This study aims to provide a methodology for mapping the progress in the Arab region in the adoption and implementation of green economy policies. This mapping is proposed as a policy tool for governments of the ESCWA Region. As such, it is designed to identify the various challenges that the region faces as they still strive to achieve sustainable development, and to highlight potential opportunities for countries in the region to “green” their economies.
The study relies on a set of indicators that represent the transition to a green economy at the macro and micro level. Those indicators are based on those developed by the OECD, UNEP, and UNIDO, and adapted in such a way as to also reflect key social goals, such as the need for greater focus on social equity and poverty eradication. The papar includes a fact sheet of each of the countries in the Arab region, and detailed reports on four pilot countries: Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, and Oman.
This is the final report for the joint Adam Smith International and Vivid Economics ‘study of mechanisms to incentivize the financial sector to scale up financing of green investment in Jordan’. The overall aim of the study is to identify the barriers associated with private sector financing of ‘green economy’ activities in Jordan. The study also proposes possible ways to overcome these barriers, drawing, where appropriate, on experiences in other countries. The decision to undertake this study was taken in 2010 by Jordan’s Prime Minister and Ministry of Environment following a Green Financing Seminar held by the Ministry of Environment and the Association of Banks of Jordan. It also follows a Scoping Study – Towards a Green Economy carried out by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in partnership with the Ministry of Environment carried out in 2011.
This report investigates the current levels of investment in green economic initiatives and infrastructure in Jordan. The report also defines the economic, social and environmental challenges faced by Jordan and identifies the sectors that present the greatest opportunities for further investment to drive the transition to a green economy. The report identifies sectors that include energy, water, transport, waste management, agriculture and tourism.
This summary was prepared by the Division for Sustainable Development, UNDESA.
The document presents a series of climate change-related projects that the International Finance Cooperation (IFC) has supported from all around the world. It also contains a series of tools for green investors, including:
This report aims at providing the emerging lessons from a representative sample of case studies in 20 developing countries that could help policy makers to address implementation challenges, including overcoming political economy and affordability constraints. The sample has selected on the basis of a number of criteria, including the country's level of development (and consumption), developing country region, energy security and the fuel it subsidies (petroleum fuel, electricity, natural gas).