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Experiences of the GIZ-UNEP Project
„Enhancing low-carbon development by
greening the economy“
Dr. Detlef Schreiber / Sabine Preuß (AV)
Department for Environment and Climate Change
CC Environment, Resource Efficiency, Waste Management
Bonn, 8th June 2013

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Objective
“Selected partner countries assess and adopt key elements
of policy approaches for greening the economy that
complement and advance goals for GHG mitigation,
resource efficiency and other related environ-
mental, social and economic co-benefits”
• Link low-carbon development with
transition towards a green economy
• Contribute to realistic
implementation strategies
in selected partner countries
• Facilitate related environmental,
social and economic co-benefits

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Responsible organisations
UNEP
The project is carried
out in cooperation
with UNEP DTIE and
its Green Economy
group in Geneva and
Paris, involving other
offices, e.g. regional
offices LAC, Africa
GIZ
The GIZ project team
in Berlin consists of
Sabine Preuß (AV),
Stefan Csordás
(seconded to BMU),
Katharina Kühn,
Christian Schwartz,
Nora Wlodarski
BMU
The project reports to
the BMU department
E III 4, Division for
United Nations and
Cooperation with
Developing and
Newly Industrialised
Countries
1st phase: 09/2011 – 07/2014, EUR 3 mill.
2nd phase (planned): 2014 - 2017

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Structure: Areas of Work & Partner Countries
1. Support to the BMU, particularly to the „Rio Process“
briefing papers, networking, information outreach
2. Macroeconomic Policy & Progress Indicators
research, commissioning of studies, academic &
practitioners workshops, networking in the international
context
3. Advisory Services to selected partner countries (see
right side)
green economy (policy) assessment, capacity development
in economic instruments, transfer of best practices
4. Knowledge Transfer & Best Practice Exchange
public events, publications, participation in global networks
Countries
Morocco
Ghana
Uruguay
Thailand
India
China

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Activities so far (selection)
• Assessment of economic instruments for a green economy in partner countries
• International expert workshop on fiscal policies for a green economy, e.g. carbon tax
(in cooperation with IMF and UNEP, to be continued)
• Morocco, Ghana, Uruguay: Green economy assessment & strategic support in
capacity development
• Thailand: Workstream on economic instruments for low-carbon development (in
coordination with local ICI projects)
• India: High-level expert consultation on green inclusive economy (together with ICI
project „Strategic Environmental Dialogues“)
• Facilitate participation of partners in regional/ global exchange, e.g. GGKP Regional
Workshop for Asia

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Experiences
1. Frequent communication efforts pay off: continuous interaction between
BMU, UNEP & GIZ support the right design and impact of activities
2. Excellent cooperation between UNEP & GIZ
• UNEP benefits from access to GIZ networks in partner countries as
well as from implementation experience
• GIZ benefits from the multilateral context of UNEP‘s approach, their
research activities and global networks
3. Close cooperation with ICI project „Strategic Environmental Dialogues“
enhances the visibility and outreach (e.g. India)
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Experiences
4. Essential for successful country work: close cooperation and
coordination with ICI and other GIZ country projects, work on
converging agendas (e.g. Thailand, India) and exchange with other
(international) organisations (e.g. GGGI)
5. Differentiated and country-specific formats and processes are needed
to generate lasting interest and improve learning, designed in close
cooperation with the relevant partners ► this can include studies,
informal learning groups, workshops, exposures to best practice
cases, linkages with global learning platform

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Outlook
1. The project will constitute a contribution to the
Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE)
initiated by UNEP, ILO, UNIDO & UNITAR
2. Strengthening and building up of new institutional
alliances, e.g. IMF-UNEP-GIZ-network on green
fiscal policies
3. Further support for action plans and implementation
processes in partner countries
4. Extension of partner countries to selected ICI focus
countries
5. Compilation and communication of experiences
and lessons learned

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Final considerations
Development agenda ≠ climate agenda (on an international scale)
But low-carbon development & low-carbon growth are very close to green
economy and green growth (networks are partly the same)
Green economy is much more about co-benefits and much more about
development => climate change as an integrated part of sustainable
development
Country-specific approaches needed: Green economy and climate change
can work as points entry – depending from country-specific situation
The simplistic formula „Green Economy = low-carbon + resource efficiency +
inclusiveness“ should be complemented at least by „climate-resilient“
NAMA‘s might help a green sector transformation

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Environmental Policy Programme
Sabine Preuß
Potsdamer Platz 10
10785 Berlin
Sabine.Preuss@giz.de
Tel +49 30 4081 90-267