The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific provide capacity building support to policy makers and government officials in Asia and the Pacific for the development and application of Green Growth related strategies, policies, tools and mechanisms via the Green Growth On-line e-Learning Facility.
The Green Growth on-line e-Learning facility provides a zero emissions platform for interactive and self-paced learning and is designed to enhance the ability and skills of key decision-makers from the recipient countries to devise various green growth/green economy policy responses for fostering a low carbon development, amidst tackling more effectively the issues of resource efficiency, environmental sustainability, poverty reduction and climate change.
The Low Carbon Green Growth Roadmap for Asia and the Pacific is a new course offered to member States to help their policymakers turn the till-now trade-off between the ecological crisis and economic growth into a synergy in which resource constraints and climate crisis become opportunities for the growth necessary to reduce poverty in the region. The objective of the training course is to explain how to begin such a green transformation.
The Low Carbon Green Growth Roadmap on-line e-Learning course provides multiple sources of information for policy makers. The first module, Part I, provides an overview of the challenges and opportunities confronting the region and the other modules present 4 tracks as core elements pertaining to the desired necessary economic system change needed to pursue green growth as a new economic development path
List of the Low Carbon Green Growth Roadmap online courses:
- Part 1: Green Growth, a new growth strategy for Asia and the Pacific
- Track 1: Improving the quality of growth and maximizing net growth
- Track 2: Changing the invisible structure of the economy: closing the gap between economic and ecological efficiencies
- Track 3: Changing the visible structure of the economy: planning and designing eco-efficient infrastructure
- Track 4: Turning green into a business opportunity
The Roadmap draws upon innovative approaches and experiences in promoting low carbon green growth in the region, and in particular from the Republic of Korea. Accompanying the overview of challenges and the detailing of policy options are
- Sixty-three fact sheets that provide detailed information and analysis of the policy options, including strengths, challenges and implementing strategies
- Fifty-one case studies that provide detailed information about successful practices that can be found in the Asia-Pacific region and elsewhere
- Eight policy papers that provide in-depth analysis for specific sectors, such as fiscal reform, urban planning, transport, green buildings, water infrastructure and trade
Upcoming Sessions
The Low Carbon Green Growth Roadmap course lasts for 6 weeks and upcoming sessions include:
- Monday 16 June - Friday 25 July
- Monday 4 August - Friday 12 September
- Monday 22 September - Friday 31 October
Registration
Do not miss this great opportunity to improve your knowledge on economic strategies and policy responses for fostering a green economy and low carbon development. For further information and online enrollment please refer to the www.greengrowth-elearning.org/lms website.