GGGI defines green growth as a development approach that seeks to deliver economic growth that is both environmentally sustainable and socially inclusive.
Green growth is central to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly in targets to provide opportunities for economic growth that are low-carbon and climate-resilient, prevent or remediate pollution, maintain healthy and productive ecosystems, and create green jobs, reduce poverty, and enhance social inclusion. If properly designed and implemented, policies and investments that promote green growth can support the achievement of SDGs. Measurement of green growth performance using innovative tools aligned to or benchmarked against the SDG targets will help guide countries in their green growth transition.
Each round of presentations will be followed by a panel discussion to understand, among others, the policy relevance of the tools and potential challenges in their applications/uptakes. The session’s panel members who represent a wide range of expertise include:
- Dr. Jose Pineda, Consultant to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Senior Advisor at DevTech Systems, Inc., Arlington, Virginia, United States
- Ms. Ingvild Solvang, Deputy Director, Head of Climate Action and Inclusive Development Unit, Global Green Growth Institute, Seoul, South Korea
- Dr. János Abonyi, Department of Process Engineering, University of Pannonia Budapest, Hungary
- Dr. Ali Kerem Saysel, Institute of Environmental Sciences, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey
For further information, please contact:
Dr. Lilibeth Acosta, Program Manager, Green Growth Performance Measurement, GGGI European Office in Budapest, Hungary, E-mail: lilibeth.acosta@gggi.org (Session Coordinator)
Mr. Chamberlain Emmanuel, Head of Environmental Sustainability Division, Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission, Castries, Saint Lucia, E-mail: chamberlain.emmanuel@oecs.int (Session Chair)
Ms. Nera Mariz Puyo, Associate Officer in the Climate Action and Inclusive Development Unit in GGGI HQ in Seoul, South Korea, E-mail: mariz.puyo@gggi.org (Session Technical Support)
Important: Please register to participate in the session by clicking on the session’s title in this link: https://gggi.org/site/assets/uploads/2021/10/GGGWeek2021-Provisional-Program-ver.-20211018-.pdf