{"id":574,"date":"2011-05-16T09:09:03","date_gmt":"2011-05-16T09:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/earthsummit2012.stakeholderforum.org\/2011\/05\/16\/earthtalks2-ge-developing-countries\/"},"modified":"2011-05-16T09:09:03","modified_gmt":"2011-05-16T09:09:03","slug":"earthtalks2-ge-developing-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earthsummit2012.stakeholderforum.org\/index.php\/earthtalks2-ge-developing-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"The Green Economy in the global south"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-573\" style=\"margin: 10px; float: left;\" alt=\"5622053512_2f051f023e_b\" src=\"https:\/\/earthsummit2012.stakeholderforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/5622053512_2f051f023e_b.jpg\" height=\"160\" width=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/earthsummit2012.stakeholderforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/5622053512_2f051f023e_b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/earthsummit2012.stakeholderforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/5622053512_2f051f023e_b-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/earthsummit2012.stakeholderforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/5622053512_2f051f023e_b-768x614.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><br \/>Policies aiming to  make transition to a green economy are no longer purely the domain of rich  countries.&nbsp; Large scale investments in renewable energies have been made by  governments ranging from Tunisia to Kenya; innovative urban planning systems  have been put in place in Brazil; and progressive policies for generating more  sustainable agricultural practices are now in practice from Uganda to rural  India. &nbsp;But can such policies help to alleviate poverty for some of the world\u2019s  poorest?&nbsp; Can a Green Economy really be a vehicle for sustainable development?&nbsp;  What measures do we need to be mindful of to ensure that a green economy  delivers equitable growth?<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In this podcast brought to you by Stakeholder Forum, we sat down with some  issue experts Alison Doig (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.christianaid.org.uk\/aboutus\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Christian Aid<\/a>); Sarah Best (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oxfam.org.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Oxfam<\/a>) and Srinivas  Krishnaswamy (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vasudhafoundation.org\/index.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Vasudha Foundation<\/a>) to get to the heart of this debate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div>\n<object height=\"221\" width=\"221\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=10,0,32,18\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.mixcloud.com\/media\/swf\/player\/mixcloudLoader.swf?feed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mixcloud.com%2Fearthsummit2012%2Fthe-green-economy-in-the-global-south%2F&amp;embed_uuid=aa312107-cb8d-48c2-acc8-999c351204ff&amp;embed_type=widget_standard\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; 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