A new report released by the African Development Bank (AfDB) highlights how investments in green growth can be advantageous to economic growth in Africa. The report, issued as part of the eleventh volume of “Gender, Poverty, and Environmental Indicators on African Countries,” shows how green growth in Africa will provide...
LEI Wageningen has released a report on “The social dimensions of green growth in the Republic of Macedonia”, analyzing the social dimensions of the country’s green growth strategy using a Participatory Scenario Development (PSD) methodology. The report provides a summary of the major challenges faced by the Republic of Macedonia...
A new working paper from the World Bank provides a framework to assess the desirability of green industrial policies, focusing on the effectiveness and political acceptability of price instruments. The paper provides a brief review of the lessons of past industrial policies; makes the case for green industrial policies, arguing...
The African Development Bank has released a new report, “Sierra Leone: Transitioning Towards Green Growth, Stocktaking and the Way Forward,” outlining the key principles for green growth and exploring the main development opportunities and challenges for engaging in green growth in Sierra Leona. The report finds that there are three...
The UN Global Compact has released their CEO Study on Sustainability for 2013. Over 1,000 chief executives across 27 industries and 103 countries participated in the survey, giving their insights on priorities for action in fostering corporate sustainability. The study found that while over 90 percent of respondents felt environmental...
India’s sustained and rapid economic growth offers an opportunity to lift millions out of poverty. But this may come at a steep cost to its environment and natural resources. A new book, “Greening India’s Growth: Costs, Valuations and Trade-offs”, analyses India’s growth from an economic perspective and assesses whether India...
The new edition of the Little Green Data Book, the World Bank’s annual compilation of environmental data, was released on World Environment Day 2013. The book contains data on 55 key indicators, including GDP, population, deforestation, water use, energy use and electricity use per capita. The book also includes an...
- New research from the OECD on why green growth is vital to securing a more sustainable future for developing countries...
A new study carried out by the World Bank and OECD identifies cities around the world that will be most at risk from damaging floods. The study, which appears in “Nature Climate Change”, finds the costs of global flood damage could rise to $1 trillion a year if cities do...
This report by the OECD presents a case study on Cambodia designed to answer key development planning questions, including whether inclusive, green growth presents a viable way forward. The case study draws on several sources of information to compile a "snapshot" of the situation today. In particular, qualitative information was...