Knowledge Sharing & Capacity Development for Green Growth
Date: Oct 25, 2022
Time: 20:00 to 21:30 (KST/GMT+9)
Overview:
As the movement for an inclusive green economy continues to grow to take ambitious steps towards the implementation of the Paris Agreement and NetZero pledges, the importance and value of engagement and exchange among a growing number of global partners and experts is more important than ever. Enhancing knowledge sharing and building capacity worldwide with the aim of achieving more informed, targeted and rapid decision-making will help experts and institutions promote inclusive green economy policies, practices and actions at the local, national, regional and global levels.
This session will highlight the role of knowledge as a key enabler for a green transformation – environmentally sustainable and socially inclusive – through three drivers of change, namely policy makers, financial sector, and the business actors in driving consumption patterns. Panelists will explore various modalities to increase community awareness and strengthen the capacity of different points of view, fosters intergenerational understanding and support collective action among different groups in society critical for behavioural shift, from the government level to communal and household levels.
Event Agenda:
| Welcome Remarks and Video – H.E. Ban Ki-moon, President of the Assembly and Chair of the Council, Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) (video message) Scene setting – Ms. Mona Laczo, Head of Communications and Knowledge Sharing Unit, GGGI |
| Presentations: Developing Indonesia’s First Green Growth Training – Speaker: Dr. Basseng, National Institute of Public Administration Techno-climate innovations to promote environmental awareness – Speaker: Mr. Oğuz Ergen, Project Manager, Habitat Dernegi Financing Nature: Policy, Development and the SDGs – Speakers: Ms. Sun Cho, Country Engagement Coordinator, Green Growth Knowledge Partnership Mr. Innocent Onah, Chief Natural Resources Officer, African Development Bank I-GO initiative for resource efficient SMEs – Speaker: Mr. Hannes Mac Nulty, Green Growth Knowledge Partnership |
| Open Discussion/Q&A – Facilitator: Ms. Mona Laczo, Mr. In Woo Jung and Ms. Stephani Widorini |
| Closing Remarks: – Speaker: Mr. In Woo Jung, Senior Knowledge Officer, Global Green Growth Institute |