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3-point action plan for leaders at Rio+20 summit

The International Institute for Environment and Development urges governments to invest in resilience, strengthen local control over natural resources, and apply realistic values to the environment and human wellbeing in order to steer societies onto a more secure path.
22 May 2012NewsGreen economy, Policy and planning
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A green recovery for inclusion: debt relief and special drawing rights for climate action

This online event on 7 July 2021 explored how special drawing rights can be reallocated to support climate vulnerable countries.

Event date: 
Wednesday, 7 July 2021Event

A whole-landscape approach to green development in Africa

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set a new agenda for development, with the ambitious aim of eradicating extreme poverty within the next 15 years while also recognising environmental limits.

December 2015PublicationGreen economy

Achim Steiner on the UN's expectations for Rio+20

Achim Steiner, executive director of the UN Environment Programme, outlined what he would like to see come out of Rio+20 in order to set the planet on a more sustainable future course
2 April 2012NewsGreen economy
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Allyship not ownership: how NGOs can back social movements

The Green Economy Coalition's Ben Martin continues our series exploring the importance of public climate movements and what this could mean for organisations working on sustainable development. He argues that NGOs are best placed to take a supportive back seat role, not to be backseat drivers
17 March 2020 BlogClimate change, Green economy
Animals gather in the shade of a rusting ship near the Aral Sea (Photo: Mark Pitcher)

Are Kazakhstan's plans for a greener future at risk?

A major recent government restructure could present obstacles as well as opportunities for Kazakhstan's transition to a green economy
31 October 2014 BlogClimate change, Green economy, Policy and planning

Assessing Kazakhstan's policy and institutional framework for a green economy

Kazakhstan has taken a lead among Central Asian countries in mapping a path towards a green economy.

January 2014PublicationMonitoring, evaluation and learning, Green economy

Automation and inequality: the changing world of work in the global South

Governments and businesses in the developing world can help protect people's jobs and livelihoods from the damaging effects of automation and rapid technological change.

August 2017PublicationGreen economy, Economics
Garment workers in Bangladesh - increasing automation threatens low-cost manufacturing jobs in developing countries (Photo: NYU Stern BHR, Creative Commons via Flickr)

Automation, the changing world of work, and sustainable development

Technological change, especially automation and digital innovation, are likely to have a profound impact on jobs in developing countries. Countries should act now to refocus their economic and social policies to make them more sustainable

17 August 2017 BlogEconomics, Green economy

Blueprint 2: Greening the world economy

Following the success of Blueprint for a Green Economy, LEEC has turned its attention to global environmental threats.

January 1991PublicationGreen economy

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