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First Green Growth Policy Dialogue:
"Towards Green Growth in Asia and the Pacific: Eco-efficiency through Green Tax and Budget Reform"
8-9 November 2005, Seoul, Republic of Korea

The First Regional Policy Dialogue: Towards Green Growth in Asia and the Pacific: Eco-efficiency through Green Tax and Budget Reform was held from 8 to 9 November 2005 in Seoul, Republic of Korea and was organized by UNESCAP in collaboration with the Korean Association of Public Finance and Economics (KAPFE) and the Korea Institute of Public Finance (KIPF).

The First Regional Policy Dialogue was attended by more than 30 participants, including representatives of the Ministries of Finance and of Environment of 9 member countries of UNESCAP as well as representatives of the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, OECD, IGES, private sector and research institutes.

The Policy Dialogue explored green tax and budget reform as one of many possible tools and means to operationalize the concept of "Green Growth" and thereby improve the eco-efficiency of economic growth.

Click here to see the key findings of the policy forum
Background information

Presentations
Introduction
Eco-efficiency
Policies encouraging eco-efficiency and some country examples
Green tax and budget reform
Green tax and budget reform country presentations
Green tax and budget reform country presentations
 

Environmental Fiscal Reforms- Towards Green Budgeting: An Indian Perspective

Environmental Fiscal Reforms- some recommendations: An Indian Perspective
Mr. Deepak Das, Controller of Accounts, Ministry of Environment and Forests

 

Transformation of the state budget and budgetary process towards green growth in Vietnam
Mr. Ta Dinh Thi, Personal assistant to the Senior Vice Minister, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
 

Green growth through green accounting and policy reform
Ms. Magda LOVEI, Sector Manager, Environment in the East Asian Environment and Social Development Unit, World Bank
 

Environmental Regulatory Reform and Public Infrastructure Investment: Korean Experiences
Prof. Jong Ho HONG, Hanyang University, Korea
 

Making Profits, Protecting Our Planet: Messages from ADB's Asian Environment Outlook on Corporate Responsibility for Environmental Performance
Mr. David MCCAULLEY, Senior Environmental Economist Regional and Sustainable Development Department, Asian Development Bank, ADB
Conclusion

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