RECENTLY, The New Times published an article on sustainable urbanisation written by Ms. Noeleen Heyzer, the Under-Secretary-General of the UN (Rapid urbanisation: Is it a threat to global development?), who pointed out that by the end of this century, ten billion people will inhabit our planet, with 8.5 billion living in cities alone. This could sound like […]

Ethiopia is an economic success story with impressive growth over the last decade. However, changes in climate put some of these hard-won gains at risk. Further, floods, droughts and soil erosion threaten continued economic growth, especially from agriculture. The country is addressing these risks through the Climate Resilient Green Economy (CRGE) initiative, led by the […]

Unfortunately, it is a truth that the climate process has been floundering for a lot of its 22-year history, and almost ground to a complete halt following the Copenhagen negotiations in 2009. However, there is light on the horizon with the Paris negotiations acting as a focal point in 2015. By spring next year, countries […]

Efforts to tackle climate change must urgently focus on implementing low carbon technologies such as wind and solar power rather than discussions of the science and quarrels over policy, the former United Nations climate chief has said. Yvo de Boer headed the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change from 2006 to 2010, and was the chief mover behind the Copenhagen […]

By Chung Suh-Yong, nonstate acting member of the GGGI Council At first glance, international agencies the Green Climate Fund and the Global Green Growth Institute, both of which are based in Korea, might seem like two different “animals,” despite both being based in the Seoul area. The GCF will be channeling finances from the public to […]

Economic growth can – and must – be achieved without damage to the environment, a United Nations official said in Dubai on Tuesday. Achim Steiner, UN under secretary general and executive director of the UN Environment Programme (Unep), was speaking at the first day of the Partnership for Action on a Green Economy. Ministers of finance, environment, […]

Minister for Forests and Climate Change Patrick Pruaitch has pledged Government’s support to the Global Green Growth Institute after the recent appointment of its new director-general. Pruaitch congratulated Yvo de Boer saying that his appointment had opened a new window of co-operation between GGGI and the Government as plans for green growth in the country […]

DUBAI // Economic growth can – and must – be achieved without damage to the environment, a United Nations official said in Dubai on Tuesday. Achim Steiner, UN under secretary general and executive director of the UN Environment Programme (Unep), was speaking at the first day of the Partnership for Action on a Green Economy. […]