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EDNA MOLEWA FU CHENGYU JOHN ASHE BRAULIO DIAS THE MAGAZINE OF THE UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME — SEPTEMBER 2013 building inclusive Green economies South-South Cooperation for SuStainable Development anD poverty eraDiCation PB OUR PLANET BUILDING INCLUSIVE GREEN ECONOMIES OUR PLANET BUILDING INCLUSIVE GREEN ECONOMIES 1 Our Planet — the magazine of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) PO Box 30552, Nairobi, Kenya Tel: (254 20) 762 1234 Fax: (254 20) 762 3927 e-mail: [email protected] To view current and past issues of this publication online, please visit www.unep.org/ourplanet ISSN 1013 - 7394 Director of Publication: Nick Nuttall Coordinator: Mohamed Atani Editor: Geoffrey Lean Assistant editor: Jonathan Clayton Design: Enid Ngaira Produced by: UNEP Division of Communications and Public Information Distributed by: SMI Books The contents of this magazine do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of UNEP or the editors, nor are they an official record. The designations employed and the presentation do not imply the expressions of any opinion whatsoever on the part of UNEP concerning the legal status of any country, territory or city or its authority or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. * All dollar ($) amounts refer to US dollars. UNEP promotes environmentally sound practices globally and in its own activities. This magazine is printed on paper from sustainable forests including recycled fibre. The paper is chlorine free and the inks vegetable- based. Our distribution policy aims to reduce UNEP’s carbon footprint. 2 OUR PLANET BUILDING INCLUSIVE GREEN ECONOMIES OUR PLANET BUILDING INCLUSIVE GREEN ECONOMIES 3 EDNA MOLEWA: Green growth Southern countries can increase growth and jobs while reducing PAGE 8 carbon emissions. FU CHENGYU: Business Challenge Business can bring about sustainable PAGE 12 development through win-win cooperation JOHN ASHE: Collaborating in change. Building innovative and inclusive partnerships for post-2015 development. PAGE 14 YIPING ZHOU: Altering Economic Geography. South-South cooperation has developed PAGE 22 over the past 60 years until it has become a key driver of global economic growth. BRAULIO DIAS: Natural Development. South-South co-operation can produce and replicate integrated solutions for conservation and PAGE 24 sustainable use of biodiversity. DINGDING TANG: Expanding horizons. PAGE 32 Promoting South-South environmental cooperation will achieving win-win green development. KATE BROWN: Reimagining the future. Small Island Developing States are pioneering PAGE 34 regional cooperation to build the blue economy. SEED AWARDS: Low Carbon Projects in Africa and Female Entrepreneurs honoured. PAGE 26 BOOKS 4 MULTIMEDIA 6 EDITORIAL 7 NUMBERS 17 UNEP AT WORK 18 - 21 INNOVATION 28 PEOPLE 30 STAR 39 2 OUR PLANET BUILDING INCLUSIVE GREEN ECONOMIES OUR PLANET BUILDING INCLUSIVE GREEN ECONOMIES 3 BOOKS Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Global Tracking Framework Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Food Industry Wastes: Global Tracking South-South Cooperation: South-South Cooperation Assessment and Framework Africa on the Centre Stage in Education and Recuperation of (International Political Development The reports framework for Commodities Economy) ISBN-10: 0807749214 | data collection and analysis ISBN-10: 0230248853 ISBN-13: 978-0807749210 ISBN-10: 0123919215 will enable us to monitor ISBN-13: 978-0230248854 ISBN-13: 978-0123919212 progress on the SE4ALL How real is the collaboration Food Industry Wastes: objectives from now to 2030. This book critically analyses between developing countries? Assessment and Recuperation It is methodologically sound the ways in which Africa has Focusing on educational of Commodities presents and credible. It produces shifted from the periphery reform, this book turns the emerging techniques and findings that are conclusive of global trade, international cutting-edge topic of South- opportunities for the treatment and actionable. In many relations and politics to the South cooperation inside out of food wastes, the reduction respects, what you measure center of the world stage with a set of challenging and of water footprint, and creating determines what you get. because of its existing and diverse studies that explore sustainable food systems. That is why it is critical to get potential economic prowess what this concept means in Written by a team of experts measurement right and to and the purchasing power that practice. An impressive list from around the world, this collect the right data, which the continent has to offer. of contributors examines the book provides a guide for is what this report has done. role of bi- and multilateral implementing bioprocessing It has charted a map for our development agencies such as techniques. It also helps achievement of sustainable the World Bank, UNESCO, and researchers develop new energy for all and a way to UNDP; regions such as Africa, options for the recuperation of track progress. Let the journey Latin America, and the Middle these wastes for community begin! East; and countries such as benefit. More than 34 million Brazil, China, India, Japan, tons of food waste was Jordan, Turkey, and South generated in the United Africa. States in 2009, at a cost of approximately $43 billion. 4 OUR PLANET BUILDING INCLUSIVE GREEN ECONOMIES Resource Renewables 2013: Global Integrating REDD+ into a Moving Towards a Climate Efficiency:Economics and status report - Key findings green economy transition: Neutral UN: The UN Outlook for China 2013 Opportunities and system’s footprint and ISBN No: 978-92-807-3318-1 REN21 convenes international challenges efforts to reduce it - 2012 China’s rate of economic multi-stakeholder leadership ISBN-10: 0123919215 Edition development and social to enable a rapid global This paper outlines a rationale This fourth edition of Moving progress in recent decades transition to renewable energy. for integrating REDD+ within Towards a Climate Neutral has been extraordinarily rapid. It promotes appropriate the green economy transition UN is further testament to the As is generally the case when policies that increase the and initiates thinking on how progress that we have made this might be achieved. It brings a nation industrializes and wise use of renewable towards measuring, reporting together the existing literature urbanizes, China’s rapidly energy in developing and and reducing the UN’s climate to consolidate conceptual improving material standards developed economies. Open and environmental footprint. of living have come with a to a wide variety of dedicated issues, presents key examples of progress, and highlights At the same time, we still greatly increased per capita stakeholders, REN21 connects have a long way to go. At demand for natural resources, governments, international the potential challenges and opportunities of including the Rio+20 Conference in and a corresponding increase institutions, non-governmental REDD+ in the transition to a June 2012, Member States in the environmental pressures organisations, industry green economy. Intended to asked the UN to integrate associated with extracting, associations, and other support the discussions of the sustainable development processing, and using these partnerships and initiatives. Global Symposium on REDD+ considerations more fully into natural resources. REN21 leverages their in a Green Economy, held in our management practices. successes and strengthens Indonesia in June 2013, the UN leaders are strongly their influence for the rapid target audience of this paper is moving in this direction. expansion of renewable the communities of practice both energy worldwide. in REDD+ and green economy; this includes policy-makers, civil society organisations and academia. Report RENEWABLES 2013 June 2013 GLOBAL STATUS REPORT Integrating REDD+ into a green economy transition Opportunities and challenges Charlene Watson, Emily Brickell and Will McFarland, ODI with contributions by Jeff McNeely, IUCN UN-REDD P ROGRAMME UNEP Empowered lives. UNEP Resilient nations. 2013 GEO-5 for Business: Impacts of a Changing Environment on the GEO-5 for Business Corporate Sector Impacts of a Changing Environment on the Corporate Sector ISBN; 978-92-807-3344-0 Job Number: DEW/1686/NA ISBN No: 978-92-807-3344-0 GEO-5 for Business is written for business leaders who are responsible for ensuring that risks and opportunities are understood, addressed, and turned into long-term competitive advantage for their companies. The report assesses the operational, market, reputational, and GEO-5 for Business is written for business leaders who are responsible for ensuring that risks and opportunities are understood, addressed, and turned into long-term competitive advantage for their companies. The report assesses the operational, policy implications of environmental trends market, reputational, and policy implications of environmental trends on ten business sectors. It is based on information derived from existing science, business, policy, and other literature. It also includes brief real-world examples that illustrate the nature of some of these risks and opportunities. on 10 business sectors. It is based on Further resources: Global Environment Outlook-5: information derived from existing science, www.unep.org/geo Green Economy: www.unep.org/greeneconomy business, policy, and other literature. It also Sustainable Consumption and Production: www.unep.fr/scp includes brief real-world