ENVIRONET - Jan Corfee-Morlot at ENVIRONET in February 2014

In Paris at the ENVIRONET Workshop, 20th February 2014, Jan Corfee-Morlot, Team leader of the OECD's work on the environment and development, gives her views on green growth. She notes green growth is a process, not an end in itself, and that real change and results will rely on building effective partnerships.




More on ENVIRONET and Jan's work here: http://www.oecd.org/dac/environment-development/

ENVIRONET - John Carstensen, Head of Profession for Climate and Environment at the United Kingdom's Department for International Development (DFID)

John Carstensen, Head of Profession for Climate and Environment at the United Kingdom's Department for International Development (DFID) and Head of the OECD's ENVIRONET notes the need to be cautious about green growth and the direction in which it is heading. Mr. Carstensen led discussion at the February 2014 meeting of the OECD's ENVIRONET.



Find John Carstensen on Twitter @redgreenjc.

Find out more about ENVIRONET: http://www.oecd.org/dac/environment-development/

ENVIRONET - Maria del Mar Requena Quesada of the General Secretariat for International Development Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Spain

Maria del Mar Requena Quesada of the General Secretariat for International Development Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Spain, explains why she finds ENVIRONET of the OECD useful.




More about the General Secretariat for International Development Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Spain: http://www.cooperacionespanola.es/

More about OECD's ENVIRONET, a global network of policy workers spanning global development and environmental policy: http://www.oecd.org/dac/environment-development/

ENVIRONET - Steve Bass, Group Head of International Institute for Environment and Development

Steve Bass, Group Head of International Institute for Environment and Development

In Paris at the ENVIRONET Workshop, 20th February 2014, at the Green Growth, Development Planning and Policy Workshop, Steve Bass, Group Head of International Institute for Environment and Development, presented "Green growth in developing countries â lessons from 11 country dialogues."



Listen to his work and then check out his presentation here: http://www.slideshare.net/OECDdev/session-1b-steve-bass

More on the specific green growth work flow of IIED here: http://pubs.iied.org/16554IIED.html

More on ENVIRONET here: http://www.oecd.org/dac/environment-development

ENVIRONET - Doreen C. Bwalya - Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist in Zambia

In Paris at the ENVIRONET Workshop, 20th February 2014, Doreen C. Bwalya, Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, presented "Development Planning and Policy Workshop, Progress in Zambia to Advance Inclusive Green Growth." Ms. Bwalya presented the following: Enabling ENVIRONET for inclusive green growth, existing initiatives in green growth, enabling initiatives in green growth, sector/thematic priorities for Zambia's international green growth strategy in national planning, and entry points for action. 





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Progress in Zambia to advance inclusive green growth from Development Co-operation Directorate (DCD-DAC)

The Network on Environment and Development Co-operation (ENVIRONET) of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) promotes and facilitates the integration of environment and climate change into all aspects of development co-operation. ENVIRONET is a network of development co-operation practitioners committed to working together to promote good practice in the fields of environment and development. 

ENVIRONET - Leo Horn-Phathanothai, Director of International Cooperation at the World Resources Institute (WRI)

In Paris at the ENVIRONET Workshop, 20th February 2014, Leo Horn-Phathanothai, Director of International Cooperation at the World Resources Institute (WRI), gave his impressions of the workshop. He provided his impressions of green growth and ENVIRONET's work on promoting green growth outside a busy metro station. 

More on ENVIRONET here: http://www.oecd.org/dac/environment-development/aboutusenvironet.htm.

More on the WRI here: WRI.org

ENVIRONET - Henri-Bernard Solignac-Lecomte on the African Economic Outlook (AEO) 2014

Henri-Bernard Solignac-Lecomte, Head of Unit, Europe, Middle East & Africa, at the OECD Development Centre in Paris at the ENVIRONET Workshop, 20th February 2014, at the Green Growth, Development Planning and Policy Workshop, presented the African Economic Outlook (AEO) 2014. He came seeking advice from ENVIRONET members regarding how to better incorporate green growth into the AEO.

For more on the African Economic Outlook, please see: http://www.africaneconomicoutlook.org/en/ For more on ENVIRONET, please see: http://www.oecd.org/dac/environment-development/



You can view Mr. Solignac-Lecomte's presentation below:

Accounting for natural capital - The case of the African Economic Outlook from Development Co-operation Directorate (DCD-DAC)

ENVIRONET - Michael Witter of the Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI)

In Paris at the ENVIRONET Workshop, 20th February 2014, Michael Witter of the Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) spoke about the importance of learning from colleagues at ENVIRONET. CANARI is a non-profit organisation registered in Saint Lucia, St. Croix and Trinidad and Tobago, with its main office in Port of Spain, Trinidad.

Find more here: http://www.canari.org/default.asp.

More on OECD's ENVIRONET here: http://www.oecd.org/dac/environment-development/

ENVIRONET - Achim A. Halpaap of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)

In Paris at the ENVIRONET Workshop, 20th February 2014, at the Green Growth, Development Planning and Policy Workshop, Achim A. Halpaap of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) spoke about UNITAR's work on training students in green growth, specifically the Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE).

 For more on PAGE: http://www.unep.org/greeneconomy/Portals/88/documents/PAGE/PAGE%20Brochure%20low%20res.pdf

 For more on ENVIRONET:http://www.oecd.org/dac/environment-development/