Green Growth

We need the active participation of the private sector if we are to tackle perhaps the greatest challenge of our time: mitigating and adapting to climate change on the one hand, whilst reducing poverty on the other. Greater environmental sustainability requires new products, new markets and new production methods. Meeting these demands will be a challenge, but for many enterprises in the developing world, it also presents an opportunity. In fact investment in greening our economies is already a source of growth for many. DCED members are increasingly active in promoting private sector contributions to Green Growth, supporting mitigation and adaptation in ways that benefit the world's poor.

This page contains useful links and publications on Green Growth. Click on an entry below to access a website or document. Suggestions for additions to this page are welcome at any time:
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The Rio+20 summit in June 2012 will further substantiate the concept of sustainable development by discussing the idea of a green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication. The DCED's Green Growth Working Group is contributing to the draft of the summit's outcome document with a number of key recommendations on the role of the private sector for Green Growth. The statement on key recommendations is available for download on the UN Rio+20 Website.