Pep15 Moving Towards Green Economies And Green Jobs

Moving towards Green Economies and Green Jobs PEP Meeting Malawi 3rd March 2010 Vijay Chaturvedi Development Alternatives New Delhi, India

The Sustainability Imperative … more urgent than ever before

People and Nature are silent victims of the way our economies have grown

What kinds of Economies will fulfill their needs ?

People working with Nature will secure the future of our planet IF

Key Stakeholders Governments, the Private Sector, Academia and Civil Society Organizations promote new knowledge and alternative institutional structures that inspire change in a methodical and non-confrontational manner

Green Growth with escalating energy costs and emphasis on environmental performance Large Companies and the Public Sector will find it profitable or be compelled to invest in “Greening” their Corporations … with very few new jobs and inadequate service delivery to the poor

Inclusive Growth the people driven approach…. … is measured in livelihood security Jobs and Basic Needs

Green Economies imply Green and Inclusive Growth through Green Enterprises and Green Jobs

Green Economies Streams of Activities (DA)

Watershed planning and management Wasteland rejuvenation Enhanced productivity from farmlands Rejuvenating the Natural Resource Base

Farm based enterprises Off farm enterprises and services Hierarchy of support systems Promoting Livelihood Enterprises

Drinking water and sanitation Health Rural energy Education Rural roads ICT Upgrading Village Infrastructure

Formal and informal community institutional systems Linkages with district, state and national institutional mechanisms Seamless synergies to accelerate rural development Building / Strengthening Institutional Systems

Green Enterprises – drivers of change Innovation Implementation Influence

Compressed Earth Blocks

Micro Concrete Roofing

Ferrocement Roofing Channels

Vertical Shaft Brick Kiln

Renewable Energy Enterprises

Handloom Textiles Technology

Recycled Handmade Paper

Network Enablers TARAhaat TARA Livelihood Academy

TARA Livelihood Academy • Employment Skills Entrepreneurship Skills

Poorest Areas Civil Society (PACS) Programme supported by DFID The program Covered over 20,000 villages in around 90 districts of 6 states through a network of 600 NGOs and 25,000 community based organizations. Women of Piwadi in Jalna district The 1st step towards Restoring the dignity of the of Maharashtra win battle against local self-governance in Jharkhand Musahars in rural Bihar alcoholism

CLEAN-India Programme

Policy Influence

Achievements and Impact Economic: over one million livelihoods Technology enterprises have marketed 100 million tiles; 100 million bricks; 50,000 houses and continue to grow. Environment: Over 48,000 environment conservation initiatives with a network of 1.25 million schools children. Social: Empowered over 1.3 million poor to claim their rights and entitlements through a network of 25,000 community based organizations.

2010….. Taking it further with TARAgram Yatra 2010 17th – 21st September Towards Green Economies - scalable solutions for people and our planet

People working with Nature through Green Jobs, Green Enterprises in Green Economies will secure the future of our planet

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Pep15 Moving Towards Green Economies And Green Jobs

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