T Bulgan Director Department of Green Development Policy and Strategic Planning Ministry of Environment Green Development and Tourism Mongolia First Global Forum on Green Economy Learning ID: 655933
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Green economy learning
strategy of Mongolia
T. Bulgan, Director
Department of Green Development Policy and Strategic Planning
Ministry of Environment, Green Development and Tourism, Mongolia
First Global Forum on Green Economy Learning
Engaging Learning Institutions and Professionals in Shaping an Inclusive Green Economy
16-18 December 2015 , Paris, FranceSlide2
CONTENTSSlide3
SITUATIONAL ANALYSYS
Political situation
Successful implementation of policies and programmes
–
involvement of the policy makers
–
political willingness
The Future We Want
“...
engage high-level political leaders
”
and
“
...
ensure long-term political commitment to sustainable development
”
There is substantial political will of parties in the Parliament of Mongolia
. Slide4
SITUATIONAL ANALYSYS
Economic situation
GDP growth: 7.8% in 2014
GDP composition
:
Mining and agriculture sectors
Foreign trade
:
Import
–
petroleum, machinery and equipment;
export
–
mining and agriculture products
.
http://www.nso.mn/stat_mainSlide5
SITUATIONAL ANALYSYS
http://www.nso.mn/stat_main
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In 2013 Mining made:
From Brown to Green Economy
Is Mining Challenge or Opportunity?
Green GDP? Green Jobs? Slide6
SITUATIONAL ANALYSYS
Social and demographic situation
Population: 3 million (January 2015)
64.3% under 35 years old and 38% -under 16 years old (open mind) Slide7
SITUATIONAL ANALYSYS
Social and demographic
situation
Urban population
66.4
%, in Ulaanbaatar city
45.5%
Education
: 728.9
thousand people attending all levels’ of educational organizations making
24.8%
of total population
.
Employment
: 1,110.7
thousand people working
Green jobs
.Slide8
SITUATIONAL ANALYSYS
Science and Technology
Science sector
: 74
organizations
, 4374
staff
, 44
billion MNT spending
.
Competiveness index
ranked
98,
technological readiness
81
,
innovation
112
(out of 144 countries)
,
knowledge economy index ranked
89
(out of
146
countries)
.
Science and technological project in environmental sector
: 25
projects have been implemented and being implemented
.
Access to ICT: Increasing use of internet, mobile phone and digital sources
.
Demand for green technology
:
technologies of renewable energy, environment protection and eco-friendly agriculture.Slide9
SITUATIONAL ANALYSYS
Legal and Policy environment
Laws, regulations and policies of environment and education sector
Law on environmental protection
Environment sector
policies and programmes
Environment protection fund
Government policy on ecology
,
National policy on public ecological education
(1998-2005)
7 sector-related policies and programmes
National development policy
(2008-2021)
Government action plan for
2012-2016.
Green development policy
(2014-2030)Slide10
GREEN DEVELOPMENT POLICY
Goal
The goal of the Green Development Policy is to advance Mongolia’s national development in an environmentally sustainable manner, building the conditions for future generations to benefit and gain in the long term and to ensure environmental sustainability through creation of growth based on green development concepts and through citizens’ participation and inclusiveness.Slide11
GREEN DEVELOPMENT POLICY
Strategic objectives
1. Promote resource efficient, low carbon production and consumption with emphasis on waste reduction
2. Maintain ecosystem balance and reduce environmental degradation while intensifying reclamation activities and environmental protection
3. Promote investment in environmental protection, human development and clean technology and leverage tax, credit and incentive mechanisms to finance green economy
4. Promote green jobs, reduce poverty and promote green lifestyle
5. Make education, science and technology and innovation accelerators of green development by promoting environmentally adapted style and cultural values
6. Plan and implement human settlement adapted to climate change, and natural resources carrying capacitySlide12
SUPPORT FOR GD POLICY
International support
Environmental issues have been an important part of support by international development organizations
.
UN Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE)
“Education for Sustainable Development” project implemented by Government of Mongolia and GIZ and funded by SDCSlide13
Green Economy Modeling and Policy Assessment
Green Economy Indicators
Green Economy Learning
Waste Management
Green School Building
Sustainable Public Procurement
PAGE IN MONGOLIA
Mobilizing Finance for SD (UNEP Finance Initiative)
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GREEN ECONOMY LEARNING STRATEGY
Steps
Carry out situational analysis
Identify learning needs
Review institutional capacities to provide green economy training
Draft strategies and actions
Organise consultative meetings
Approve Green economy learning strategy
Methods
Desk review
Focus group discussions
In-depth interviews (IDIs) with experts
.Slide15
GREEN ECONOMY LEARNING STRATEGY-NEEDS
Target groups
Priority issues
Ways
to reach
Public
Lack of understanding and knowledge
Citizens’ engagement
and participation is weak
Aware issues and challenges as promulgation.
-
Formal education organizations in all levels;
Media organizations
,
Civil
society organizations
.
-
Informal or lifelong education organizations
-
Training and research
organizations
.
Private sector
No recognition
of corporate governance and social responsibilities
Lack of information
and training on clean technology, production and environment management system
Not much motivation
-
Training and research
organizations
-
Chamber of commerce and industry,
professional associations
-
Media organizations
.
Policy makers
Harmony
and consistency of policies is weak
Lack
of knowledge, awareness and skills
-
Training and research
organizations
-
Training manuals, trainers’ training activities (local contents,
international experience, real cases)Slide16
GREEN ECONOMY LEARNING STRATEGY
Review of institutional capacities for providing green
economy training
Government
F
ormal educational
organisations
;
N
GOs running
training and education programmes on environment;
Organ
i
ziations
running informal educational or lifelong learning activities;
Professional a
ssociations;
M
edia.Slide17
GREEN ECONOMY LEARNING STRATEGY-SWOT
Strength
Weakness
Political
will
Sectoral ministry is key ministry in the government
National Green
Development Policy
Private sector initiatives
(MBA)
Young nation and trend of young generation
Sustainability
conc
epts
to be integrated into
secondary education training
Lifelong education system and its infrastructure built and the aspect already adopted to its training contents
.
Traditional culture
.
Insufficient
information
and advocacy
Knowledge and awareness
are
weak at all levels
.
Government budget
allocations are inconsistent
Weak capacities of training
organisations
Lack of manuals, textbooks
and other training materials with local contents
Availability and capacity of teaching staff limits program development
Insufficient
activities
to integrate sustainability and green economy concepts into university curricula
Media
lacks knowledge. Not much interest due to low financial gains.Slide18
GREEN ECONOMY LEARNING STRATEGY-SWOT
O
pportunities
Threats
SDGs adopted by UN and country
commitment
GE learning is integrated into GD Policy of Mongolia
International
donor support and engagement
Increasing
public attention to environmental issues
.
Increased application of information technology and possibility to receive
and provide information through Internet, social networks, TV channels, and other ICT technologies.
Economy is based on brown economy
.
Top priorities
are focused on mining and infrastructure
.
Economic downturn and risk of financing
Political instability and leadership change at Government
Human
resource instability in governmental organizations
.
Lack of information and research about green
technology and technological innovations
.
Weak innovation and technological infrastructure and low
investment.Slide19
GREEN ECONOMY LEARNING STRATEGY
Goal (proposed)
The goal of the green economy learning strategy is to increase Government’s efforts for green economy education, awareness and outreach in order to ensure sustainable quality of life for all. To this end it is linked to GD policy goals to promote green lifestyle and ecologically friendly culture of all citizens and households and support for green entrepreneurship, production and innovation. Slide20
GREEN ECONOMY LEARNING STRATEGY
Objectives (proposed)
Support for building and strengthening national pool of experts for providing green
economy
education, research and community outreach;
Raise awareness and knowledge of decision makers of all levels for better and productive dialogue and commitment in green development related issues;
Create and run a comprehensive education and outreach program for the community in order to create a society with green lifestyle and culture;
Provide educational and awareness activities to engage pr
ivate sector in r
esource-
efficient
and clean production
and
introduce ISO 14000 environmental management system and CSR;
Facilitate
skill
building for
human resources
in key
economic sectors
where more green jobs will be created.
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PRIORITY ACTIONS
Universities
Capacity development for university department of economics and business schools on IGE to produce a pool of experts on Inclusive Green Economy, integrate IGE concepts into existing curricula or develop new green management curriculum/module)
Support for establishment of Center of Excellence at a key university to institutionalise further IGE curriculum strengthening, research, training and outreach;
Integration of green economy in curricula of journalist schools/departments
Encourage universities to introduce sustainability principles into operations and management and youth engagement Slide22
PRIORITY ACTIONS
Decision makers
Communication and advocacy at high level of decision makers
Training for staff of ministries and agencies
Skill building of officers of MEGDT and environmental departments for bringing knowledge to the public
Media, NGOs, training institutions and professional
associations
Capacity building activities targeting key media agencies
Capacity building activities targeting life long educational organisations and environmental NGOs
IGE education and outreach programs and products jointly with media and professional associations (e.g., Bank Academy-sustainable finance)Slide23
PRIORITY ACTIONS
Public
Training and outreach activities on sustainable production, consumption and green lifestyle for the public
Engage NGOs, Volunteers’ associations and other community groups to raise awareness in the community
Private sector
Training needs assessment for key economic sectors
Sector specific as well as thematic trainings /e.g., t
raining of entrepreneurs for green entrepreneurship in construction sector)
Training on ISO 14000 environmental management system Slide24
LESSONS LEARNED
Build on commitment and willingness of political and high level decision makers
GD Policy forms the basis of the strategy and should be integrated into GDP implementation plan
Field of green economy or sustainable education is broad, can not be limited to only MEGDT. For this account a number of role players are identified necessitating their capacity building, commitment and engagement
Active participation, shared responsibility and ownership of built capacities are necessary.
It is not just “formal” education, it has life long relevance to people. In this sense it is related to social and cultural values
Global partnership and knowledge transfer is key to learningResource mobilisation from all possible sourcesSlide25
Thank you
for your attention