The GGKP is organizing a number of events at this year’s Global Green Growth Summit, including a session on measuring progress on green growth and a side event on green growth knowledge management. In addition, summit participants can pass by the GGKP exhibition booth at any time over the two...
A new report focusing on a recent public-private dialogue in the Greater Mekong Subregion, (GMS) "New Opportunities for Natural Wealth Management", has just been released. The report outlines the key findings and recommendations from an event held in Bangkok, Thailand, in June 2013, and provides insights into the key opportunities...
The Asia Low Emission Development Strategies (LEDS) Forum serves as the premier annual gathering of policymakers, donors, practitioners, and other experts involved in enabling low-emission, climate-resilient development in Asia. The annual event aims to facilitate regional coordination; share tools, models, approaches, and best practices; and increase capacity and readiness of...
The OECD will hold its 2013 Green Growth and Sustainable Development Forum December 5-6. This year’s Forum will discuss how governments can improve their investment policy framework to reduce the risk and attract long-term private finance in support of green growth. The Forum will include three plenary sessions on Day...
Issue 2013-11 of the GGKP's e-newsletter, the Knowledge Update, is now available online. It can be accessed online at: http://conta.cc/1b0j3fe
The GGKP Knowledge Update provides subscribers with regular updates on the latest green growth research, tools, initiatives and events. To receive future copies directly in your inbox, be sure to sign...
“Effective Carbon Prices”, a new book from the OECD shows that taxes and emission trading systems are the cheapest way for societies to reduce CO2 emissions. The book estimates the costs to society of reducing CO2 emissions in 15 countries using a range of policy instruments. It finds wide variations...
The Weitz Center for Development Studies, with contributions from UNIDO, is organizing a 4-week training event on green growth. The course will cover an introduction to the concept of green growth, strategy policies and frameworks, and implementation. Interested participants are requested to apply by June 7, 2013, at http://www.weitz-center.org.
The GGKP's first Practitioners' Workshop, "Building Pathways to Greener Growth," is taking place this week in Bogor, Indonesia. The workshop is being hosted by the Government of Indonesia and organized by the World Bank in collaboration with GIZ. Through two days of seminars, exchange and networking, the workshop will provide technical experts...