Green growth

Kenya’s flower sector contributed over £350 million to the national economy in 2011. The flower sector aims to develop a unified response to climate change through practical and localized accounting and management solutions for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, energy efficiency and water use.
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CDKN and the Aldersgate Group recently hosted an event to explore the role of business partnerships to deliver climate compatible development and to look at whether a shift from aid to trade could be an effective means to meet both climate and poverty reduction needs.
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Karen Ellis, Head of the Private Sector & Markets Programme, Overseas Development Institute reports on the business case for climate compatible development
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This project aims to build a national renewable energy knowledge base for Sierra Leone from which an inclusive and participatory national renewable energy policy may be developed.
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A collaboration between the UNDP International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG) and the Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum aims to show policy-makers how to make “green growth” a reality at local, regional and global levels.
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Businesses are critical to the challenge of reducing carbon emissions so CDKN and the Aldersgate Group are holding an event to discuss climate and development business opportunities.
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