Transitioning to a green economy : political economy of approaches in small states / edited by Nadine Smith, Anna Halton and Janet Strachan.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Smith, Nadine (Editor)
Halton, Anna (Editor)
Strachan, Janet R (Editor)
Language:English
Published: London, United Kingdom : Commonwealth Secretariat, [2014]
Subjects:
Enviromental economics > Developing countries.
Physical Description:xxi, 213 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: 1.1. Introduction / David Smith
  • 1.1.1. Green growth and the green economy / David Smith
  • 1.2. Background / David Smith
  • 1.2.1. The effect of disasters on small economies / David Smith
  • 1.3. Conceptualisation of the green economy in the case countries / David Smith
  • 1.3.1. Small states perspective on green economy and green growth / David Smith
  • 1.4. Green growth and the implementation of the green economy / David Smith
  • 1.4.1. Governance / David Smith
  • 1.5. Potential options for policy analysis and action / David Smith
  • 1.5.1. Stakeholder involvement in policy development / David Smith
  • 1.5.2. Economic diversification / David Smith
  • 1.5.3. Strategic planning / David Smith
  • 1.6. Main themes arising from the studies / David Smith
  • 1.6.1. The need to finance green growth and changes to the economy / David Smith
  • 1.6.2. The need for human and social capital to be increased and managed by governments / David Smith
  • 1.6.3. The need to diversify the economy and increase its effective size / David Smith.
  • 1.6.4. The need to ensure the maintenance and management of natural capital / David Smith
  • 1.6.5. The role of energy and energy cost in the economy / David Smith
  • 1.6.6. The need for strong leadership from government and the increased role of the private and not-for-profit sectors / David Smith
  • 1.7. Recommendations / David Smith
  • 1.8. Conclusion / David Smith
  • Notes / David Smith
  • References / David Smith
  • 2.1. Introduction / David Smith
  • 2.1.1. Botswana's human population and development / David Smith
  • 2.1.2. Development and environment challenges / David Smith
  • 2.1.3. National development planning / David Smith
  • 2.2. Conceptualisation of the green economy concept in Botswana / David Smith
  • 2.2.1. The concept of a green economy / David Smith
  • 2.2.2. Botswana's steps towards a green economy / David Smith
  • 2.3. Implementation of green economy relevant initiatives / David Smith
  • 2.3.1. Poverty-Environment Initiative (PEI) / David Smith
  • 2.3.2. Natural resource accounting / David Smith
  • 2.3.3. Botswana and green economy policy initiatives / David Smith
  • 2.3.4. Integrated water resources management and water demand management / David Smith.
  • 2.3.5. Community-based natural resource management / David Smith
  • 2.3.6. Lessons from relevant initiatives / David Smith
  • 2.4. Opportunities for greening Botswana's economy / David Smith
  • 2.4.1. Renewable natural resource-based economic diversification / David Smith
  • 2.4.2. Reducing natural resource wastages / David Smith
  • 2.4.3. Maintaining renewable natural capital / David Smith
  • 2.4.4. Enhancing the green economy policy environment / David Smith
  • 2.4.5. Green technology development / David Smith
  • 2.4.6. Investing in green economy / David Smith
  • 2.4.7. Increasing productive use of water and land resources / David Smith
  • 2.5. Institutional structure and capacity for greening the economy / David Smith
  • 2.6. Concluding remarks / David Smith
  • Notes / David Smith
  • References / David Smith
  • 3.1. Introduction / Spencer Linus Thomas
  • 3.2. Contextual considerations / Spencer Linus Thomas
  • 3.3. The concept of the green economy in the small state of Grenada / Spencer Linus Thomas
  • 3.3.1. Regional dialogue on the green economy / Spencer Linus Thomas
  • 3.3.2. The Grenadian economy / Spencer Linus Thomas.
  • 3.3.3. Social sector / Spencer Linus Thomas
  • 3.3.4. Environmental issues / Spencer Linus Thomas
  • 3.4. Green economy conceptualisation and policy / Spencer Linus Thomas
  • 3.5. Implementation of the green economy / Spencer Linus Thomas
  • 3.5.1. Energy / Spencer Linus Thomas
  • 3.5.2. Tourism / Spencer Linus Thomas
  • 3.5.3. Water / Spencer Linus Thomas
  • 3.5.4. Transportation / Spencer Linus Thomas
  • 3.6. Conclusion / Spencer Linus Thomas
  • Notes / Spencer Linus Thomas
  • References / Spencer Linus Thomas
  • 4.1. Setting the context / Paulette Bynoe
  • 4.1.1. Introducing Guyana / Paulette Bynoe
  • 4.1.2. Climate change impacts and Guyana's response / Paulette Bynoe
  • 4.1.3. Purpose of this case study / Paulette Bynoe
  • 4.2. Green economy: a national perspective / Paulette Bynoe
  • 4.2.1. Stakeholders' perspectives on a green economy / Paulette Bynoe
  • 4.2.2. The Guyana Low Carbon Development Strategy / Paulette Bynoe
  • 4.2.3. Supporting national Policy, strategy and legislative and organisational frameworks / Paulette Bynoe.
  • 4.3. Guyana's transformation to a green economy: implementation activities, challenges and opportunities / Paulette Bynoe
  • 4.3.1. Implementation activities from a sectoral perspective / Paulette Bynoe
  • 4.3.2. Forestry and land use / Paulette Bynoe
  • 4.3.3. Energy / Paulette Bynoe
  • 4.3.4. Agriculture / Paulette Bynoe
  • 4.3.5. Social sectors / Paulette Bynoe
  • 4.3.6. Information and communications technology / Paulette Bynoe
  • 4.3.7. Gaps and challenges / Paulette Bynoe
  • 4.3.8. Opportunities / Paulette Bynoe
  • 4.4. Gender and the green economy, with specific reference to the Mainstay/Whyaka community in Guyana / Paulette Bynoe
  • 4.4.1. The impact of global climate change on gender / Paulette Bynoe
  • 4.4.2. Local women in a green economy / Paulette Bynoe
  • 4.4.3. Positive measures taken by women to adapt to a green economy: the Mainstay/Whyaka community experience / Paulette Bynoe
  • 4.4.4. Demographic and social profile of respondents / Paulette Bynoe
  • 4.4.5. Gender and income-generating activities / Paulette Bynoe.
  • 4.4.6. Other benefits of a green economy at the local level / Paulette Bynoe
  • 4.4.7. Challenges identified by women / Paulette Bynoe
  • 4.5. Conclusion and recommendations / Paulette Bynoe
  • 4.5.1. Conclusion / Paulette Bynoe
  • 4.5.2. General recommendations / Paulette Bynoe
  • 4.5.3. Specific recommendations for the Mainstay/Whyaka community to transform to a green economy / Paulette Bynoe
  • 4.5.4. Concluding statement / Paulette Bynoe
  • Notes / Paulette Bynoe
  • References / Paulette Bynoe
  • 5.1. Introduction / Michael Witter
  • 5.2. The greening of the economy / Michael Witter
  • 5.2.1. Profile of the Jamaican economy / Michael Witter
  • 5.2.2. Introduction of the concept of greening in development advocacy and public policy in Jamaica / Michael Witter
  • 5.3. Strategies for a green economy / Michael Witter
  • 5.3.1. Energy sector / Michael Witter
  • 5.3.2. Transport sector / Michael Witter
  • 5.3.3. Tourism sector / Michael Witter
  • 5.4. Transformation to a green economy / Michael Witter
  • 5.4.1. Constraints to the transformation process / Michael Witter.
  • 5.4.2. Drivers for the transformation process / Michael Witter
  • 5.4.3. Policies and actions to implement the commitment to transform the economy / Michael Witter
  • 5.4.4. Priorities in a strategy for implementation / Michael Witter
  • 5.5. Conclusions / Michael Witter
  • Notes / Michael Witter
  • References / Michael Witter
  • Selected additional relevant reading / Michael Witter
  • 6.1. Introduction / Vasantt K. Jogoo
  • 6.2. Mauritius: human and natural capital / Vasantt K. Jogoo
  • 6.3. Development trends / Vasantt K. Jogoo
  • 6.4. Green economy: the view from stakeholders and business leaders / Vasantt K. Jogoo
  • 6.5. The national response to the sustainable development challenge / Vasantt K. Jogoo
  • 6.5.1. The MID policy and action plan / Vasantt K. Jogoo
  • 6.5.2. Sustaining green Mauritius / Vasantt K. Jogoo
  • 6.5.3. The Maurice Ile Durable (MID) Fund / Vasantt K. Jogoo
  • 6.5.4. The blue economy / Vasantt K. Jogoo
  • 6.5.5. Energy / Vasantt K. Jogoo
  • 6.5.6. Sustainable consumption and production / Vasantt K. Jogoo
  • 6.5.7. Financing green growth / Vasantt K. Jogoo.
  • 6.6. Challenges facing green economy / Vasantt K. Jogoo
  • 6.6.1. Availability of green products locally / Vasantt K. Jogoo
  • 6.6.2. The cost factor / Vasantt K. Jogoo
  • 6.6.3. Availability of sustainable goods and services in the international market / Vasantt K. Jogoo
  • 6.6.4. Ability to deliver to an international market / Vasantt K. Jogoo
  • 6.6.5. Instruments and tools to certify and verify sustainability of products / Vasantt K. Jogoo
  • 6.6.6. Conformity assessment infrastructure / Vasantt K. Jogoo
  • 6.6.7. Role of small and medium-sized enterprises / Vasantt K. Jogoo
  • 6.6.8. The private sector's role in the green economy / Vasantt K. Jogoo
  • 6.6.9. Awards to encourage carbon footprint reduction / Vasantt K. Jogoo
  • 6.7. Conclusion / Vasantt K. Jogoo
  • Notes / Vasantt K. Jogoo
  • References / Vasantt K. Jogoo
  • 7.1. Introduction / Graham Baines
  • 7.2. Small island developing state / Graham Baines
  • 7.2.1. Nauru as a mountain / Graham Baines
  • 7.2.2. Nauru's economy / Graham Baines
  • 7.2.3. Nauru's development background / Graham Baines
  • 7.2.4. Nauru as a small state / Graham Baines.
  • 7.2.5. Nauru's approach to 'greening' / Graham Baines
  • 7.3. Keys to a green future / Graham Baines
  • 7.3.1. A more diversified economy / Graham Baines
  • 7.3.2. A sound legal framework / Graham Baines
  • 7.3.3. A healthy and literate community / Graham Baines
  • 7.3.4. A truly integrated approach to development / Graham Baines
  • 7.3.5. Water is crucial / Graham Baines
  • 7.3.6. Land secured and productive / Graham Baines
  • 7.3.7. Mined 'Topside' liveable and productive / Graham Baines.
  • Note continued: 7.3.8. Resources of the sea used sustainably / Graham Baines
  • 7.3.9. Maximum use of local energy sources / Graham Baines
  • 7.3.10. Successful adaptation to climate change / Graham Baines
  • 7.3.11. Regulation of land use / Graham Baines
  • 7.3.12. Removing a burden of waste / Graham Baines
  • 7.3.13. Technology for 'greening' / Graham Baines
  • 7.4. Support through regional co-operation and development partners / Graham Baines
  • 7.5. The Nauru experience
  • conclusion and recommendations / Graham Baines
  • 7.5.1. Nauru's situation in summary / Graham Baines
  • 7.5.2. Issues in the 'greening' of Nauru's economy / Graham Baines
  • 7.5.3. Prospects fora 'blue' future / Graham Baines
  • Notes / Graham Baines
  • References / Graham Baines
  • Selected additional relevant resources / Graham Baines
  • 8.1. Drivers of transformation to a green economy / Graham Baines.
  • 8.2. Samoa the small state / Graham Baines
  • 8.2.1. Country description / Graham Baines
  • 8.2.2. Physical environment / Graham Baines
  • 8.2.3. Economy / Graham Baines
  • 8.2.4. Environment and resources / Graham Baines
  • 8.2.5. Infrastructure / Graham Baines
  • 8.3. Green economy concept / Graham Baines
  • 8.4. Pathways for transformation into a green economy / Graham Baines
  • 8.5. Transformation of Samoa's economy into a green economy / Graham Baines
  • 8.5.1. Political will / Graham Baines
  • 8.5.2. Legislative frameworks / Graham Baines
  • 8.5.3. Samoa development strategies / Graham Baines
  • 8.5.4. Greening of the sectors / Graham Baines
  • 8.5.5. Pacific regional efforts for green economy transformation / Graham Baines
  • 8.6. Constraints for transforming Samoa's economy into a green economy / Graham Baines
  • 8.7. Conclusion / Graham Baines
  • Notes / Graham Baines
  • References / Graham Baines
  • Selected additional relevant reading / Graham Baines.
  • 9.1. Introduction / Vinaye Ancharaz
  • 9.2. The green economy in Seychelles / Vinaye Ancharaz
  • 9.3. The green economy context / Vinaye Ancharaz
  • 9.3.1. Economic vulnerability / Vinaye Ancharaz
  • 9.3.2. Sustainable development challenges / Vinaye Ancharaz
  • 9.3.3. Rationale for a green economy / Vinaye Ancharaz
  • 9.4. Conceptualisation of the green economy / Vinaye Ancharaz
  • 9.4.1. The process / Vinaye Ancharaz
  • 9.4.2. Sustainable development planning: an overview of EMPS I and II / Vinaye Ancharaz
  • 9.4.3. Seychelles Sustainable Development Strategy (2012-2020) / Vinaye Ancharaz
  • 9.5. Implementation of SSDS 2012-2020 / Vinaye Ancharaz
  • 9.5.1. Critical success factors / Vinaye Ancharaz
  • 9.5.2. Constraints / Vinaye Ancharaz
  • 9.6. Conclusion and recommendations / Vinaye Ancharaz
  • Notes / Vinaye Ancharaz.