Security/Livelihoods, Natural Resource Management, Agriculture; Food Security Adviser, Ethiopia, Honey Value Chain as a Vehicle for Attracting Youth into Agriculture: The Case of Tigray Region, Ethiopia
Discussant: Mr. Kees van der Ree, Senior Advisor, Green Jobs for Sustainable Development, International Labour Organization
Strategy and PolicySession D2: Measuring and Modeling Change
Session Chair: Mr. Joe Grice, Executive Director and Chief Economist, Office of National Statistics, United Kingdom and Member of the GGKP Advisory Committee
Paper Presenter: Mr. Chandet Horm, Landscape Manager, Mekong Flooded Forest Landscape, World Wildlife Fund-Cambodia, LIVES: Modeling for Change with Nexus Thinking
Paper Presenter: Mr. Timothy Nash, Director of Sustainability Research, Ethical Markets Media, Certified B Corporation, United States/Brazil. Private Investments in Green Tech Useful Metric in Tracking Progress for Inclusive Growth
Country Presenter: Dr. Yimeng Liu, Assistant Professor, Beijing Normal University School of Economics and Resource Management, China, Green Development in China: Measuring Change at Provincial Level
Discussant: Dr. Yongsung Kim, Program Manager, Global Green Growth Institute
Sector Focus: Energy Session D3: Promoting Off-Grid Energy Systems
Session Chair: Dr. Barbara Buchner, Executive Director, Climate Finance Program, Climate Policy Initiative, United States
Paper Presenter: Ms. Lisanne Heemskerk, Consultant, Sustainable Business Practices, Enclude, Netherlands, Accelerating Off-Grid Clean Energy Services for the Bottom of the Pyramid - Lessons Learned from a
Partnership between Philips Lighting and the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Country Presenter: Mr. Jesse Benjamin, Director General, Ministry for Climate Change Adaptation, Meteorology, Geo-Hazards, Environment, Energy and Disaster Management, Vanuatu, Mobilizing Investments for Green Energy Access for the Poor – the New Energy Fund in Vanuatu
Discussant: Ms. Eun Joo Yi, Senior Operation Officer, Korea Green Growth Trust Fund Secretariat Coordinator and Tehnical Advisory, Korea Green Growth Partnership, World Bank
Discussant: Mr. Vikalp Sabhlok, Green Investment Specialist, Global Green Growth Institute
Sector Focus: CitiesSession D4: Promoting Green Cities
Session Chair: Dr. Hoon Chang, Head of Global Cooperation and Outreach, Korea Environment Institute
Paper Presenter: Mr. Vijay Saini, Senior Project Officer, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability South Asia, Urban Green Growth Strategy and Framework for Indian Cities
Paper Presenter: Dr. James Seong-Cheol Kang, Principal Transport Specialist, Global Green Growth Institute, Green Transport Assessment Methodology: A Two-Stage Framework for Indicator-Based Assessment and Policy Mapping
Country Presenter: Dr. Tran Quoc Thai, Deputy Director, Urban Development Agency, Ministry of Construction, Vietnam, Vietnam Urban Green Growth: Challenges and Actions
Country Presenter: Dr. Haileselassie Medhin, Director, Environment and Climate Research Center and the Ethiopia Development Research Institute, Ethiopia, Can Ethiopia's Modernization Be Green?
1:00 pm Lunch
2:30 pm Panel: Advancing the Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Climate Agreement through Inclusive Green Growth
Chair: Mr. Per Bertilsson, Assistant Director-General, Green Growth Planning and Implementation Division, Global Green Growth Institute
Mr. Cesar V. Purisima, Former Secretary of Finance, Philippines Dr. Mulugeta Mengist Ayalew, Director of Climate Change Affairs, Office of the Prime Minister, EthiopiaMr. Sameer Assaf, Advisor, Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, United Arab EmiratesMs. Sandrine Dixson-Dècleve, Chief Partnership Office, Sustainable Energy for All
3:30 pm Break
4:00 pm Panel: Linking Knowledge-Sharing, Research and Policy-Making for Inclusive Green Growth
Chair: Dr. Steven Stone, Chief, Economy and Trade Branch, United Nations Environment Programme
Dr. Marianne Fay, Chief Economist, Sustainable Development, World BankMs. Kumi Kitamori, Head of Green Growth and Global Relations Division, Environment Directorate, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentMr. Orestes Anastasia, Head of Knowledge Management, Global Green Growth InstituteProf. Edwin Muchapondwa, University of Cape Town and Senior Research Fellow, Environment for Development
5:15 pm Presentation of Research Paper Prizes & Closing Remarks
Best Research Paper AwardBest Young Researcher Award
Ms. Mahua Acharya, Assistant Director-General, Investment and Policy Solutions Division, Global Green Growth Institute
5:30 pm Event Close
Coverage of the conference including press, blogs and social media can be found below:
News: Experts and Policymakers Gathered to Explore the Latest in Inclusive Green Growth Research
News: GGKP Knowledge Partners Meet to Discuss Maximizing the Impact of the GGKP Partnership
News: Research highlights from the Fourth GGKP Annual Conference - Q&A with Eduardo Bianchi
News: Top Research Recognized at the GGKP Fourth Annual Conference
News: EfDs role in research, knowledge-sharing, and policy-making for inclusive green growth
News: Photo Coverage from the Fourth GGKP Annual Conference
News: Q&A with Byela Tibesigwa, Winner of Best Research Paper at GGKP Annual Conference
News: Research highlights from the Fourth GGKP Annual Conference - Q&A with Bipasha Baruah
Blog: Why social inclusion matters for green growth by Andrew Norton and Yvo de Boer
Blog: The basis for climate-friendly prosperity by Steve Bass, Thomas Nielsen and Inhee Chung
Blog: 3 ways to help countries transition to sustainable development by Yvo de Boer
Blog: The Price is Right? Signals, Distortions and Patches in Greening Finance by Steven Stone
Blog: Towards a Green Finance Action Agenda by Ari Huhtala
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2016 GGKP Annual Conference Report