Launched in 2012, the Jiha Tinou ("my region") program seeks to optimise the capacity of local actors to contribute to national energy goals and to benefit through local development. It aims to put citizens and local officials at the heart of the dynamics of change.
In response of the needs of policy makers and stakeholders in the Asia-Pacific region, ESCAP has partnered with several organisations to offer interactive, on-line training courses related to Green Growth.
This case study concentrates on the island of Lolland in the Region Zealand in Denmark, home to 46,000 people. It used to be a manufacturing and agricultural powerhouse due to its shipbuilding industry and intensive sugar beet production, supported by Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) subsidies.
Renewable energy together with energy efficiency, sustainable transport, sustainable agriculture, sustainable tourism, green building and waste management are economic sectors which are often considered capable of paving the way for a transition to a green economy and providing win-win solutions
This case study reflects on a WWF Green Economy Modelling report conducted in 2013 ‘Green Economy Modelling of Ecosystem Services in the Dawna Tenasserim Landscape (DTL) along the ‘Road to Dawei’, which looked specifically at the sustainable transport infrastructure options within this landscape
The Weitz Center for Development Studies, with contributions from UNIDO, is organizing a 4-week training event on green growth. The course will cover an introduction to the concept of green growth, strategy policies and frameworks, and implementation.
Stocktaking on Inclusive Green Economy in Central Asia and Mongolia: A Sub-Regional Perspective was produced as part of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) project “South-South Cooperation in Mongolia and Central Asian Countries: Sharing Knowledge on Inclusive Green Economies