Astana “Green Bridge”

Initiative

“Green Bridge” Astana Initiative

6th Ministerial Conference on Environment and Development in Asia and the Pacific (MCED-6), October 2010

multilateral, cross-sectoral and voluntary program

European-Asian-Pacific partnership

95 countries, 70% of the world’s population and 90% of GHG emissions

Aral Sea: “One of the worst man-made ecological disasters”

50 years ago 4th largest inland lake Damaged fish production, high salinity, pollution, violent

sand storms, public health problems Water contaminated with fertilizers and chemicals,

unsuitable for human consumption or agriculture..

Semipalatinsk nuclear polygonChildren with

genetic diseases, leukemia, infertility, and cancer

456 explosions = 1000 Hiroshima’s

“GREEN BRIDGE” PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM AS A TOOL OF TRANSITION TO “GREEN ECONOMY

That’s why Kazakhstan has initiated its Interregional Green Bridge Partnership Programme as a voluntary, regional and practical mechanism to transfer to green economy.

The key thematic areas of the Initiative include:

Eco-efficient use of natural resources and investment in ecosystem services;

Low carbon development and adaptation to climate change;

Promotion of sustainable urban development;

Promotion of green business and green technology;

Promotion of sustainable lifestyles and improvement of quality of life.

Management mechanism

Governing Board Advisory Committee Secretariat

Finances for 2012-2013

Donor name Amount contributed  Government of Kazakhstan   $ 294000

  UNDP   $ 160000

Overall project budget $ 454 000

Effectiveness of the program?

Refrences

http://gbpp.org/about http://

www.kz.undp.org/content/dam/kazakhstan/docs/prodocs/EE/Green%20Growth/ProDoc.pdf

http://www.undp.kz/en/articles/1/162.jsp Astana “Green Bridge” Initiative: Europe-Asia-Pacific

Partnership for the Implementation of “Green Growth” adopted by the sixth Ministerial Conference on Environment and Development in Asia and the Pacific on 2 October 2010.