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Roundtable discussion: Ms Christiana Pasca Palmer (Head of Unit Climate change, Environment, Natural Resources and Water, Development Co-operation Directorate General, European Commission), presented on How can development partners best align their activities to strengthen their support to countries leading on green growth? Presentation delivered at the OECD ENVIRONET EXPERT WORKSHOP: GREEN GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT PLANNING AND POLICY; as part of the 16th ENVIRONET meeting in Paris.
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How can development partners best align their activities to strengthen
support for countries positioning to lead on green growth?
Cristiana Pasca Palmer, Head of UnitDEVCO/C2 Climate Change, Environment, Natural Resources
OECD ENVIRONET EXPERT WORKSHOP:GREEN GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT PLANNING AND POLICY
LESSONS FROM PROGRAMMES AND ACTIVITIES
1.Policy coherence: Green growth requires an overall approach that promotes coherence between actions at sector level and the broader economic and development agenda at national and international level.
2.Programming: Green growth flagship programs are important to showcase and steer the transition, but a horizontal approach across different sectors is key to achieve impact;
3.Engagement strategies: Communicate impact on growth and jobs, engage with progressive private sector and civil society stakeholders
• BUSAN COMMITMENTS ON CLIMATE FINANCE
• Predictable and transparent funding: EU commitment to allocate 20% of its 2014-2020 budget –incl. for development cooperation) for climate relevant expenditure key to secure resources; EU wide consolidated annual reports on climate finance
• Blending: Climate change a top priority of DEVCO investment facilities, EIB
• Support to country led climate change policy and planning: Global Climate Change Alliance
• Linkages to green growth? Green growth and climate change actions are mutually reinforcing, but climate finance is highly politicized – caution with linkages
1. STRENGTHENING DEVELOPMENT CO-OPERATION FOR INCLUSIVE GREEN GROWTH
EU actions: 1. Measures to raise interest / understanding of green economy among staff and stakeholders: awareness
raising meetings, new training modules, revision of environment integration tools to cover green economy, dialogue with EU MS, drafting of a paper spelling out EU approach…
2. Programming: Expansion of SWITCH programs on sustainable consumption and production, development of a flagship program, integration across relevant sectors.
Environet: Analytical work, Stocktaking, Policy recommendations
