Green Development Co-Operation in Zambia

Embracing green growth can secure strong, stable and sustainable development. Green growth recognisesand integrates the value of natural capital into economic decision-making and development planning,which is critical to avoid natural capital depletion, the worst of climate change and social and nationalsecurity risks (OECD, 2013). This is particularly true for developing countries, because of theirdependence on natural assets and acute exposure and vulnerability to environmental risks, ranging fromair, water and soil pollution, as well as natural resource scarcity and extreme weather events exacerbatedby climate change. A green growth policy framework recognises and aims to address both micro- andmacro-level pressures that countries face to grow their economies, while also managing environmentalrisks. In poorer developing countries, micro-level pressures may include lack of access to basic servicessuch as shelter, fuel, water while macro-level pressures are threats to stable livelihoods due to...

OECD Green Growth Papers

Green Development Co-Operation in Zambia

An Overview