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Issue 2013-5                                                                                                              April 26, 2013
Announcing Green Growth Practitioners' Workshop in Asia
Under the auspices of the GGKP, the World Bank is organizing a regional practitioners workshop from June 3-4 in Bogor, Indonesia. The workshop targets technical-level practitioners from developing country governments, development agencies, and academic institutions in east and southeast Asia. It will foster debate and knowledge exhchange, strengthen ties among practitioners and researchers, and expose participants to a variety of tools and methods for green growth policy design and implementation.

The workshop is being organized in collaboration with Deutsche Gesellschaft f�r Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Co-operation and Development. The provisional program can be downloaded here, interested participants should contact Michael Chaitkin ([email protected]).

All papers and presentations from GGKP Annual Conference now available online
The second Annual Conference of the GGKP was held April 4-5 in Paris, France. All papers and presentations are available online at: http://www.greengrowthknowledge.org/pages/events13.aspxA summary of the conference outcomes will be available in the coming weeks.
 
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The Green Growth Knowledge Platform (GGKP) is a global network of researchers and development experts that identifies and addresses major knowledge gaps in green growth theory and practice. Through widespread consultation and world-class research, GGKP provides practitioners and policymakers with better tools to foster economic growth and implement sustainable development.

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8 May 2013

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Promoting Green Jobs Policies

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29 April - 31 May 2013

Turin, Italy

 

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10-11 June 2013
Seoul, Republic of Korea

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