Green Recovery Approaches and Innovative Finance for Developing and Emerging Economies
– Date/Time: October 25, 2021, 17:00 – 19:00 KST (GMT+9)
– Session lead:
- Ms. Diana Alejandra Quezada Avila, Senior Officer, Green Growth and Recovery, Policy Solutions, GGGI
Green recovery is an unprecedented opportunity to address a triple crisis of debt distress, biodiversity loss, and climate change impacts in developing countries and emerging economies. Therefore, this session presented practical examples of innovative approaches and financing mechanisms to drive a successful green recovery. Green recovery practitioners discussed the importance of engaging the private sector in green recovery. Innovative solutions for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to contribute to green recovery and examples of implementing business partnerships to achieve sustainable development goals were showcased. Moreover, case examples on integrating natural capital priorities in COVID-19 economic recovery plans and budgets were presented. By the end of this session, participants were aware of new projects and programs driving the green recovery, inspired by examples and ideas to sort out the multiple technical, political, and financial barriers hindering green recovery.
Agenda Speakers Bio Session PPTs*
* The PPTs are available until 8th January 2022. If you wish to access the PPTs after the date, please contact us at GGGWeek2021@gggi.org.
Key resources:
– Mott MacDonald:
- Protecting workers will protect supply chains in pandemic (link)
– SEED:
– Philippine Competition Commission:
- Philippine Development Plan 2017-2022 (link)
– International Institute for Environment and Development:
- Key performance indicators for climate and nature outcomes in debt management in West Africa (link)
– Presidency of Senegal:
- Plan for an Emerging Senegal (PES) (link)
– Others:
- Introduction of Green Economy Coalition (link)
Green Entrepreneurship: Innovative Business Models and Potential for Green Job Creation
– Date/Time: October 25, 2021, 16:00 – 18:00 CDT (GMT-5)
– Session leads:
- Ms. Kristin Deason, Representative, Caribbean, GGGI
- Mr. Pablo Martinez, Country Representative – Columbia, GGGI
This session highlighted green entrepreneurship projects and opportunities for job creation in the Caribbean, Colombia and the Pacific as well as opportunities for green business models through energy and the circular economy sectors.
Agenda Speakers Bio Session PPTs*
* The PPTs are available until 8th January 2022. If you wish to access the PPTs after the date, please contact us at GGGWeek2021@gggi.org.
Key resources:
– GGGI:
– Others:
- Introduction of Student Energy (link)
Greenpreneurs Global Program 2021 Edition
– Date/Time: October 26, 2021, 16:00 – 17:30, KST (GMT +9)
– Session lead:
- Mr. Hakku Bang, Results Reporting Officer, Director of ODG Division, GGGI
This event provided an overview of GGGI’s work within green innovation, including Greenpreneurs, country programs, and discussed current gaps and challenges for green startups in developing countries, highlighting the support needed to help startups get off the ground and scale up. This event served as an opportunity to award the winners of Greenpreneurs competition program as well as generate interest and funding opportunities for GGGI to support the entrepreneur ecosystem in its Members.
Agenda Speakers Bio Session PPTs*
* The PPTs are available until 8th January 2022. If you wish to access the PPTs after the date, please contact us at GGGWeek2021@gggi.org.
Key resources:
– GGGI:
- GREENPRENEURS (link)
Innovations and Green Entrepreneurships in Africa: Unlocking the potential for Green Job Creation and Green Recovery
– Date/Time: October 26, 2021, 09:00-11:00 GMT+0
– Session lead:
- Mr. Okechukwu Daniel Ogbonnaya, Country Representative – Rwanda, GGGI
In an era where youth are dubbed disruptors, their contribution to innovative and sustainable solutions to Green Growth and Climate Resilience is translating into creation of employment opportunities.
Moreover, with economies greatly impacted by the COVID 19 Pandemic, many Countries are embracing innovative and inclusive green economic recovery plans that prioritize youth involvement in achieving the desired green economy transition. It is, therefore, critical to explore how the youth can contribute to a climate responsive and inclusive green recovery that accelerates creation of green jobs. This session introduced innovative initiatives that will trigger discussions around the fundamental elements of youth employability, opportunities, and entrepreneurship as well as the role of governments and research institutions in catalyzing green job creation and green economic recovery.
Agenda Speakers Bio Session PPTs*
* The PPTs are available until 8th January 2022. If you wish to access the PPTs after the date, please contact us at GGGWeek2021@gggi.org.
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Key resources:
-Government of Rwanda:
- ECOBRIGADE (link)
– SEED’s report: