Coalition member, EcoUnion, in partnership with the Catalan Government, the Spanish Ministry of the Environment and other public-private stakeholders, is coordinating a national dialogue on a green economy for Catalunya, Spain and the Mediterranean region. The dialogue will be held in Barcelona (24 - 26 October) and is known as the Global EcoForum 2011.
In March 2011, the Mali-Folkecenter invited partners from government, civil society and international organisations for a 2-day workshop in Bamako to discuss green economics policies that are relevant to Mali’s ecological and cultural context.
The Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) and the University of the West Indies, in partnership with IIED, hosted a two-day regional workshop in Trinidad on 'The Search for a New Economy in the Caribbean'. The Caribbean is facing a convergence of unprecedented economic, environmental and social challenges, and the dialogue was an initial step in a process of developing a regional position statement on moving towards a green and resilient economy.
The Caribbean has embarked on a process to develop a position statement on moving towards a green and resilient pathway for the region. As an initial step in this process, a workshop was held in Trinidad in February 2011, at which key components of a regional position were discussed and agreed, for further development and discussion with a wide range of stakeholders in the coming months.
This note summarises the main points that were proposed at the Trinidad workshop.
What do stakeholders in India feel about the transition to a green economy? How far has Brazil come in achieving a greener and fairer economy? What are the environmental and societal priorities for civil society in the Caribbean? Here is a quick taster of some of the insights and comments made by the participants of some of our national dialogues.
Vitae Civilis Institute, working in partnership with the Coalition, are holding a series of regional and thematic seminars and consultation throughout 2010 and 2011, to raise awareness among social and economical actors, to establish networks to influence public policies and mainstream decision makers, and significantly shape the inputs to Rio 2012.
Brazil has a long history of dealing with environment and social challenges, and also a broad set of plans and activities regarding development. The connection between those, however, has been neither a priority nor effective throughout the years, especially when it comes to public policies and incentives for economic growth.
This note summarises the main points that were discussed at the Brazil workshop.
The TARAgram Yatra 2010, brought together over 400 representatives from a wide range of sectors to discuss the transition to a more sustainable future in India. The dialogue, held over a 5-day period in New Dehli and Bundelkhand, and organised by Development Alternatives in partnership with IIED, built on a mix of discussions, workshops and field visits.
A working definition was agreed at the Indian National Dialogue: 'A Green Economy is a system that creates decent employment opportunities - green jobs - and produces green products and services with equitable distribution and sustainable comsumption leading to regeneration of the environment.
This note summarises some of the key ideas and concerns addressed during the Indian dialogue.
