Knowledge for the Green Transition - Event at OECD Forum

Green growth and international cooperation in the context of new global challenges

The EU co-funded Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP) is pleased to invite you to take part in session 5 of the OECD Green Growth and Sustainable Development Forum,  "Green growth and international cooperation in the context of new global challenges" on 22 November 2023 (11:15 CET).

Global challenges including armed conflict, the pandemic or natural disastern, have greatly disrupted established trade and supply chains. These challenges diverted political priorities and resources from collaborative efforts on green growth towards efforts to stabilize national economies. At the same time, concerns over data security and access to critical materials for green technologies may adversely impact the spread of global value chains.

Yet the rapid rise of AI and digitalisation can provide opportunities for countries to work together more efficiently towards green growth goals if underpinned by effective knowledge sharing, data exchange and collaboration.  

This session will bring together five key intergovernmental organizations working on green growth to discuss how socioeconomic and geopolitical changes affect the prospects for international co-operation on green growth and what opportunities can be explored to strengthen it through their joint initiative, the GGKP.

Speakers include: 

• Kumi Kitamori, from OECD, Deputy Director, Environment Directorate

• Smail Al Hilali, from UNIDO, Officer in Charge, Department of Circular Economy and Environmental Protection

• Richard Damania, from the World Bank, Chief Economist, Sustainable Development Practice Group

• Ingvild Solvang, from Global Green Growth Institute, Head of the Climate Action and Inclusive Development (CAID) in GGGI, and finally 

• Elisa Tonda, from UNEP, Chief, Resources and Markets Branch, Industry and Economy Division

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Moderation by Jens Kristian Nørgaard, Key Expert, EU SWITCH to Green Facility 

The session is part of the the annual OECD Green Growth and Sustainable Development Forum. This year, the conference will focus on a convergence of digital and green transitions, and present opportunities and challenges for societal efforts to meet the Paris Agreement goals and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.