DRAFT AGENDA
Green Growth Development Paths for a Better Future
Tailored strategies towards inclusive green growth and sustainable development
Joint OECD-GGGI Workshop
22 November 2012
OECD Conference Centre, Room CC6, Paris
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Green growth in developing countries is a matter of both economic policy and broader policies for sustainable development. It tackles two key imperatives together: the continued economic growth needed by developing countries to reduce poverty and improve wellbeing; and improved environmental management to tackle resource scarcities, climate change and strengthen resilience. The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are both working with developing countries in their efforts to find tailored solutions for meeting this dual objective.
The GGGI is supporting a diverse group of developing and emerging country governments for the development of green growth strategies through its Green Growth Planning
& Implementation Program. The OECD has launched a consultation process with developing countries to identify elements of a practical policy framework to create the right conditions and incentives for green growth. A strong message emerging from these discussions is the importance of the social and inclusive dimension of green growth. The key challenge now is how to design policy tools and mechanisms to deliver inclusive green growth – policies that frontload benefits, compensate the groups that will be adversely affected by the transition and serve those excluded from the current economic system.
The workshop will feature a discussion among experts and policy makers from developing countries with the aim of sharing evidence and experience on how to create an enabling framework and design policy options for overcoming key challenges and prioritizing inclusive green growth opportunities. Development co-operation initiatives and other international support are critical in accelerating developing countries’ readiness, capacity and investment in a more inclusive green growth path. The current state of such international support will also be reviewed to identify how it could be tailored to meet their evolving needs and priorities.
3 09:00-09:30 Registration and coffee
Opening
09:30-10:00
Welcoming Remarks
Rintaro Tamaki, Deputy Secretary-General, OECD
Lars Rasmussen, Chair of the Board of Global Green Growth Institute
Keynote Speech: Korea's role for global public goods
H.E. Kyung Wook HUR, Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the OECD Session I. Mainstreaming Green Growth in Developing Countries
10:00-11:30
Moderated by Mattia Romani, Senior Economist and Director of London Office, Global Green Growth Institute
Global Green Growth Architecture (10 mins)
Sang-hyup Kim, Senior Secretary to the President for Green Growth
Innovation toward a Green Future: Trends in Green Technology and Appropriate Options for Developing Countries (10 mins)
Changmo Sung, Head of Green Technology Center Korea
Leveraging Private Financing for Green Growth: the role of public policies (10 mins)
Nick Johnstone, Principal Administrator, OECD Environment Directorate Reflections on Advancing Green Growth in Africa (10 mins)
Frank Sperling, Chief Climate Change Specialist, African Development Bank
Discussion
11:30-12:00 Coffee break
Session II. Realising Inclusive Green Growth in Developing Countries
12:00-12:45
Moderated by Serge Tomasi, Deputy Director, OECD Development Co-operation Directorate Ethiopia’s Climate Resilient Green Economy Strategy (10 mins)
Hashim A. Ahmed, Director of Macroeconomic Research and Trade Policy, Ethiopian Development Research Institute, and Mr. Daniel Fikreyesus, Consultant, Ethiopia Cambodia’s Journey Towards Inclusive Green Growth (10 mins)
H.E. Khong Sam Nuon, Secretary of State, Ministry of Environment, Cambodia Mongolia’s Perspective on Green Development (10 mins)
Damdin Dagvadorj, Special Envoy on Climate Change, Ministry of Environment and Green Development, Mongolia
12:45-14:00 Lunch break
Session II. Realising Inclusive Green Growth in Developing Countries (…cont)
14:00-15:30 Moderated by Ron Benioff, Multilateral Programs Manager, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Director, Green Growth Best Practices Initiative
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Philippines’ Green Growth Initiative: Eco-town Project (10 mins)
Alexis D. Lapiz, Eco-town Program Coordinator, Climate Change Commission South Africa (10 mins)
Ms Precious Zikhali, Director:Green Growth, National Treasury, South Africa Towards Greener Growth in Kyrgyzstan (10 mins)
Angela Bularga, Principal Administrator, Environmental Governance and Capacity Development OECD
International Support for Green Growth: The Role of Development Co-operation (10 mins)
John Carstensen, Head of Profession, Climate and Environment, Department for International Development, UK, and Chair of DAC ENVIRONET, OECD
Discussion Session III. Wrap-up
15:30-15:45
Wrap-up and conclusions
Nathalie Girouard, Coordinator, Green Growth and Sustainable Development, OECD
Closing remarks
Richard Samans, Director General, Global Green Growth Institute
15:45-16:00 Coffee break DAC Development Debate
16:00-18:00 “SDGs and MDGs: how to combine in a post 2015 goals framework?”
18:00-19:30 Cocktail (Roger Ockrent room, OECD)
