The CMI is pleased to invite you to launch of the MED Report:
“Toward Green Growth in the Mediterranean Countries” October 17, 2012 11.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m. Palais de la Bourse, Marseille, France The Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI) is pleased to present a flagship report on green growth, the 2012 MED Report "Towards Green Growth in the Mediterranean Countries", based on a consultation process with a broad range of regional experts, and produced by the World Bank together with the European Investment Bank (EIB), Plan Bleu, the French Development Agency (AFD) and the FEMISE. The 2012 MED Report intends to tackle the multidimensional challenge of growth in an environmentally vulnerable Mediterranean region, where demand is growing for a new paradigm of development. Green growth provides an opportunity simultaneously to foster economic growth, job creation and social equity. A policy agenda based on green growth could contribute to achieving development objectives in the region by raising the productivity of natural assets and other production factors, and reducing the negative effects of environmental degradation, which disproportionately affect the poorest and most vulnerable populations. Well-designed green policies have the potential to generate immediate co-benefits. In the long-term, net job creation and productivity gains can be expected: this is especially true if environmental policies are combined with complementary actions that tackle fundamental structural problems in the economy. The presentation of the report will be an opportunity to open the discussion and debate with world-renowned experts and decision makers who will introduce their vision of Green Growth potential in the Mediterranean region. Contact:
Nathalie Abu-Ata +33 (0)4 91 99 24 46 – nabuata@worldbank.org Salomé Dufour +33 (0)4 91 99 24 65 – sdufour@worldbank.org Hadrien Michel +33 (0)4 91 99 24 58 – hmichel@worldbank.org
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