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Note on Green Growth for Bhutan

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dc.contributor.authorNarain, Urvashi
dc.contributor.authorToman, Michael
dc.contributor.authorJiang, Zhiyun
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-09T15:32:30Z
dc.date.available2014-10-09T15:32:30Z
dc.date.issued2014-07-31
dc.description.abstractBhutan has recently made significant progress in sustaining economic growth and reducing poverty. Bhutan also has valuable deposits of primary materials including dolomite, lime stone, gypsum, quartzite, stone, and marble, which are useful for fabrication of other materials. Thus, a significant part of Bhutan's current and prospective economic gains come from use of natural resources called, green sectors. The basic message in this note is that Bhutan starts from a solid base in terms of green growth, with additional opportunities for meeting its development goals and overcoming the above mentioned challenges on the basis of its natural resource endowment. However, realizing those opportunities and meeting those challenges will require focusing on the economic contribution from sustainable use of those natural resources, in addition to conservation of the environment. It will also require complementary measures, using the economic surplus (or as economists refer to it, rent) from sustainable natural resource use to help diversify economic activity and address institutional and other constraints. A more comprehensive view of green growth emphasizes sustainable use of natural capital, along with managing environmental risks cost-effectively and in an institutionally sound manner to limit risks to human health and of irreversible degradation of the natural environment. In this context, green growth needs to balance conservation with sustainable economic use of all resources to meet the needs of the present, and maintain opportunities for the future. The note touches upon issues of inclusion where possible but not in a systematic and comprehensive manner. The purpose of the note is to provide food for thought in ongoing discussion of growth strategies for Bhutan, and how green growth ideas may contribute to that discussion.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/07/20187642/note-green-growth-bhutan
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/20402
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/20402
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO FOREST
dc.subjectACTION PLAN
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
dc.subjectAGROCHEMICALS
dc.subjectAIR
dc.subjectAIR POLLUTION
dc.subjectAIR QUALITY
dc.subjectAIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectALUMINUM
dc.subjectANIMAL
dc.subjectANIMAL PRODUCTS
dc.subjectATMOSPHERE
dc.subjectBALANCE OF PAYMENTS
dc.subjectBAMBOO
dc.subjectBASIC CONSERVATION
dc.subjectBENEFIT SHARING
dc.subjectBIODIVERSITY
dc.subjectBIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
dc.subjectBIODIVERSITY PROTECTION
dc.subjectBIOGAS
dc.subjectBIRD
dc.subjectBIRDS
dc.subjectBUS
dc.subjectCAPITAL INVESTMENT
dc.subjectCARBON
dc.subjectCARBON DIOXIDE
dc.subjectCARBON NEUTRAL
dc.subjectCARBON SEQUESTRATION
dc.subjectCARBON STORAGE
dc.subjectCATCHMENT AREA
dc.subjectCATTLE
dc.subjectCHEMICALS
dc.subjectCHICK
dc.subjectCHICKEN
dc.subjectCHICKENS
dc.subjectCHICKS
dc.subjectCLEAN AIR
dc.subjectCLEAN ENERGY
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCO2
dc.subjectCOAL
dc.subjectCOMBUSTION
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL FARMING
dc.subjectCOMMON PROPERTY
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY FORESTRY
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCOMPOSTING
dc.subjectCOPPER
dc.subjectCROP RESIDUES
dc.subjectCULTURAL DIVERSITY
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDECISION MAKING
dc.subjectDEFORESTATION
dc.subjectDEPTH ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectDESERTIFICATION
dc.subjectDEVELOPED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDIESEL
dc.subjectDOMESTIC CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectDRINKING WATER
dc.subjectDRINKING WATER QUALITY
dc.subjectDRIVING
dc.subjectDROUGHT
dc.subjectDRY SEASON
dc.subjectDUST
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GOODS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS
dc.subjectECONOMIC RENTS
dc.subjectECONOMIC VALUE
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectECONOMISTS
dc.subjectECOSYSTEM
dc.subjectEGGS
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY PRODUCTION
dc.subjectELEPHANT
dc.subjectEMISSION
dc.subjectEMISSIONS
dc.subjectENERGY CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectENTITLEMENTS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectEXPLOITATION
dc.subjectFARMS
dc.subjectFATS
dc.subjectFERTILIZERS
dc.subjectFISH
dc.subjectFISHERIES
dc.subjectFLOODS
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCTION
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectFOREST
dc.subjectFOREST AREA
dc.subjectFOREST CARBON
dc.subjectFOREST CARBON SEQUESTRATION
dc.subjectFOREST COVER
dc.subjectFOREST DEGRADATION
dc.subjectFOREST ECOSYSTEMS
dc.subjectFOREST FIRE
dc.subjectFOREST FIRES
dc.subjectFOREST INVENTORIES
dc.subjectFOREST LANDS
dc.subjectFOREST MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectFOREST POLICY
dc.subjectFOREST PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectFOREST PRODUCTS
dc.subjectFOREST RESOURCES
dc.subjectFOREST TYPE
dc.subjectFOREST TYPES
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectFORESTRY SECTOR
dc.subjectFORESTS
dc.subjectFRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectGASES
dc.subjectGHG
dc.subjectGLASS BOTTLES
dc.subjectGLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY
dc.subjectGRASSLANDS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
dc.subjectGROSS EARNINGS
dc.subjectHAZARDOUS WASTE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD FUELS
dc.subjectHYDROLOGY
dc.subjectILLEGAL LOGGING
dc.subjectINCINERATION
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL POLLUTION
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLAKE
dc.subjectLAKES
dc.subjectLAND DEGRADATION
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLAND USES
dc.subjectLANDFILL
dc.subjectLANDFILLS
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK
dc.subjectLOGGING
dc.subjectMANGANESE
dc.subjectMARKET PRICES
dc.subjectMETALS
dc.subjectMETHANE
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMINERAL DEPOSITS
dc.subjectMINERAL EXTRACTION
dc.subjectMINES
dc.subjectMOTOR VEHICLES
dc.subjectMOUNTAIN RANGE
dc.subjectNATIONAL ACCOUNTING
dc.subjectNATIONAL FOREST POLICY
dc.subjectNATIONAL INCOME
dc.subjectNATIONAL PARK
dc.subjectNATURAL CAPITAL
dc.subjectNATURAL FORESTS
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNATURE CONSERVATION
dc.subjectNEGATIVE IMPACTS
dc.subjectNITRATES
dc.subjectNITROGEN
dc.subjectNUTRIENTS
dc.subjectOIL
dc.subjectOILS
dc.subjectOPEN BURNING
dc.subjectPARTICLES
dc.subjectPARTICULATE
dc.subjectPASTURE
dc.subjectPASTURES
dc.subjectPESTICIDES
dc.subjectPET
dc.subjectPLANT
dc.subjectPLASTIC BAGS
dc.subjectPOLICY ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectPOLLUTION
dc.subjectPOPULATION CENSUS
dc.subjectPOPULATION DENSITIES
dc.subjectPOPULATION DENSITY
dc.subjectPOULTRY
dc.subjectPP
dc.subjectPRECIPITATION
dc.subjectPRESENT VALUE
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOOD
dc.subjectQUALITY ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectQUALITY STANDARDS
dc.subjectRAIN
dc.subjectRAINFALL
dc.subjectREBATES
dc.subjectRECYCLABLE MATERIALS
dc.subjectRECYCLING
dc.subjectRESERVE FORESTS
dc.subjectRESERVES
dc.subjectRESOURCE USE
dc.subjectRIVER BASINS
dc.subjectROAD
dc.subjectROAD CONSTRUCTION
dc.subjectROAD SAFETY
dc.subjectROADS
dc.subjectRURAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectSEASONAL VARIABILITY
dc.subjectSILICON
dc.subjectSINK
dc.subjectSMALL HYDROPOWER
dc.subjectSMOKE
dc.subjectSOIL DEGRADATION
dc.subjectSPECIES
dc.subjectSTREAM FLOW
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE FOREST
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE FORESTRY
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE GROWTH
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF FORESTS
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE USE
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE USE
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE
dc.subjectTIMBER
dc.subjectTIMBER FOREST
dc.subjectTIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS
dc.subjectTIMBER INDUSTRIES
dc.subjectTOTAL EMISSIONS
dc.subjectTOURISM
dc.subjectTOURISM INDUSTRY
dc.subjectTOURISM MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectTRADEOFFS
dc.subjectTRANSIT
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectTRANSPORT AUTHORITY
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectTREES
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectURBAN CENTERS
dc.subjectVEGETATION
dc.subjectWASTE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectWATER POLLUTION
dc.subjectWATERSHED
dc.subjectWILD ANIMAL
dc.subjectWILDLIFE
dc.subjectWILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectWIND
dc.titleNote on Green Growth for Bhutanen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaClimate Change
okr.date.disclosure2014-09-09
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T09:47:18.581729Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Policy Note
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/07/20187642/note-green-growth-bhutan
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.guid439291468013738627
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000442464_20140909142702
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum20187642
okr.identifier.report90413
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryBhutan
okr.topicEnvironment::Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicEnvironment::Wildlife Resources
okr.topicTransport Economics Policy and Planning
okr.topicTransport
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth
okr.unitEnvir & Nat. Res. - GP (GENDR)
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