National conference on the experiences and opportunities for «Green Economy», Yemen
The National Conference on the experiences and opportunities for «Green Economy» in Yemen, discusses the idea that the benefits of the transformation of Yemen to green economics , and that the means are now in our hands both the government and the private sector, and that this is the time to meet the challenge.
| Period | [05/06/2012 - 07/06/2012] |
|---|---|
| Event location | Hodeidah University, Yemen |
| Host | Hodeidah University, |
| Event URL | http://www.yemenbiosafety.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=103&Itemid=105 |
| Contact person |
م. ياسر الغبير
Email address: yemen.gec@gmail.com, epa_hodeidah@yahoo.com Phone: 00967733892448 Fax: 00967 3 232604 |
| Geographical coverage | Hodeidah, Yemen |
| Keywords | Conference. |
The National Conference on the experiences and opportunities for «Green Economy» in Yemen, discusses the idea that the benefits of the transformation of Yemen to green economics , and that the means are now in our hands both the government and the private sector, and that this is the time to meet the challenge.
Themes of the conference:
1) Green economy for recognizes the value of natural capital.
2)Green economy for eradication of poverty.
3) Green economy and create jobs and support social equality.
4) Green economy replaces fossil fuels to sustainable energy and low carbon technologies.
5) Promote the green economy to improve resource efficiency and energy.
6) Green economy to sustainable living urban mobility and low-carbon.
7) Green economy is growing faster than the economy-brown and to protection natural resources.
Outputs of the conference:
1) Create a sound legislative framework.
2) Determine the priorities for investment and government spending in areas which calls for the greening of economic sectors.
3) Reducing spending in areas that drain natural capital.
4)Encourage green investment and innovation.
5) Investment in capacity building and training.
6) Developement the environmental management.
Financing and care:
1) Ministry of Water and Environment - Environment Protection Authority
2) UNDP
3) United Nations Industrial Development Organization.
4) GEF
5) PERSGA
6) Paradise Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia.
7) Hodeidah University
8) Tihama Development Authority.
9) Social Fund for Development.
10) Private sector
Participants:
1) ( 5- 10 ) Experts, regional and international.
2) ( 70 ) participants from the provinces
3) ( 70 ) participants from Hodeidah.
For more information please contact:
Eng. Yasser Al-Ghopair
Director General of Environment Protection Authority - Hodeidah
E-mail: yemen.gec@gmail.com, epa_hodeidah@yahoo.com