Participation in Green Growth Knowledge Conference

SAWTEE participated in the inaugural conference of the Green Growth Knowledge Platform scheduled for 12-13 January 2012 in Mexico City. The conference being organized by Mexico’s National Institute of Ecology (INE), the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and World Bank offices in Mexico City.

The aims of the conference are to take stock of the current understanding of the economics of green growth; engage researchers and practitioners in an ongoing dialogue to increase understanding of how green growth approaches can be applied in the field; identify knowledge gaps and establish priorities for knowledge‐building work and implementation; and launch follow‐on efforts. Leading scholars and experienced practitioners will participate in the conference to address a number of potential connections between economic growth and environmental resource management in a range of topic areas, including innovation; trade; natural resource management; infrastructure and urban development; employment and poverty; ecosystem resilience; human behaviour and welfare measurement.