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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• OECD
• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development,

Titel

Green Economy Transition in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia

Auflage

1st ed

Ort / Verlag

Paris : Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development,

Erscheinungsjahr

2022

Link zum Volltext

• OECD iLibrary

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Executive Summary -- Overview -- Key messages -- Notes -- 1 Progress on the green economy transition in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia, and future directions of the GREEN Action Task Force work -- Progress towards a green economy in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia -- Policy frameworks and governance arrangements towards a green economy -- Emerging trends that drive the green economy agenda in EECCA countries -- Efforts to scale up financing for green economy transition in EECCA -- Improving environmental footprint of economic activities in EECCA -- Remaining challenges and further opportunities for green and inclusive growth in the region -- Environmental and climate policies need to be adaptive to the increasingly diverse country contexts and evolving socio-economic, geopolitical and climatic conditions in the region -- Future direction of the GREEN Action Task Force work -- Support EECCA countries in enhancing action for the next several years to exploit the opportunities for green recovery from recent external shocks -- Contribute to energy, environmental and natural resource security -- Put more emphasis on support for the EECCA countries' efforts towards the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework -- Make financial systems in the EECCA countries environmentally, socially and economically sustainable -- Strengthen engagement with DFIs and other development partners active in the EECCA region, and potentially with those outside the region -- Continue and reinforce Task Force work to address persistent gaps in ensuring compliance with adopted strategies and policy frameworks to ensure a green economy transition of the region -- References -- Notes -- 2 Recent socio-economic and environmental trends towards sustainable development in EECCA.
• Recent macroeconomic development -- Effects of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on climate and energy policies across the EECCA region -- Main trends in greening the EECCA economies: State of play in 2022 -- References -- Notes -- 3 Progress on mainstreaming green economy in national strategies and plans in EECCA -- Setting national targets and policy frameworks towards a green economy in EECCA -- Developments in multilateral policy agendas influencing the EECCA countries' approach to a green economy transition -- Reforming institutional arrangements to promote a green economy transition -- Greening the post-COVID-19 economic recovery in EECCA -- A focus on green economy in responses to, and recovery from, the COVID-19 pandemic in EECCA -- Stimulus packages still lean towards business-as-usual activities rather than towards transformational investments for a green economy transition -- References -- Notes -- 4 Promoting a green economy transition in EECCA: selected priority themes -- Investing in sustainable infrastructure -- Developing infrastructure systems should support economic growth and the green transition in the EECCA region -- Many infrastructure projects in the region do not yet fully support sustainable development in the EECCA countries -- Policy recommendations -- Supporting sustainable water resources management and water supply and sanitation -- The water sector in EECCA countries: Significant challenges today and in the future -- Central Asia, Eastern Europe and the Caucasus sub-regions face different water management challenges -- Effective economic instruments can support national and regional strategies on water resource management in the EECCA region -- Improved data and information is crucial for achieving water security in EECCA -- Multi-stakeholder dialogues as a driver of the reform process.
• Armenia: Strategic planning to reform sanitation services -- Georgia: Strengthening economic instruments for driving the policy reform process, improving the financial health of water sectors and providing incentives for water conservation. -- Kyrgyzstan: Use of economic instruments for water resource management -- Kazakhstan: Large-scale multi-purpose water infrastructure -- Policy recommendations -- Building clear and comprehensive compliance and enforcement mechanisms for environmental regulatory frameworks -- Recent progress in environmental compliance assurance systems in Eastern Europe and the Caucasus countries -- New compliance assurance institutions have been set up. -- Some countries have improved information management systems and others plan to do so. -- Initiatives to share compliance assurance information with the public and to promote voluntary compliance -- Planned inspections are mostly set based on risk following newly adopted methodologies -- The use of self-monitoring mechanisms and Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers has expanded -- Some Eastern Europe and Caucasus countries plan to update their environmental penalties with the goal of increasing their dissuasive effect -- Work on environmental liability in the region is progressing to varying extents. -- Policy recommendations -- References -- 5 A focus on finance for green growth in EECCA -- Reforming fossil-fuel subsidies to promote transition towards a green economy in EECCA countries -- Key findings and data on fossil fuel subsidies in EECCA -- Policy recommendations -- Enhancing public financial management for green finance mobilisation in EECCA -- A crucial role for public financial management in promoting green economy transition -- Progress on, and remaining challenges to, developing and financing public investments towards a green economy.
• Increased interest in dedicated public funds for climate and environmental action in EECCA -- Comparison between "traditional" and "new" Environmental Funds in EECCA -- Emerging good practice in using Specialised Clean Energy Funds in EECCA -- Policy recommendations -- Catalysing private-sector finance for green economy transition in EECCA -- The importance of the private sector for scaling up investments in green economy transition -- Initiatives in catalysing the private sector investment are increasing in EECCA courtiers -- Policy recommendations -- References.
• Since the 1990's, the countries of Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA) have made great progress in pursuing economic development that is also environmentally sustainable. The countries, in collaboration with the GREEN Action Task Force hosted by the OECD, has developed a number of policies aiming to improve environmental quality and social well-being, while creating opportunities for strong economic growth and decent jobs in the region.
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