Developed to stimulate growth in the tourism sector the national report Uganda National Tourism Sector Development Plan focuses on unlocking the binding constraints in five priority areas namely; marketing and promotion, human resource development, product development, natural and cultural resource conservation, and tourism management and regulation. These priorities emerged out of wide national consultations and are also aligned with the National Development Plan II (NDP II) priorities.
Developed through a multi-sectoral consultative process, the policy paper Transition to Green Growth: Policy options highlights the key actions for Uganda's transition towards inclusive sustainable and transformative development. The overall objective of the paper is to present key implementable policy actions for Uganda's transition to a green economy that is inclusive, sustainable and transformative for PEC's consideration.
In the pursuit of a more environmentally friendly economy, the Chinese government laid out a blueprint on pollution reduction goals between 2011 and 2015. Experts believe the new plan will shift the future investment focus in China from infrastructure development to “green” projects. The “National 12th Five-year Plan on Environmental Protection,” released by the State Council on December 15, complimented China’s achievement in pollution control over the past five years and set new goals for the future.
In the pursuit of a more environmentally friendly economy, the Chinese government laid out a blueprint on pollution reduction goals between 2011 and 2015. Experts believe the new plan will shift the future investment focus in China from infrastructure development to “green” projects. The “National 12th Five-year Plan on Environmental Protection,” released by the State Council on December 15, complimented China’s achievement in pollution control over the past five years and set new goals for the future.
Despite holding a mammoth potential for generating clean hydropower, every three in ten rural Nepalese continue to live in darkness.Universalizing Clean Energy in Nepal: A plan for sustainable distributed generation and grid access to all by 2022, jointly undertaken by the National Planning Commission and the Nepal Electricity Authority’s Engineering Company, presents insights for policymakers and offers a practical guide for relevant stakeholders to undertake the ambitious task of supplying electricity to each municipality with their own generation.