Diagnostic Indicators
: GGGI Set of Indicators for Assessing Country Sustainability
Overview of GGGI sets of Indicators
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In the GGP framework, indicators are a basic tool for assessing
countries’ sustainability and identifying key sustainable development
issues, and an important source of information for monitoring the
decoupling over time of environmental pressure from economic
growth.
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GGGI sets of indicators are particularly intended to provide
comprehensive and coherent information required to be considered
in the process of green growth planning.
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GGGI’s work on green growth indicators includes several categories
of indicators, each corresponding to a specific step and purpose in
the standard process of country programs and projects supported by
GGGI’s flagship program, Green Growth Planning (GGP).
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GGGI sets of Indicators
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GGGI sets of Indicators
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Diagnostics Indicators (DIs) are designed to assess the overall
sustainability of the country and to identify key issues that should be
considered in the GGP process.
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Planning Indicators (PIs), which are structured in accordance with the
Pressure-State-Response approach, are designed to support the
development of alternative green growth scenarios by constructing
the cause-effect linkages between the sustainability issues
highlighted by DIs and their pressures and impacts.
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And Monitoring and Evaluation Indicators (MEIs) are designed to
help track green growth progress and performance achieved by the
GGP programs and projects.
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Diagnostic Indicators (DIs)
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The GGGI set of Diagnostic Indicators (DIs) is designed to be able to
provide bird’s-eye view of an economy’s sustainability.
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It also provides a baseline against which future trends towards or
away from the objectives of green growth planning, and some
indicators can further be used in the following steps of the GGP
process, especially in setting targets and monitoring progress.
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The themes and sub-themes selected for the DIs are based on the
CSD Indicators of Sustainable Development (ISD) developed by UN
Division for Sustainable Development.
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In 2005, the framework of the CSD-ISD was revised to cease
categorizing the indicators along the lines of the “four pillars” (social,
economic, environment, and institutional), and restructured into 15
themes of sustainable development.
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Selecting Themes for DIs
Source:
Topics Covered
ADB. (2011).
Environment Program: Greening Growth in Asia
and the Pacific. Asian Development Bank.
GGGI. (2011).
Green Growth in Motion. Global Green Growth
Institute.
OECD. (2011).
Fostering Innovation for Green Growth . OECD.
OECD. (2011).
Towards Green Growth . OECD.
Water supply; Infrastructure; Energy; Agriculture; Natural resources;
Transport; Air pollution; Land use and forests; Poverty
OECD. (2012).
Green Growth and Developing Countries. OECD.
OECD. (2012).
Greening Development: Enhancing Capacity for
Environmental Management and Governance.
OECD.
OECD. (2012).
Inclusive Green Growth: For the Future We
Wand. OECD.
Energy; Climate change; Green technology; Green industry; Waste;
Transport; Adaptation; Agriculture; Health; Education; Employment
Innovation; Policy; Finance; Technology
Policy; Regulation; Innovation; Infrastructure; Employment; Green
technology; Climate change; Poverty; Energy; Material; Water; Forest; Fish;
Mineral; Land; Soil; Health; Natural hazard; R&D; Green industry; SCP
Policy; Land; Food; Pollution; Energy; Water; Climate change; Poverty; Equity;
Natural resources; Biodiversity; Manufacturing; Trade; Finance
Policy; Land use; Water; Biodiversity; Natural resource; Poverty;
Vulnerability; Human capital; Energy; Infrastructure;
Poverty; Natural resources; Energy; Water; Climate change; Air pollution;
Biodiversity; Policy; Green industry; Green technology; Innovation;
Employment; Infrastructure; Finance; SCP; Gender; Health; Food;
Agriculture; Fisheries; Transport;
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Selecting Themes for DIs
Source:
Topics Covered
OECD, World Bank, UN. (2012).
Incorporating Green Growth and Sustainable
Development Policies into Structural Reform
Agendas. OECD.
UN. (2011).
Working towards a Balanced and Inclusive Green
Economy-A UN system-wide perspective. United
Nations.
UN Global Compact, WRI, Oxfam, UNEP. (2011).
Adapting for a Green Economy: Companies,
communities and Climate Change. UN Global
Compact Office.
UNCSD. (2012).
The Future We Want, Outcome of the UNCSD
2012 (Rio+20). UNCSD.
Policy; Infrastructure; Innovation; Green industry; Technology; Employment;
Natural resources; Pollution; Energy; Trade; Employment; Equity; Climate
change; Finance
UNCTAD. (2011).
The Green Economy: Trade and Sustainable
Development Implications. UNCTAD.
UNDESA, UNEP, UNCTAD. (2011).
The Transition to a Green Economy: Benefits,
Challenges and Risks from a Sustainable
Development Perspective. UNCSD.
Infrastructure; Finance; Environmental market; Environmental goods and
services; Human capital; Social capital; Finance; Policy; Innovation; Trade;
Agriculture; Employment; Poverty; Health
Climate change; Adaptation; Water; Natural disasters; Finance
Poverty; Food; Agriculture; Water; Sanitation; Energy; Tourism; Transport;
Cites/settlements; Health; Population; Employment; Ocean; Climate change;
Forests; Biodiversity; Land degradation; Chemicals; Waste; SCP; Mining;
Education; Gender equality; Finance; Technology; Trade
Trade; Technology; Policy
Trade; Technology; Financing; Policy; Environmental goods and services;
Environmental resources; Rural communities; Poverty; Equity; Food;
Agriculture
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Selecting Themes for DIs
Source:
Topics Covered
UNEP. (2011).
Decoupling Natural Resource Use and
Environmental Impacts from Economic Growth.
UNEP.
UNEP. (2011).
Towards a Green Economy: Pathways to
Sustainable Development and Poverty
Eradication. UNEP.
UNESCAP. (2012).
Low Carbon Green Growth Roadmap for Asia
and the Pacific-turning resource constraints and
the climate crisis into economic growth
opportunities. UNESCAP.
UNESCAP, ADB, UNEP. (2012).
Green Growth, Resources and Resilience.
UNESCAP, ADB, UNEP.
UNESCO. (2011).
From Green Economies to Green Societies.
UNESCO.
World Bank. (2012).
Inclusive Green Growth: The Pathway to
Sustainable Development. World Bank.
Materials; Natural resources; Energy; Water; Land; Mineral; Innovation;
Trade; Inequality
Water; Agriculture; Infrastructure; Natural resource; Poverty; Energy;
Employment; Equity; Fisheries; Climate change; Waste; Transport;
Investment; Forests; Manufacturing; Buildings; Tourism; Cities
Climate change; Natural resources; Ecological efficiency; Technology;
Financial resources; Urban areas; Transport; Buildings; Energy systems;
Water; Waste; Green products and services; Vulnerability; Food security;
Institutional framework; Regulations; Finance; Infrastructure
Energy; Minerals; Water; Food; Biodiversity; Resource use; SCP, Technological
progress; Infrastructure; Natural capital; Human capital
Education; Poverty; Equity; Science; Climate change; Biodiversity; Culture;
Employment; Oceans; Water; Natural disaster; Policy;
Innovation; Industrial policy; Human capital; Natural capital; Physical capital;
Infrastructure; Innovation; Fisheries; Climate change; Energy; Water;
Tourism; Sanitation
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Themes and Structure of DIs
GGGI Set of Diagnostic Indicators
Dimensions
Themes
Sub-themes
Demographic
Geographic
Country Profile
Institutional
Poverty
Themes of UNCSD
Indicators
MDGs
Demographics
Governance
Global economic partnership
Poverty
Goal 8Develop a global partnership for
development
Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty &
hunger
Goal 4: Reduce child mortality
Well-being
Health
Health
Goal 5: Improve maternal health
Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and
other diseases
Education
To Develop
Education
Access
Income
Economy
To Sustain
Resources
Climate
Economic development
Industry
Infrastructure
Sustainable Consumption and
production
Ecosystem
Goal 2: Achieve universal primary
education
Goal 7: Ensure environmental
sustainability
Biodiversity
Ocean
Mineral & energy
Water
Fishery
Forestry
GHG emission
Vulnerability
Consumption and production
pattern
Biodiversity
Oceans, seas and coasts
Freshwater
Oceans, seas and coasts
Land
Atmosphere
Natural hazards
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GGGI’s Diagnostic Indicators Structure
Diagnostic Indicators
Country Profile
To Develop
Well-being
To Sustain
Economy
Ecosystem
Poverty
Income
Biodiversity
Access
Industry
Ocean
Health
Education
Resources
Energy &
mineral
Climate
GHG emission
Water
Air pollution
Infrastructure
Fishery
Vulnerability
SCP
Forestry
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Selecting Indicators
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The set of DIs consists of 60 indicators embedded in a thematic
framework consisting of 5 themes and 17 sub-themes.
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The indicators has been selected based on the following criteria:
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Relevance: The indicators cover all key issues that are relevant for
sustainable development in most countries
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Measurability: The international data or statistics required to calculate
the indicator should be readily available in most developing countries
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Representativeness: The indicators provide key information to identify
sustainability issues need to be tackled in GGP process.
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GGGI’s Diagnostic Indicator Structure
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Data Collection & Indicator Estimates
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