National dialogues

Every country around the world has its own set of ecological, economic and cultural contexts. The dimensions of a green economy - and the road towards achieving it - will be specific to that unique context.

To build our understanding of these different landscapes, the Coalition is supporting a series of national dialogues, seeking to engage national stakeholders and emphasise that we are about 'exploration, dialogue and shared action', not a set of external mandates. The process is

• informing us about the reality of green economy debates and issues;
• helping us build a collective understanding of the challenges and opportunities of a transformation;
• directly shaping the messages that we take to governments ahead of Rio 2012
• and explicitly helping in-country civil society organisations gain access to international processes.

But it is also helping to kick-start the longer term deeper change, which goes byond terminology. It is fundamental for the vitality and future of a green economy that it is owned, powered and defined by nations and their citizens.

Our coalition member IIED has worked closely with national partners to coordinate dialogues in Brazil, India, Mali and the Caribbean, and EcoUnion is hosting a national dialogue in Spain in October to explore a green economy in the Euro-Mediterranean region. 

We will be supporting more dialogues in the coming months, and updating these pages to showcase them, so watch this space.