Development Strategies of Selected Latin American and Caribbean Countries and the Green Economy Approach: A Comparative Analysis

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Publication Date: 2013

The outcome document of Rio+20, The Future We Want, considers the green economy approach as an important tool for achieving sustainable development and poverty eradication, while providing an opportunity for thoughtful policymaking. It also affirms that there are different approaches, visions and models available to countries, in accordance with their national circumstances and priorities, to achieve their respective sustainable development.

This report focuses on six countries that have expressed major concerns about the concept of green economy: Argentina, Bolivia, Cuba, Ecuador, Nicaragua and Venezuela. The study compares predominant elements of the development strategies of these countries with the green economy approach as defined by UNEP and analyses the concerns expressed by these countries regarding the adoption of a green economy as a pathway to sustainable development.