Green Growth Capacity Development Programme Description Emphasizes - - PDF document

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Aneta Nikolova, D. Eng. Environment and Development Policy Section Environment and Development Division, ESCAP

Description

• Emphasizes policies, tools, and techniques tailored

to Asia‐Pacific

• Builds individual and organizational capabilities

Objectives

• Introduce Green Growth as an approach to address

SD challenges

• Application of Green Growth policies and tools in

socio‐economic policy planning

Green Growth Capacity Development Programme

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ESCAP Regional GGCD

 Since 2005; close to 1000 policy makers  ESCAP, SINGG, KOICA, AIT and UK High Commission with partners  10 regional policy dialogues;  15 National and 5 Regional Training of Trainers Seminars; 6 Leadership seminars  On‐line e‐Learning Facility  Pilot applications in Kazakhstan, Cambodia, Samoa, Fiji;

On‐line e‐Learning Facility

 New version launched in October 2011  Zero‐emissions and cost‐effective  Policy makers, NGO, education and private sector from

Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, Bhutan, Laos, Philippines, Kazakhstan, Viet Nam, Pakistan, Mongolia, Brunei, China, Malaysia, India, Timor Leste, Nepal, Japan

 Each participant becomes a member of a virtual network

• f Green Growth Champions

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Current activities

 Partnering with ESCWA to train policy makers in West Asian countries using the e‐learning facility  4 Green Growth on‐site ToT seminars in 2012: Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam, and 3 more in 2013: Brunei, Laos PDR and Myanmar  Creation of National e‐learning nodes/centers to continue national training activities;  Building a regional “Green Growth Champions network”

Training Agenda

 Two parts: on‐site and on‐line  On‐site: Introduction to the on‐line e‐learning

facility with hands‐on sessions on all training modules

 On‐line: 4 weeks of self‐paced training (+quizzes and

discussion forums) and one week of case study development

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On‐line e‐Learning Facility

Online version CD Rom version

New Learning Management System on‐line www.greengrowth‐elearning.org/lms

Online e-learning facility

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Green Growth online e‐learning facility

 A set of innovative on‐line e‐learning resources

aiming to train policy makers in Asia and the Pacific

 Learning tools:

 Interactive and visually appealing flash‐based courses  Quizzes and learning activities  Online case studies database  Discussion forums, incl. use of social media  Training coaches  Virtual library

 A network of Green Growth Practitioners and

Champions

 Fundamentals of Green Growth  Low Carbon Green Growth Roadmap  Liveable Cities  Sustaining Growth

Core courses

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Training Process

Online e‐Learning Facility

Modules Under development

 Low Carbon Green Growth Roadmap

 5 tracks  Case studies and policy papers database

 Sustaining Growth

 Resource efficiency  Payment for Environmental Services

 Livable cities

 Livable and eco‐efficient cities

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Online e‐Learning Facility

Fundamentals of Green Growth course scheme

 Modules:

• Low carbon Green Growth: a new growth strategy for Asia and the

Pacific

• Environmental tax and fiscal reform‐ changing the invisible

structure of the economy

• Sustainable infrastructure‐ changing the visible structure of the

economy

• Greening of business
• Formulating and implementing low‐carbon development strategies

Quizzes  Virtual Library: additional readings, video materials and

policy papers

 Case studies  Applications: Private account, Discussion Forums,

Messaging, News…

New Content Management System on‐line www.greengrowth.org

Green Growth Portal

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Content management

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Thank you for your attention and please, visit the on‐line e‐learning facility at http://www.greengrowth‐elearning.org/lms/