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PAGE ARGENTINA ENGAGES TRIPARTITE DELEGATION TO ITCILO COURSES ON GREEN JOBS AND JUST TRANSITION
July 2, 2020

PAGE Argentina’s momentum on capacity building for a Just Transition has not been lost in the midst of COVID-19, engaging a tripartite selection of key decision makers to the ITCILO training courses “Green Jobs for Sustainable Development” and “Managing Just Transition Policies”. The online courses were structured towards the design and implementation of green jobs policies, programmes and projects and included participants from the Argentinian Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Production and Ministry of Labour, as well as employers and workers representatives to the ILO. 

  Following the training course, PAGE coordinated a joint presentation from the three Ministries, as well as the Workers Union Centrals and Employers representation, which highlighted the need for a Just Transition in Argentina and presented a draft National Strategy for Just Transition, reviewing possible entry points for sustainability in the policies of employment, industrial promotion, trade unions and business. 

  The tripartite dialogue is envisaged to start this year in the frame of PAGE Argentina and represents an opportunity to strengthen collaborative efforts and coordination amongst agencies on policies for a Just Transition, while building a social dialogue to increase momentum on sustainable and inclusive outcomes. It builds on the ambitious work of PAGE Argentina on Just Transition, which includes a Green Jobs Fair and Youth Hackathon on Green Jobs and Just Transition held in 2019, a course module on Just Transition presented in 2020 by the  PAGE Coordinator at the Global Institute for Labour of the National University UNTREF in 2020, and which counted on the joint introduction on behalf of ILO-Country Director Pedro Furtado Oliveira and UNI Global President Ruben Cortina. As well, an ongoing assessment of the effects of the transition to a green economy on the labour market is being carried out by the ILO country lead under PAGE Argentina. 

 “The question on how to shape the transition to a greener economy in a just and fair way is increasingly on the national and international agenda: If we look at initiatives like the Climate Action for Jobs of the UNFCCC or the European Green New Deal, it becomes more and more evident that Social Dialogue is crucial for leaving no-one behind. 

Supporting our partners in PAGE Argentina for the development of institutional capacities that allow us to advance in the Just Transition agenda through a tripartite Social Dialogue, is therefore fundamental.” - Joaquín Etorena Hormaeche, PAGE National Coordinator, ILO  

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PAGE UNDP launches eco-competition on waste management in Bishkek
July 28, 2020

The issue of solid waste management is of high priority in Bishkek. 1000 tons of waste is collected daily, and the country has accumulated more than 100 million tons of production and consumption waste placed in landfills. Every year as the population of Bishkek increases so does the volume of solid waste, causing the issue to worsen further.  

Highlighting its multi-disciplinary nature, PAGE is tackling the issue of waste management in the Kyrgyz Republic from two different but complementary angles: UNEP will support the development of economic and legal mechanisms for waste management, contributing to the development of a draft Government Decree on economic mechanisms in the field of waste management and by preparing amendments to relevant laws. In tandem, UNDP has launched an eco-competition on solid waste management in Bishkek.  

The UNDP-led initiative invites innovators, representatives of the private sector and civil society to participate, with the aim to develop innovative, diverse and effective ideas for solid waste management. Solutions are being sought on waste reduction, public awareness campaigns, increasing the percentage of recycling and reuse of materials, support for separate waste collection infrastructure as well as implementation of new technologies in existing or new enterprises related to processing, sorting and production from recycled materials.  

Winners of the competition will receive 3000 to 5000 USD to implement their project from August to November 2020. Applications will be submitted by 7 August, including project plans, budgets, team capabilities and related experience.

 

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Senegal National Steering Committee meets to reflect and discuss next steps
July 28, 2020

In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the PAGE Senegal Steering Committee and Inter-Agency group met virtually on 8 July to take stock of the implementation of the 2019-2020 work plan, to validate the draft 2020-2021 work plan and to define the modalities of implementing current activities. . In addition to the PAGE UN agency and Secretariat staff, the meeting benefited from the participation of a wide variety of partners, including the Department of the Environment and Classified Establishments, Enda Energy, Green Financing and Partnerships Department, the High Council for Social Dialogue, the Waste Management Coordination Unit, the Ministry of Economy and Cooperation and the Ministry of Labour. 

Due to the impacts of an extended lockdown, COVID-19 has affected the delivery of some activities in Senegal, which will now be carried over into the 2020-2021. Additionally, it was decided that in 2020-2021 Senegal will commence two new activities; a “rapid situational analysis of COVID-19 impact to the Nationally Determined Contribution process” and the “PAGE communication materials pack on impact and key achievements in Senegal,” featuring an impact story that will highlight the various outcomes of PAGE’s engagement in Senegal. These activities aim to assess and minimise the impact COVID-19 has had on the strong green economy agenda in Senegal built upon by PAGE over the past five years of engagement, while sharing experiences and outcomes to build further demand and promote the need for an inclusive, green economy transformation at the national and global level. 

 

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PAGE SUPPORTS CAPACITY BUILDING OF INDIAN RAILWAYS ON ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
July 28, 2020

Indian Railways is not only one of the world’s largest railway networks, it is also an environmentally conscious government organisation with a proactive vision to create a mass transport system with a net-zero carbon footprint by 2030. To support the National Academy of Indian Railways (NAIR), UNEP, under its PAGE engagement, developed comprehensive training modules and organized a pilot capacity building training programme from 10th to 17th July on environmental sustainability for Indian Railways officials.  

The online training covers a variety of topics related to green economy, including aspects of green transport, resource efficiency, waste management, green building, sustainable public procurement, circular economy and India’s NDC & SDG targets. Conducted by renowned circular economy expert Dr Prasad Modak, the week-long pilot training programme utilized the 'flipped teaching' method for maximum effectiveness. This method requires participants to learn relevant content via the online training modules prior to the course, enabling active participation in the interactive training sessions and ultimately resulting in a more comprehensive understanding of the content. The programme will strengthen the capacities in Indian Railways in the area of environmental sustainability across the ranks of decision makers and implementers, whilst also supporting mainstreaming of environmental sustainability into NAIR training procedures by training the faculty.  

Highlighting the importance of the programme, the inaugural session was attended by the Chairman of the Railway Board, the Secretary of the Department of Personnel and Training, the Director of the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Assistant Secretary General & Executive Director of UNITAR, as well as the trainee officials and other senior officials of Indian Railways.

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Mauritius is on pace to improve its management of industrial waste while promoting circular economy
February 18, 2020

PAGE, in partnership with the Ministry of Industrial Development, SMEs and Cooperatives, continues its collaboration with Mauritius to find appropriate solutions to improve the management of industrial waste and promote circular economy and industrial symbiosis practices on the island.

On February 4, 2020, the kick-off meeting of a new project on industrial waste management was held at the National Co-operative College in Terre Rouge. This initiative, jointly developed by PAGE and the Ministry of Industrial Development, SMEs and Cooperatives, in collaboration with Business Mauritius, aims to understand better the cost of the management of industrial waste. This activity will be done by assessing, over the first half of 2020, the cost of the management of industrial waste of all the actors involved in the value chain, from companies to local authorities and recyclers. The overall goal is to give the Government of Mauritius a precise picture of the cost of managing industrial waste in order to define and develop tools for Reduction, Reuse and Recycling, which will help reduce the amount of waste going to landfills.

Some 70 participants, representing local and national authorities, and industrial companies of all sizes, attended the workshop. The Minister of Industrial Development, SMEs and Cooperatives, Mr. Soomilduth Bholah, the UN Resident Coordinator, Ms. Christine Umutoni, and the Business Mauritius CEO, Mr. Kevin Ramkaloan were also present. Participants discussed existing international best practices for industrial waste management, as well as the scope, methodology and goals of the project. The meeting included a capacity building exercise on the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) concept too, a model that the government of Mauritius is closely considering.

The relevance of the costs definition for both the private and public sectors has been in particular debated with all the waste management actors, as has been the need to strengthen the legislative and institutional frameworks. Discussions during the meeting revealed that the industrial sector in Mauritius is well aware of the environmental challenges represented by industrial waste management, and of the need to build more sustainable production processes. All participants, and in particular those representing the companies, expressed their readiness to undertake innovative steps to increase the recovery of materials and of energy from industrial waste. The insular condition of Mauritius and of its economy was also examined, underlining the need to develop tailored technical and organizational schemes.

In 2016 and 2017, PAGE already assisted Mauritius in carrying out a first assessment of the management of industrial waste in the country. This assessment resulted in the identification of new opportunities for the reduction, reuse and recycling of industrial waste. At the same time, it also addressed the effectiveness of Mauritius’ legislative and institutional frameworks for waste management and environment protection. This current activity on the cost assessment of industrial waste, evolved as a follow up to the previous assessment.

To know more about this event, visit the website of the government of Mauritius.

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Mauritius Invests in Training for Civil Servants to Ensure a Sustainable Future
February 18, 2020

As an island nation, Mauritius has a higher vulnerability to climate change and its effects ­­-- which is why the country has been working closely with the Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE) to put sustainable development at the heart of economic policies.

The latest initiative developed by the Government of Mauritius and PAGE, with support from the United Nations Training Institute (UNITAR) and Civil Service College Mauritius (CSCM), aims to educate civil servants in two key areas: strategic planning and project management, through workshops held 19th and 20th of February.

The first, entitled "Strategic Planning: Achieving Sustainable Development in Mauritius", outlines why the important role strategic planning can have in generating business opportunities, safeguarding livelihoods, and preserving the environment. And the second workshop, "Project Management: Keeping Mauritius on a Sustainable Development Track", lays out a toolkit supporting the country's civil servants to better manage, assess, and implement projects in relationship to their social and environmental implications.

Each of these training days includes a practical component, enabling the participants to put into practice what they've learned right away. The last session of each workshop, called "Do It Yourself", devotes time for attendees to evaluate past projects they have managed and rework on them through a sustainability lens.

The two-day programme is under the regular training offer for civil servants in Mauritius, which intends to enhance the skillset of public officials in the areas of sustainability and leadership. The training is part of the 5-days course “Performance and Public Service Excellence for Middle Management”.

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Greening Indonesia's Energy Sector
February 18, 2020

On 7 January, PAGE Indonesia co-organized a kick-off meeting for its new project: "Benchmarking for Dynamic System Model based on the General National Energy Plan" project. Held at the at UNDP Indonesia Office, and attended by representatives of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, the Ministry of National Development Planning/Bappenas, the System Dynamics Bandung BootCamp (SDBB), and PAGE (UNDP), the project will ultimately provide support for the Ministry and assist in the development of a benchmarking dynamics system based on the general national agency plan.

During the meeting, an initial workplan was presented by the BLU P3KEBTKE, the centre of research and development for electricity technology, new and renewable energy, and energy conservation within the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources.

Beyond the focus on developing a benchmarking dynamics system, this project will also contribute to strengthening the existing Low Carbon and Development (LCDI) model, particularly in the energy sector. An LCDI sub-model and database for the energy sector will be developed by the BLU P3KEBTKE team and LCDI policies will be translated into sectoral energy policies. The main expected outputs are:

  • Analysis of energy modelling parameter and energy policies;
  • Development of dynamic system modelling and impact analysis;
  • Dynamic system transformation into a web-based simulation.

Subsequently, PAGE organized a follow-up technical discussion on 15 January. Held at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources' office, and attended by representatives of BLU P3KEBTKE, Bappenas and SDBB, the three parties used this forum to share information, detail the workplan, and agree on collaboration and coordination methods for the future. As a result, a more detailed workplan was then submitted to PAGE Indonesia.

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Mauritius Puts Sustainable Development at the Forefront for 2020-2024
February 18, 2020

The government of Mauritius recently launched its new national programme for 2020-2024: "Toward an Inclusive, High Income and Green Mauritius, Forging Ahead Together". The programme lays out the government's vision for the next four years and will be used as a source of inspiration and guidance for future policymaking.

PAGE has supported several commitments of the new government's plan. For instance, it actively contributed to the Marshall Plan on poverty, job skills, industrial waste, competitiveness, clean production, and investments. In addition to that, the four main pillars that laid the groundwork for the new programme were conceived with support from PAGE. They are:

  1. Investing in clean energy;
  2. Shifting to a cleaner and greener Mauritius;
  3. Mitigating risks from climate change;
  4. Protection of marine resources.

Noteworthy as well, the programme lays out the following commitment: “To this end, an Economic Research and Planning Bureau will be set up at the Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Development. The Bureau will help to translate the Government Programme into an overarching and coherent action plan, within which private and public sector operators and institutions will operate.”

By bringing different stakeholders together in this, and aiming to create long-lasting results, the government has shown its willingness to put sustainable development at the forefront of the strategy. It reflects the fruitful partnership between PAGE and Mauritius, which has started in 2016 and has been contributing to the following SDGs: SDG 4 (Quality Education); SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure); SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production); SDG 13 (Climate Action) and SDG 17 (Partnerships for the Goals).

You can find Mauritius' 2020-2024 programme here, available in English and French.

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Sustainable Living in Burkina Faso
February 18, 2020

Burkina Faso has been showing a strong interest for sustainable development. The country has recently started the adoption of its strategy to develop over 2000 ecovillages in the country, called "Strategie Nationale de Creation des Écovillages 2018-2027". The project is part of the government's effort to revamp and structurally transform the country's economy. The "Plan national de développement économique et social" (PNDES) aims to achieve sustainable and resilient economic growth, while increasing the number of jobs and the overall welfare of the Burkinese population.

By transforming its villages into ecovillages, the Burkina Faso's government will address several issues that the country has been facing, such as food insecurity, desertification and poverty. This goes in conformity with the 2030 Agenda and the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), to which the country has committed itself. To better evaluate the outcomes of the strategy, five strategic goals have been set:

  • Strengthening local governance;
  • Improving food and nutrition security;
  • Preservation of the environment;
  • Promotion of local entrepreneurship;
  • Improving access to finance. 

Burkina Faso, which has been working closely with PAGE since 2014, drew on years of cooperation with PAGE to prepare its national policy on green villages. In addition, the country has been actively engaging with players at both international and regional levels to help find solutions for the impeding challenges of this century, such as climate change. This can be seen in the several treaties and conventions signed and ratified by the country in the past years.

PAGE provided support to the National Green Economy Strategy, which serves as the backbone of the country's PNDES plan. Throughout the years, several macroeconomic and sectoral assessments were carried out to collaborate with this strategy, especially the Green Economy Assessment that identified key sectors for green investments.

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Building skills for tomorrow’s economy: insights from Mato Grosso
January 17, 2020

The education work on sustainable agriculture by Grupo Semente illustrates how small scale farmers can achieve better environmental and health outcomes by adopting modern practices. However, the high cost of certification of organic produce in relation to the farmers’ output presents a challenge to securing a price premium in the marketplace. More institutional support is thus required to address constraints in human and financial resources and upscale sustainable farming practices. “Just as individuals face institutional barriers that prevent them from achieving a greater impact, institutions face systemic barriers that stand in the way of achieving deep, transformative change. When the three levels – individuals, institutions and the overarching system – act in concert, that’s when things are starting to change rapidly” remarks Giuliano Montanari, Green Economy Specialist at the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR).

Specifically, the workshop set out to validate findings and recommended actions for advancing capacity building derived from the Green Economy Learning Assessment (GELA), a study realized by the Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT). As part of their methodology, the UFMT researchers talked to numerous stakeholders and institutions in civil society, academia, the private and public sector to identify strategic intervention points to advance learning on sustainability in the state. “One of the intervention points aims at enriching curricula of secondary education institutions with basic green economy concepts, to achieve better geographical reach and promote behavioral change over the long term” explains Luciane Durante, Professor and project lead for the study.

In his concluding observations, Olivan Rabelo, Director of the Office of Technological Innovation at UFMT, pointed out an additional skill to learn in order to induce change in the particularly diverse social landscape of Mato Grosso, namely empathy. “With so many different economic, cultural and social interests spread over such vast distances in our state, we need to able to mutually understand each other. And this is why this we’re talking more than economic policy today. Things are already moving here, but we need to take that discussion to more citizens and initiatives.” For this workshop, chief Rony drove nearly five hours to make his pitch. If some of the actions of the GELA get implemented, next time perhaps the green economy discussion may come straight to the public square of his tribe.

Attendees: Rony Paresi, chief of the Wazare tribe, Flora Ferreira Camargo, agronomist at the civil society initiative Grupo Semente, and Suenia Maria Cordeiro, representative of the public agency Sebrae

Visit the UFMT website for more information on programmes and initiatives.

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Greening Family Agriculture: Mato Grosso
January 16, 2020

Partners: The Secretary of State for Family Agriculture (Seaf-MT) and the Centro de Vida Institute Alta Floresta Chamber of Store Managers (CDL)

As Brazil’s leading producer of food resources, family agriculture in Mato Grosso is part of a wider debate on economic and environmental sustainability, where efforts are encouraged towards educating on agriculture impacts in the area.

The Secretary of State for Family Agriculture (Seaf-MT) for the State Government of Mato Grosso and with financial support from PAGE, established the State Council for Sustainable Rural Development (CEDRS), the first series of regional workshops promoting the Integrated State System for Family Agriculture. The workshops provided guidance and gave programme information on how municipalities can take the lead. The workshop also demonstrated the electronic tool (e-SEIAF), a smart tool that utilises primary data collection for family agriculture. The new tool can be used to set measurable goals in order to strengthen the sector as a whole.

The series of workshops involved five regional meetings, which had participation from representatives in municipal, state and federal agencies including: the Municipal Council for Sustainable Rural Development (CMDRS), representatives of the State Council for Sustainable Rural Development (CEDRS), and representatives of the Intermunicipal Consortia for Economic Development, Social and Environmental, academic, research and extension institutions, social movements in the countryside, associations, cooperatives, Workers' and Rural Workers' Union (STTR), Empresa Mato-grossense de Pesquisa, Assistência e Extensão Rural (EMPAER), political class, third sector and private initiatives.

The SEIAF initiative, with PAGE financial support, expressed in the workshops that the System is one of the main instruments for the implementation of the State Policy and the Plan for Family Agriculture. During the regional workshops, subsidies were collected for the improvement of the SEIAF proposal and its subsequent institutionalisation.

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China: Green Economy Week
January 16, 2020

PAGE China Workshop on Green Development was partnered with University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) and Nanjing University (NJU) and hosted a series of educational events across five days. The events provided a platform for mutual learning, international knowledge sharing and exchange between PAGE international experts and agencies, and local stakeholders, on various aspects of Green Development. 

The gathering was held in Suzhou, a major economic focal point of trade and commerce in China and hosted representatives from Chinese central and local government, partner UN agencies, research institutes, trade unions and enterprises and others.

2 — 4 December

Aworkshop on Eco Industrial Parks (EIP) was conducted by UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in order to better exemplify good practices and to provide training to policy professionals and industrial park managers. Abu Saieed, green industry expert from UNIDO, Ziwei Yang from Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), Zhiming Wang, Deputy Director of Suzhou Municipal Bureau of Commerce, and Tim Scott, member of PAGE management board from UN Development Programme, gave the opening remarks. The 2.5-day workshop brought together policymakers, park administrators, business representatives and scholars, to train, share and discuss practical EIP tools, techniques and industrial symbiosis opportunities in greening the industrial parks in China and aboard.

4 — 6 December

Back to back with the EIP workshop, a learning workshop on Green Jobs led by the International Labor Organization (ILO) took place, including a field trip to Suzhou Industrial Park. Dr. Cristina Martinez, senior expert from ILO, Prof. Libin Zhang from Chinese Academy of Labor and Social Security of Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MoHRSS), and Professor Yabin Wu, Executive Dean of the Research Institute of Global Value Chain (RIGVC) of UIBE kicked off this workshop. The workshop fostered a ‘Social Dialogue’, a participatory approach with facilitation techniques and tripartite role-plays, among Industrial Park managers, government, employers, workers and academia on the promotion of gender equality, Green Jobs and the application of the Just Transition Guidelines in the management and implementation of the green transition processes. By assessing the need and formulating possible projects or activities, it explored cooperation possibilities to promote Green Jobs for Inclusive Green Economies in not only Jiangsu but possible replication in other provinces throughout China.

6 December

The final workshop on 6 December was an expert consultation seminar on Green Economy Progress (GEP) measurement framework of Jiangsu and Fujian Province at provincial and municipal levels, jointly organized by UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and Nanjing University (NJU). Fulai Sheng, senior economist from UNEP, Prof. Ming Hua, deputy director of Science and Technology Department of NJU and Dr. Yong Wang from Policy Research Center for Environment and Economy (PRCEE) of Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) conducted the welcome remarks. After an introduction of GEP project background, original design of GEP methodology, evaluation results, a simple display of the database website, experts from research institutions and government departments elaborated on the preliminary analysis results of GEP in Jiangsu and Fujian, and explored a long-term cooperation among institutions and agencies, e.g. Fujian Normal University, to promote GEP measurement framework.

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Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE)
January 16, 2020

Did you know Small and Medium-Size Enterprises (SMEs) in Mauritius account for up to 50% of the workforce and play a major role in national economic development? Adversely, this makes them vulnerable to economic fluctuations and market pressure as a result of lack of support in fast-production, technologically advanced, and more efficient foreign competitors.

Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE), Mauritius
11 — 29 November 2019
National partners: Government of Mauritius and the National Productivity and Competitiveness Council (NPCC).

In partnership with ILO’s, PAGE supported the "Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE)" pilot training in Mauritius. SCORE is an ILO global capacity development program for SMEs, which provides tools for world class manufacturing best practices to ensure that SMEs in national and global supply chains have improved working conditions. The pilot training was targeted towards improving workplace cooperation in optimising operational efficiency, productivity, cleaner production and competitiveness. To ensure long-term sustainability of this initiative, SCORE ‘trained the trainers’ at the NPCC office for best methodology delivery. The event provided an opportunity for SCORE and local SMEs to network, emphasising the need to build capacities that will improve overall competitiveness and productivity at the national and international levels.

In the +20 countries with SMEs involved in the SCORE pilot training, they have experienced more advanced sustainable production processes and working conditions.

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Seminar on Green Entrepreneurship and a Just Transition for Sustainable Investments in Mongolia
November 28, 2019

On 12 November 2019, PAGE Mongolia held a seminar on the social and environmental considerations for greening financial investments.  Participants from the Mongolian Sustainable Finance Association discussed on the Just transition planning for sustainable investments of commercial banks and green jobs promotion for industry lending products. The event contributed to the development of risk assessment methodologies for sustainable investments.

The Mongolian Sustainable Finance Association (MSFA) includes membership of all the commercial banks in Mongolia and aims to increase the sustainability of banking activities in the country, both through upgrading the internal capacities of banks to make their operations sustainable, and externally through their investment activities.

The MSFA has created a series of guidelines for sectors considered high-risk for environmental and social impacts such as mining, construction, manufacturing and agriculture. In addition, a guideline for textiles is being developed. The guidelines discuss and develop a ‘checklist’ of questions about social and environmental risks that banks can ask when assessing potential investments.

The workshop included group work activities to assess and improve these guidelines and ensure they adequately cover social risks, including for labour standards compliance -  environmental risks, including environmental impacts- as well as risks associated with transition to sustainable business models. Presentations included Financial implications of Green Jobs and Just Transition; and Circularity and implications for financial products.

The workshop identified a number of areas where the assessment guidelines could be improved, and also a need to improve the implementation of the guidelines through increased capacity building and training of staff in asking, verifying, and monitoring loan applicants’ responses to the checklists.

The workshop concluded with the formation of a working group of officers from commercial banks, the MFSA, and the ILO to further develop and enhance the guidelines and checklist, including better coverage of labour standards and transition risk.

 

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Youth Green Entrepreneurship for the Circular Economy
November 27, 2019

In June 2019, PAGE and the Decent Work for Youth Network of Mongolia held a training on green entrepreneurship in Ulliastai, Zavkhan. Among the trained stakeholders were 143 participants from the Mongolian Bar Association, the Mongolia Youth Association, trade unions, employers and government authorities, including labour & welfare department, labour inspection department, social insurance department, Agency for Family, Children and Youth Development. 

During the training, participants developed green entrepreneurship action plans and problem tree analysis of the Green Economy transition for nine aimags in the Western region of Mongolia, including Gobi-Altai, Bayan-Ulgii, Uvs, Khuvsgul, Khovd, Arkhangai, Bayankhongor, Uvurkhangai and Zavkhan.

On 13-14 November, as a follow up to the initial training, PAGE Mongolia held a workshop on “Youth Green Entrepreneurship for the Circular Economy” to discuss the implementation progress and mainstream circular economy concepts into the logframes that had been developed by aimag constituents during the green entrepreneurship training in June.  40 participants from the 9 aimags, the Decent Work for Youth Network, startups and incubator centers joined the workshop. The workshop included a presentation on Circular Economy entrepreneurship opportunities and business models, together with presentations from a number of entrepreneurs in Mongolia on how they are applying Circular Economic principles into their business activities, and how the projects have progressed since June. For instance, Gobi-Altai’s proposal of a project on waste management, developed during the June workshop - obtained funding for implementation from “EcoAltaqi”. Bayan-Ulgii aimag built a fence around the local dumpsite and trees will be planted at the site. Khovd aimag initiated the waste sorting at household level.

This workshop is the second of its kind to discuss business models for the circular economy. Among other, it allowed for follow-up on the progress of the Zavkhan aimag project “Decent Work for a green future - Youth Network strategy for Mongolia” as well as on financing green entrepreneurship.

The second day of the event featured an exhibition of green enterprises and green projects for youth and by youth — for example the ‘Change the Toilet’ campaign that aims to break the taboo about discussing sanitation in Mongolia. The project consists on an affordable toilet that meets the needs of households living off-grid in Mongolia (i.e. does not require connection to central water and sewerage systems and will not freeze over in winter). Other entrepreneurs discussed their businesses including recycling and reuse of plastics into fencing and outdoor furniture, food waste processing with worm farms and developing charcoal from wood waste.

Each of these presentations emphasised circular economy principles including the importance of working up and down the supply chain, designing out waste at the source, structuring businesses to take advantage of social, environmental and economic opportunities and the importance of not just developing a product, but also the market behaviours, supply chain and funding models around that product or service.

Leveraging Mongolia’s experiences as a PAGE graduating country, some training products will be developed from this workshop. These include a video-clip that will be produced and disseminated by the Decent Work Youth Network to its members in all regions in Mongolia — and a training module suitable for train-the-trainer activities, which will contain the materials that have been used in the Mongolian context.

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Green Economy Network for Change
November 25, 2019

In October, over 105 participants from 34 countries attended the 3rd “Global Academy on Green Economy” organized by the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE). The objective was to strengthen capacities and competences that contribute to shaping inclusive green economies that generate income and jobs, reduce poverty and inequality and protect the environment. Participants had the opportunity to immerse in a fact-based learning experience by exchanging innovative practices.

Within this framework, and as one of the resulting axes of action from the 2019 Academy, a working group of fifteen countries was generated to address the theme of “Technology at the service of Global Education”. The first meeting of the group took place on 11 November, coordinated by PAGE Uruguay. Among its objectives were: transferring knowledge, building capacities and maintaining the network in close contact.

Participants from the delegations of Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and Uruguay shared lessons and conclusions from the Academy and possible lines of work in their country on this specific subject. A second meeting will be held in February 2020 coordinated by Brazil, and a third in May 2020, to be organized by Barbados. Other countries have expressed interest in coordinating the upcoming meetings of the group.

ILO / Cinterfor is contributing by making available a virtual space where members of the group can share the materials presented and generated from the meeting. The space has a discussion forum to exchange on open questions and themes of interest.

In a period where the partnership is entering a second phase and planning on the most efficient ways to carry out South-South and triangular cooperation exchanges, these peer-to-peer learning sessions are key for the work of PAGE, as they cross-fertilize country operations and accelerate the transition to Inclusive Green Economies.

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The Transition to a More Inclusive Green Economy: How will it improve life in Kyrgyzstan?
November 22, 2019

“-- I moved to a village near to Bishkek because of several reasons. My mom has been coughing a lot. We lived right in the city centre. We felt the dust, noise of the street. With the deterioration of air quality, I decided to move from Bishkek to ensure better life quality for my mom and my family. Now when I drive from my new place into Bishkek, I can see this grey and sometimes black veil over the Bishkek”, said Gulaiym Ailchy.

The veil that Gulaiym sees is smog, caused by industrial pollution, thousands of coal-fired residential houses warming systems, and large-scale coal-fired power plants. Most of the heating energy in Bishkek comes from the burning of fossil fuels, which causes extreme health hazards to humans through green-house gasses resulting from the burning.

Today Kyrgyzstan faces many environmental challenges. Many people pay a high price for the so-called “brown” economic growth causing side effects, including the degradation of natural resources due to over-exploitation and ineffective management of natural resources, changing climate, air and water pollution, poor waste management, and inefficient agriculture, water and energy systems. A recent global assessment found that about 60% of the world’s ecosystem services – which provide us with food, water, fuel, shelter, and medicine and sustain our broader societies and economies – are either degraded or used unsustainably. Conservation and related remediation efforts are not yet keeping up with unsustainable economic activities.

These factors affect the lives and livelihoods of people and communities, especially more vulnerable groups. Environmental determinants of health are having a significant and increasing impact on disease and illness in many countries. According to the World Bank’s global assessment of the level of health, the Kyrgyz Republic is ranked 101st out of 145 countries.

Air and water pollution have become the greatest environmental threat to people’s health. According to the Health and Pollution Action Plan of 2019, air and water pollution causes 4,500 premature deaths each year, representing almost 14% of all annual deaths. The economic cost is significant, causing annual productivity losses estimated between $24m and $31m. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, coronary heart disease, acute lower respiratory tract disease and lung cancer are all caused to a large degree by air and water pollution.

Environmental degradation and pollution can also have a negative impact on the country’s economic development over the medium to longer-term as sustainable growth depends to a large degree on the way natural resources are managed. There are many reasons why current economic growth patterns need to be decoupled from such environmental degradation.

·         Land degradation in Kyrgyzstan is largely a result of unsustainable use and management of agricultural land, over-grazing, and inefficient irrigation and water management systems. Today, about one-quarter of all pastures are moderately or severely degraded.

·         Deforestation is another main cause of the loss in biological diversity. The country has seen a steady increase in livestock numbers as a result of efforts to increase herd size. Unregulated and unsystematic grazing, however, have devastated pasture ecosystems, which make up 40% of the total territory of the country and 85% of all agricultural land.

·         Soil fertility is deteriorating as a result of excessive land use, lack of crop rotation, and insufficient remediation activities. More than 160,000 hectares, or nearly 14% of the land faces varying degrees of salinization, while some 714,000 ha, or 59.3% of the total arable land area, are subject to water erosion.

·         Water resources are threatened by chemical and organic pollution, which is mainly associated with mismanaged landfills and waste from mining enterprises. Compared to other countries, the pollution caused by CO2 from Kyrgyzstan’s manufacturing sector and it material resource consumption is relatively high.

·         Air pollution in the country’s major cities is an acute issue. In 2017, air pollution from stationary sources was 49 thousand tons, which is 36% higher than air pollution generated in 2011. The largest pollutant emissions come from thermal power plants (67%), the manufacturing sector (27%), and the mining sector (6%). These three sectors together emit about 94.4% of all pollutants into the atmosphere. The main sources of air pollution in Bishkek and Osh are thermal power plants and transport systems.

Many of these environmental challenges will also be exacerbated by the impact of the changing climate in Kyrgyzstan and the region. As global temperatures increase, Kyrgyzstan and its neighbors will face more extreme weather events and climate change that have the potential to affect all economic sectors. For these reasons, greater efforts are also need to mitigate harmful green-house gas emissions and adapt to the short-and long-term changes that are unavoidable.

A New Road to Greater Human Development and more Inclusive, Environmentally Sustainable Economic Growth

At the same time, the solutions needed to respond to these environmental, social and economic challenges offer an opportunity for Kyrgyzstan to chart a course along a more sustainable pathway of development that delivers benefits to all social groups and economic sectors. The transition to a more inclusive, green economy offers an opportunity not only to reverse negative environmental trends; it can also be used to generate new employment options, reduce household and corporate costs, while driving new forms of investments and environmentally sustainable forms of growth. Inclusive green economy approaches are designed to shift policies and incentives in ways that redirect public and private financing towards economic activities that reduce environmental degradation, help to mitigate and adapt to climate change, and ensure a just transition for workers and business  engaged in “browner” economic activities. For the reasons, green economy approaches are key to achieving the SDGs and Paris Agreement.

Kyrgyzstan has expressed its commitment to use inclusive green economy approaches to leverage these opportunities as it implements the country’s National 2040 Sustainable Development Vision and at the same time accelerates progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It has already emerged as a leader in Central Asia by establishing a strong national policy framework for its transition to a more inclusive green economy (IGE). In June 2018 the Concept “Kyrgyzstan is a country of the green economy” was adopted by the Jogorku Kenesh. This Concept serves as the IGE roadmap for the country and lays the foundation for reforms and innovations in several critical IGE sectors. These include the following priorities and cross-cutting themes: green agriculture, green industry, green energy, low carbon and environmentally friendly transport, sustainable tourism, green cities, municipal waste management, sustainable finance, fiscal incentives, and sustainable public procurement.

IGE principles have already been integrated in to the substance and monitoring system of the country’s long-term 2040 Vision. Just this week the Kyrgyzstan’s President has also signed the Law ratifying the Paris Agreement within the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. And the National Green Economy Programme is expected to be approved shortly.

The country’s success in establishing such as strong policy framework has been made possible in part with support provided by UNDP together with UNEP, UNDIO, ILO and UNITAR through the global One-UN Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE) and complementary programmes such as the UNDP Biodiversity Finance initiative.

Policies for Green Jobs and Regional Development

PAGE is one of the UN System’s principal responses to the Rio+20 Conference calling for the international community to assist interested countries in developing, adopting and implementing IGE policies and strategies. It is designed to support countries to transform their economies to eradicate poverty, increase jobs and social equity, strengthen livelihoods and environmental stewardship, and sustain growth in line with SDG-aligned national priorities. These include SDG 8 on sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all, and SDG 12 on sustainable consumption and production.

With the financial and technical support of the European Commission, Germany, Finland, Norway, South Korea, Sweden and Switzerland, PAGE has been working closely with the Government of Kyrgyzstan and other national and international partners since 2016. In addition to the IGE policy frameworks described above, PAGE continues to work with such institutions as GIZ, OECD, OSCE, IFC, WB and funding partners to strengthen priorities such as long-term economic planning through advanced IGE modeling; innovative sustainable financing with the banking sector; green jobs and green industry strategies; agricultural subsidies; training and capacity building for civil society and the public and private sectors; and exchanges with IGE experts from Armenia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and China;

This week, the Ministry of Economy is organizing the fifth annual Green Economy Week to discuss achievements, challenges, lessons learned and new opportunities for implementing the country’s IGE priorities, with a concluding Forum on “Green Economy - Strong Regions - Sustainable Development”. More than 300 representatives, including high level officials and policy makers will discuss the government’s IGE policies and practices, including a focus on small and medium-size business and initiatives designed to strengthen IGE at the regional level.

To conclude, let me share a quote from the UN Secretary-General: "The green economy is the future. It fosters prosperity, creates decent work, addresses root causes of conflict and contributes to the full enjoyment of all human rights”. Through the collective support provided to Kyrgyzstan by UNDP, sister UN agencies and our partners we are working to fully leverage the transformational potential of IGE approaches that the Secretary General has described. By working together through innovative partnerships such as PAGE we are helping to ensure that everyone benefits from the transition to a greener economy - including Gulaiym, her mother and all families and communities in Kyrgyzstan.

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The Fifth Green Economy Forum in Kyrgyzstan Has Finished by Adoption of its Resolution
November 22, 2019

The fifth Green Economy Week forum brought great results to Kyrgyzstan, the main of which is the resolution adopted within the forum. The forum is a direct call to preserve the environment. Its main advantage is that thanks to this platform, experts and government officials gather and discuss the trend of green economy development, with the advancement of effective ways of its development in individual countries.

During the Week, various events were held throughout the Kyrgyz Republic, the main aim was promoting green economy issues. In particular, exhibitions of green technologies, specialized seminars, round tables on various areas of the green economy, training series and practical meetings were held. "Green Economy - Strong Regions - Sustainable Development of the Country" is the topic of this year's forum. The special green economy model was developed for Kyrgyzstan. The developer worked on it for a year and noted that Kyrgyzstan can create a green economy for itself within a few years.

"I analyzed all the sectors that affect the economy and developed a special economic model for Kyrgyzstan. The training was attended by representatives of various agencies, including the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Economy and others. If used correctly, Kyrgyzstan will soon be able to increase its GDP per capita as well as its ecology. However, the Kyrgyz people, in turn, need to start taking their steps into the green economy. That is, at the household level, to give up water in plastic bottles, plastic bags in supermarkets, etc. I hope very much that my model will be able to create all the conditions for a green economy here in Kyrgyzstan.

Andrea Bassi, International Expert, Doctor of Economics.

One of them discussed was the issue of improving the mechanisms of processing plastic wastes in Kyrgyzstan. The event was attended by a representative of the Parliament, representative of Ministries and municipal bodies, waste treatment companies, enterprises from various sectors, non-governmental organizations and an expert audience. Deputy Baktybek Turusbekov said that the problem of widespread plastic waste pollution is one of the priorities in the implementation of the country's adopted strategic documents, as concept of the green economy in the Kyrgyz Republic "Kyrgyzstan - the country of the green economy" and the Program for the development of the green economy of the Kyrgyz Republic for 2019 - 2023.

"Joint efforts and continuation of such dialogues, the introduction of consumption practices and waste management, participation of government agencies is an important condition for the development of a "green" economy in Kyrgyzstan. As a representative of the parliament, I consider such approaches to be the most progressive and important for society. I am ready to further support the partnership of state, business and expert circles for the benefit of national interests," he said.

Representatives of the Ministry of Economy of the Kyrgyz Republic and the State Agency for Environmental Protection and Forestry also expressed their readiness to support this initiative and to continue the discussion on waste management and regulation within the framework of the working group to develop optimal solutions and further actions. The roundtable participants presented international experience in addressing environmental pollution problems, approaches, and extended producer responsibility systems in Eastern Europe, South Africa, Belgium, Romania, and Turkey. Besides, the key findings of the survey of current practices in the field of solid waste management in Kyrgyzstan were presented. One of the effective directions of the forum is the exchange of experience. For example, water conservation through green infrastructure shows how natural solutions can stimulate local economies. A water conservation project in China increased farmers' income by 200 percent and raised the level of groundwater in the country. The World Bank had calculated an economic rate of return for those measures from 19 to 24 percent. New knowledge had spurred new initiatives and proposals for the development of a green economy in the country. The head of the Green Economy Action Partnership in Geneva had arrived in Kyrgyzstan to participate in the Green Economy Week forum.

"As there are few factories in Kyrgyzstan that would harm the country's ecology, compare with more industrialized countries, it is possible to create a green economy here. And if factories are to be built, it is necessary to choose environmentally efficient buildings. And don't forget a simple pattern: "You should always start with yourself," for example, do you use a wooden toothbrush or a plastic one? When every Kyrgyz citizen decides to go to a meeting with the green economy, you won't notice how quickly you will achieve the desired results that other countries need to achieve over the years.

 Asad Naqvi, Head of the Green Economy Action Partnership in Geneva.

"Energy efficiency and energy saving as a factor of sustainable and "green" development for the Kyrgyz Republic" is the theme of another event within the Green Economy Week. The promotion of LED lighting is part of a regional project to promote energy efficiency in Kyrgyzstan. The project is implemented by the UNDP office in Kyrgyzstan and financed by the trust fund "Russian Federation - United Nations Development Programme for Development".

"An energy-saving program is being developed in the Kyrgyz Republic until 2025. Standards for natural and artificial lighting have been developed: they will apply to all public buildings that have just been put into operation or are in the process of construction. Sanitary and hygienic lighting standards for public buildings are being developed also," said the UNDP energy consultant.

The main purpose of the forum was to promote and implement the principles of the green economy for sustainable development of the regions of the Kyrgyz Republic. Thus, familiarization with the process of promotion of the green economy in the Kyrgyz Republic; identification of benefits and opportunities of the green economy for the development of the regions of the Kyrgyz Republic; identification of further steps to promote and support "green" initiatives in the regions. International experts also summed up their findings. The next generation of infrastructure should be adapted to the realities of the 21st century and use the best available strategies. This is why it is important that decision-makers systematically consider the role of natural systems and, where appropriate, integrate green infrastructure. The forum provided recommendations, approaches, and examples of how to integrate green infrastructure into planning and investment in ways that meet infrastructure needs, reduce costs and benefit local communities.

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Knowledge fair showcases successful Green Economy innovations and practices
November 5, 2019

The 2019 Green Economy Academy took place in Turin from 14 to 18 October. The event was very successful in delivering individual and institutional capacity development for Inclusive Green Economies.

Among the series of side events, the 2019 academy featured a knowledge fair. In this space, PAGE country partners, PAGE Agencies, Development Cooperation Agencies, Civil Society Organizations and Academic Institutions discussed on the practices from on-going country initiatives and learned from each other’s efforts and contributions to shape Inclusive Green Economies.

The presentations highlighted the innovative actions taken, among other, on SMME development, the collaboration of policy, industry and finance for transformative green growth, on the monitoring and evaluation processes in the Inclusive Green Economy, as well as on how people and movements are organizing to engage high-level agendas to tackle the climate crisis.

PAGE country partners took the opportunity to share their action plans and the way forward on several issues.  The Department of Environment Forestry and Fisheries of South Africa presented on the innovative and systemic approach to creating a virtuous cycle of community, environmental and financial benefit through SMME development, public and private collaboration, harvesting and beneficiation — all, important elements that establish a truly sustainable relationship between communities, land and water.

 Uruguay shared the challenges and opportunities to design and implement inclusive green economy policies.  Burkina Faso shared experiences on non-timber forest products and Mato Grosso presented  the actions taken to improve the environment, especially on their experience in reducing emission from deforestation and forest degradation.Guyana, on its side, provided an in depth explanation of its Green State Development Strategy Vision 2040, a visionary national development policy that reflects the guiding principles of the green agenda.

UN partner agencies actively participated in the knowledge fair. UNITAR’s presentation centered on green economy learning, displaying its global learning products and the most successful South-South and triangular Cooperation approaches used by national learning institutions to learn from each other. The ILO presented on the potentials for green job creation to achieve sustainable cities.

UN Environment share the policy tools and services developed to contribute to the overall PAGE outcomes, including services such as policy guidance, measurement frameworks and training programmes that support the development of policies and strategies for inclusive green economy. In partnership with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit  (GIZ), they also presented the Green fiscal Policy Network, in particular, the experiences from their work in Peru, South Africa and Uruguay.

The Green Economy Coalition centered its presentation on inclusion, people and movements, and on how they are mobilizing around the climate crisis to engage high-level agendas. The Green Growth Knowledge Platform, a key PAGE partner, provided an overview of the tools they have developed to support collaboration for transformative green growth among policy, industry and finance.

All participants to the Academy were invited to present their work and to learn from other initiatives. The knowledge fair represented a unique opportunity to openly interact with representatives from PAGE countries. The conversations contributed to spread greater understanding of innovative policies, strategies and tools, and more importantly, on the different ways in which these are being shaped, adopted and implemented.

 

 

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Senegal’s National Strategy for the Promotion of Green Jobs (2015–2020) receives the Future Policy Award 2019
November 5, 2019

On 16 October, the Government of Senegal received the Future Policy Award for its National Strategy for the Promotion of Green Jobs (2015–2020). The strategy, which was developed with PAGE support, serves as the nation’s reference framework for green jobs promotion and represents a key instrument for implementing sustainable projects that have created 2,000 green jobs mainly for young people and women.

In a ceremony that took place during the 141st Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Belgrade, Serbia, the World Future Council awarded seven other exemplary and impactful laws and policies aimed at empowering young people to build a fair and sustainable future.

Senegal’s National Strategy for the Promotion of Green Jobs (2015–2020) was built in a participatory manner. It strengthened the legislative, institutional and regulatory framework, creating green job opportunities, building human capacities, developing an appropriate financing policy, advocacy, and setting up mechanisms for monitoring and sustainability. Of the green jobs projects that have been launched in the country, recycling, aquaculture and forestry projects all generated a return on investment in the second year of production. Furthermore, the policy is being taken as a model by other countries in Africa and beyond.

The 2019 winners included policies from Rwanda, Estonia, Scotland, Nepal, South Africa, Europe, Los Angeles (USA). They were selected from among 67 nominated policies from 36 countries and were also awarded in the ceremony in presence of more than 500 speakers of parliaments, parliamentarians and ambassadors from across the globe.

The World Future Council brings the interests of future generations to the centre of law and policy making. The Council consists of 50 eminent global change-makers from governments, parliaments, the arts, civil society, academia and business. Together they form a voice for the rights of future generations. The Council addresses challenges to our common future and identifies and promotes effective legislative and policy solutions among decision makers.

PAGE is proud to see that partner countries are thriving towards the creation of Inclusive, Green Economies, delivering decent and green jobs. Since 2014, PAGE has worked together with Senegal in this transition, offering support to meet current and emerging development challenges.

The photo gallery of the award ceremony is available here.

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