16 February 2009 | Luca Del Buono

 

At the Opening of the 25th Governing Council/ Global Ministerial Environment Forum today in Nairobi, Achim Steiner announced the publishing of its draft Global Green New Deal report compiled from in-depth debates and discussions by United Nations organizations and invited leading economists at a meeting in New York last month.

A lightning strike response to the current economic struggles, the Global Green New Deal (part of the Green Economy Initiative) was launched in October 2008 and centers around the calls for global economies to invest in better care and management of the Earth's natural resources.

"This is very much a partnership. Here at this 25th GC/GMEF we also want to hear from you - the ministers of the environment - about how your country is coping and how you may be translating crisis into opportunity." Steiner said during his speech.

Steiner invited attendees of the meeting to assist in the final drafting of the document by commenting on the issues that shape the report and Green Economy initiative:

• Reviving the world economy and creating employment opportunities whilst protecting vulnerable groups
• Reducing global carbon dependency and slowing down ecosystem, degradation and water scarcity
• Advancing progress in the Millennium Development Goal in order to eradicate extreme world poverty by 2025
• Sourcing clean and efficient technology and investing in renewable energy
• The availability of more bio-diversity based products and services
• Improving chemical waste management and mitigation technologies
• Encouraging ecologically friendly buildings, construction, and transport systems

The final drafting, which will be supported by interim reports in 2009 and 2010 is due to be released in 18 months.

For more information regarding the Global Green New Deal report, please visit the UNEP GC-25/GMEF website by clicking here

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