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Martin Khor
Bangkok, April 28 208: During the annual Commission Session, ESCAP member states focused on energy security
Martin Khor, of the Third World Network gave a captivating speech in which he assessed the challenges related to energy and food access, climate change, and sustainable development. His statement captures the urgency needed to address the challenges. Read a transcription of his statement.
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Bangkok, April  17-18, 2008: As one of the five tracks to Green Growth UNESCAP is defining a set of eco-efficiency indicators (EEI) to assess the eco-efficiency of society and identify policy options that can improve the eco-efficiency of economic growth in the Asia and Pacific region. The Second Expert Group Meeting will take place in the UNCC in Bangkok. (Read more...)

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Bhutanese delegation took part in the Green Growth workshop

Bangkok, January 14-16 2008: Bhutanese delegation of policy makers on Green Growth workshop at UNCC, ESCAP in Bangkok.
A small group of Bhutanese policy makers from several ministries visited UNESCAP and participated in a three-day capacity building workshop on Environment Mainstreaming Application of Green Growth Policy Tools in Sustainable Development Decisison Making.

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Five Track Approach

To strengthen and build the capacity of the policy and decision makers UNESCAP is focusing on the following five tracks as the most important policy measure and tools for applying green growth:

Countries in Pursuit of Green Growth
A number of countries in Asia-Pacific are initiating the pursuit of Green Growth. Policy makers identify various opportunities to apply the Green Growth strategy – environmentally sustainable economic growth approach for their development.

What is Green Growth?
Green Growth is a policy focus. It aims to combine economic growth with environmental sustainability. Through the encouragement of environmentally sustainable economic growth, Green Growth aspires to eradicate extreme poverty in the region without compromising the environment.

Where Green Growth?
Green Growth is a globally relevant approach to sustainable economic growth. It is even more essential for Asia and the Pacific, where economic growth is the focus of a plan for continuing social progress and reducing poverty. However, rising prices of oil and other viable natural resources require an unconventional approach to support the fast growing and export-driven economic activities in Asia Pacific. The Green Growth strategy is especially important in this region and it provides innovative solutions that are economically beneficial for all.

Why Green Growth?
Growth and development are essential tools in alleviating a lack of basic needs such as electricity, food, and sanitation. However, if a country focuses solely on economic growth it will be to the detriment of its environment. It is obvious to point out that you need an environment to have an economy; however such facts are often lost in the pursuit of economic gain. The Green Growth approach aims to put environmental issues at the forefront of policy decisions. This is why the Green Growth strategy is extremely pertinent.

How to Achieve Green Growth?
In order to achieve green growth it is crucial to change development approaches from ‘grow first, clean up later’ to a more responsible long-term attitude. Governments can promote this by encouraging economic growth with an emphasis on environmental consequences.

     
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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