Green economy: way toGreen economy: way toEnvironmental Environmental governancegovernance

Chair of European integrationChair of European integration

Kateryna IakovenkoKateryna Iakovenko

Scientific supervisor Sergey Scientific supervisor Sergey HarichkovHarichkov

What is a Green economy?What is a Green economy?

GGreen economyreen economy isis one that results in one that results in “improved “improved

human well-being andhuman well-being and social equity, whilesocial equity, while significantly significantly

reducing environmental risks and ecologicalreducing environmental risks and ecological scarcities”scarcities”..

(United Nations Environment Programme, 2010)

The key aimThe key aim for a transition to a green economy for a transition to a green economy is tois to

enable economic growth and investment enable economic growth and investment wwhilehile

increasing environmental quality and socialincreasing environmental quality and social

inclusiveness.inclusiveness.

What is a Green economy? What is a Green economy?

The concept of a green economy does notThe concept of a green economy does not replacereplace sustainable sustainable

development; but there isdevelopment; but there is a growinga growing recognition that recognition that achievingachieving

sustainability rests almostsustainability rests almost entirely on getting the economy entirely on getting the economy right.right.

SSustainable developmentustainable development iiss “development that meets “development that meets the needs the needs

of the of the ppresentresent without compromising the ability of future without compromising the ability of future generationsgenerations to meet their own needs”to meet their own needs”.. (World(World Commission on Commission on Environment and DevelopmentEnvironment and Development, , 1987)1987)

TThe concept of sustainable development he concept of sustainable development meansmeans “improving“improving the the

quality of human life within the carrying capacity ofquality of human life within the carrying capacity of supporting supporting

ecosystems” ecosystems” (the(the World Wide Fund for Nature, the International Union forWorld Wide Fund for Nature, the International Union for Conservation of Nature and UNEPConservation of Nature and UNEP, , 1991).1991).

A green economy and A green economy and sustainable developmentsustainable development

What is an Environmental What is an Environmental governance?governance?

““the whole range of rules, practices and institutions related to the the whole range of rules, practices and institutions related to the management of the environment in its different forms management of the environment in its different forms (conservation, protection, exploitation of natural resources, etc.)”;(conservation, protection, exploitation of natural resources, etc.)”;

““all the processes and institutions, both formal and informal, that all the processes and institutions, both formal and informal, that encompass the standards, values, behaviour and organizing encompass the standards, values, behaviour and organizing mechanisms used by citizens, organizations and social movements mechanisms used by citizens, organizations and social movements as well as the different interest groups as a basis for linking up as well as the different interest groups as a basis for linking up their interests, defending their differences and exercising their their interests, defending their differences and exercising their rights and obligations in terms of accessing and using natural rights and obligations in terms of accessing and using natural resources.”;resources.”;

"the formal and informal institutions, rules, mechanisms and "the formal and informal institutions, rules, mechanisms and processes of collective decision-making that enable stakeholders processes of collective decision-making that enable stakeholders to influence and coordinate their interdependent needs and to influence and coordinate their interdependent needs and interests and their interactions with the environment at the interests and their interactions with the environment at the relevant scales." relevant scales." 

The The keykey principlesprinciplesof environmental governanceof environmental governance

At the international level, global environmental governance is At the international level, global environmental governance is “the “the

sum of organizations, policy instruments, financing sum of organizations, policy instruments, financing mechanisms, mechanisms,

rules, procedures and norms that regulate the processes of rules, procedures and norms that regulate the processes of global global

environmental protection.” environmental protection.”  EmbedEmbeds s the environment in all levels of decision-making the environment in all levels of decision-making and action.and action. ConceptualizConceptualizeses cities and communities, economic and cities and communities, economic and

political political life as a subset of the environment.life as a subset of the environment. Emphasizes the connection of people to the ecosystems in Emphasizes the connection of people to the ecosystems in which they live.which they live. Promotes the transition from linear systems (like garbage Promotes the transition from linear systems (like garbage disposal with no recycling) to circular systemsdisposal with no recycling) to circular systems

Thank you for your attention!Thank you for your attention!