Thursday, January 12, 2012
[IWS] GREEN GROWTH KNOWLEDGE PLATFORM (GGKP)-[OECD, UNEP, WB, & GGGI--jointly] [11 January 2012]
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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JOINTLY-- Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), and the World Bank
GREEN GROWTH KNOWLEDGE PLATFORM (GGKP)
http://www.greengrowthknowledge.org/Pages/GGKPHome.aspx
GGKP embodies a core partnership between the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), and the World Bank.
RECENT REPORTS
http://www.greengrowthknowledge.org/Pages/Reports.aspx
Press Release 11 January 2012
Global Organizations to Expand Cooperation on Green Growth for Development
Mexico City meeting points to further, deeper knowledge-sharing, policy push
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/60/48/49379356.pdf
Mexico City, January 11, 2012
Governments looking to design and implement green growth policies and move towards a green
economy now have a new source of information and assistance. Four leading global
organizations today signed a Memorandum of Understanding to create the Green Growth
Knowledge Platform, a cutting edge global initiative that will identify and address major
knowledge gaps in green growth theory and practice. The agreement was signed by the Global
Green Growth Institute, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the
United Nations Environment Programme, and the World Bank.
“This MoU marks the formal launch of essential international cooperation on testing, exploring,
and refining policies and actions on green growth for practical implementation in both developed
and developing countries,” said Richard Samans, Executive Director of the Global Green Growth
Institute.
The coming decade will offer major opportunities for synergy between environmental and
economic sustainability. For example, developing countries can factor “green” into their new
investments in infrastructure and can further develop agriculture and other natural resources to
improve livelihoods, create jobs, and reduce poverty.
AND MORE....
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