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News • February 26, 2014

Federal strategy for UAE’s green economic growth under development

A federal strategy, expected to outline how to reduce the UAE’s environmental impact across seven economic sectors, is set to be presented to the Cabinet this spring. The green growth strategy is being prepared by the Ministry of Environment and Water in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Office of the Prime Minister, […]

News • February 14, 2014

Post Growth Models

A new article by GGGI Senior Fellow Simon Zadek. Contact Simon at simon@zadek.net Since the 2008 financial crisis threw the world economy into a tailspin, there has been much talk about the need to pursue inclusive, sustainable prosperity. Yet policymakers in developed and developing countries alike have largely continued to rely on reactive, one-dimensional strategies aimed […]

News • February 12, 2014

AfDB is first African Knowledge Partner for New Online Platform on Green Growth

Furthering its role as a leading voice on green growth in Africa, the African Development Bank (AfDB) is the first regional development Bank to participate in the Green Growth Knowledge Platform (GGKP), a multi-stakeholder knowledge network including international organizations, bilateral agencies and academic institutions. The Geneva-based Secretariat of this new, state-of-the-art knowledge-sharing platform was officially […]