“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.
Finances for 2012-2013
Donor name Amount contributed Government of Kazakhstan $ 294000
UNDP $ 160000
Overall project budget $ 454 000
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.
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