In the present report, good practices and lessons learned on inclusive green growth in selected sectors of the Ethiopian economy are documented. These served as input to the Fifth Issue of the Sustainable Development Report on Africa (SDRA-V), which was prepared under the theme “Achieving sustainable development in Africa through...
The present report on inclusive green growth in Ghana provides an account of the overall policy framework and mechanisms to promote inclusive green growth (IGG) in the country. It documents good practices, success stories and lessons learned in selected sectors of the country’s economy. The report contributed to informing the...
The main objective of the present report is to document good practices and lessons learned on inclusive green growth from selected case studies in South Africa. The report contributed to informing the Fifth Issue of the Sustainable Development Report on Africa (SDRA-V) produced under the theme “Achieving sustainable development in...
This report is an attempt to demonstrate the feasibility of implementing a green growth strategy in Karnataka. There are five case studies covered in this report; electric vehicles, waste heat recovery, wind energy, solar energy and micro-irrigation. All these opportunities have the potential to make significant positive impacts in meeting...
Big cities in developing countries are centers of economic growth, and magnets for people seeking better opportunities. That is the good part. The bad part is that the resulting population increases and economic growth come with traffic congestion, higher greenhouse gas emissions, and heavy pollution. Not long ago, Korean cities...
Three West African countries – Benin, Mali and Togo – have participated in the project ‘Energy, Eco-development and Resilience in Africa (EERA)’, which offers lessons to other countries on approaches that can be taken toward a ‘Smart Energy Path’. This strategy aims to meet peoples’ energy needs in an environmentally...
Ontario has successfully implemented its policy to put an end to coal use by the end of 2014. The coal phaseout in Ontario has become “the single largest GHG reduction measure in North America”. Since 2007, when coal accounted for about 25 per cent of its electricity generation, the province...
Korea’s bold initiative, the Green Growth Plan (GGP), spanning 2009 to 2013 with fiscal outlay of US$84 billion, posed a significant challenge to sustainable public finance management in Korea. This paper reviews how Korea accommodated the huge cross-cutting expenditure plan in its annual and medium term budgets. Notably Korea’s medium...
This report inventories policies in place in China to support eco-innovation. The report is not comprehensive. It reflects Chinese national priorities on energy security, energy efficiency, and a more environment-friendly model of development; it is focused on technologies for renewable energy, energy efficiency and pollution prevention and control; initiatives taken...
This report from the UN Environment lists 8 different success stories from across the globe on the implementation of the green economy. The report covers: renewable energy in China; feed-in tariffs in Kenya, organic agriculture in Uganda; sustainable urban planning in Brazil; rural ecological infrastructure in India; forest management in...