Croissance verte : implications pour la planification du développement

The document provides a framework for integrating green growth into national development planning, emphasizing that environmental and economic goals are not mutually exclusive. It outlines a planning process involving vision setting, baseline assessment, option development, and impact analysis. The guide details various economic models—ranging from macro-level computable general equilibrium models to spatial mapping—while highlighting challenges such as data scarcity in least developed countries and the 'black box' nature of complex models. Case studies from Rwanda and the 'Heart of Borneo' illustrate the practical application of these strategies to balance economic growth with climate resilience and natural capital preservation.

• Green growth is defined as a strategic approach to achieve economic development while simultaneously addressing climate change, the loss of natural capital and resources, and social goals such as poverty reduction.
• Green growth planning differs from classic economic planning by requiring an iterative process that adapts to local changes and incorporates additional considerations across stages: vision, baseline assessment, option development, impact analysis, and roadmap creation.
• Planners in developing countries require three core competencies: understanding external drivers (such as international climate finance and trade patterns), knowledge of a wide range of policy instruments (including market-based and non-market tools), and the ability to identify multi-faceted impacts beyond GDP.
• Various economic tools are available for green growth planning, but each has limitations; for example, Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) models can model resource reallocation over time but are often 'black boxes' opaque to decision-makers, while Environmentally-extended input-output (EE-IO) models are transparent but typically static.
• The application of economic tools in developing countries, particularly Least Developed Countries (LDCs), is hindered by a lack of available data, limited resources, and the fact that models built for developed economies may not account for rural or informal economic structures.
• In Rwanda, a national strategy is being developed to integrate climate planning into the country's development path, specifically addressing vulnerabilities in the agriculture sector (which employs 80% of the population) and dependence on hydroelectricity (50% of electricity).
• The 'Heart of Borneo' initiative involving Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei aims to transform 22 million hectares into a green economy by balancing opportunities like ecotourism with the conservation of natural capital.

APA

Low, L. P. (2011). Croissance verte : implications pour la planification du développement. Climate and Development Knowledge Network. https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/CDKN_GreenGrowth_French.pdf

Chicago

Low, Lit Ping. Croissance verte : implications pour la planification du développement. Climate and Development Knowledge Network, 2011. https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/CDKN_GreenGrowth_French.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{low2011croissance, author = {Low, Lit Ping}, title = {{Croissance verte : implications pour la planification du développement}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2011}, month = sep, url = {https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/CDKN_GreenGrowth_French.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }