Crecimiento verde: implicaciones para la planificación del desarrollo

The document outlines a strategic approach to green growth, emphasizing that economic, social, and environmental goals are not mutually exclusive. It provides a planning framework that moves from vision setting to implementation, highlights various economic models (such as CGE and EE-IO) for impact analysis, and discusses the challenges of applying these tools in developing nations, such as data scarcity and the 'black box' nature of complex models. Case studies from Rwanda and the 'Heart of Borneo' illustrate the practical application of these principles.

• Green growth is defined as a strategic approach that promotes economic development while simultaneously addressing climate change, the loss of natural capital and resources, and social or development goals like poverty reduction.
• Planning for green growth should be an iterative process that adapts to local developments and stakeholder needs, rather than following a rigid conventional economic planning model.
• Effective green growth planning requires policymakers to possess three core competencies: understanding external motivations and influences, knowledge of a wide range of policy instruments (both market-based and non-market), and the ability to identify policy impacts beyond traditional GDP metrics.
• There is no single dominant economic methodology for green growth; instead, planners use a variety of tools depending on the question, including macro-economic models, sector-based micro-economic models, and environmental valuation models.
• The application of sophisticated economic tools in developing countries is hindered by a lack of available information and resources, as well as the 'black box' nature of some models which makes results difficult for decision-makers to interpret.
• In Rwanda, the National Strategy on Climate Change and Low Carbon Development (NSCCLCD) aims to integrate climate planning into existing policy architecture to address vulnerabilities in agriculture and hydroelectricity while positioning the country for international financing.
• The 'Heart of Borneo' initiative involving Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei demonstrates the need to balance green economy opportunities, such as ecotourism, against trade-offs like palm oil concessions and logging.

APA

Low, L. P. (2011). Crecimiento verde: implicaciones para la planificación del desarrollo. Climate and Development Knowledge Network. https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/CDKN_GreenGrowth_Spanish.pdf

Chicago

Low, Lit Ping. Crecimiento verde: implicaciones para la planificación del desarrollo. Climate and Development Knowledge Network, 2011. https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/CDKN_GreenGrowth_Spanish.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{low2011crecimiento, author = {Low, Lit Ping}, title = {{Crecimiento verde: implicaciones para la planificación del desarrollo}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2011}, month = jul, url = {https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/CDKN_GreenGrowth_Spanish.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }