Green Economy and Sustainable Development Strategies in South Africa

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Contents
1. Introduction.......................................................................................................... 3
2. Green economy and sustainable development strategies in South Africa.................3
3. Role of South African government to achieve green economy.................................4
4. Conclusion............................................................................................................ 5
5. References............................................................................................................ 7

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1. Introduction
Sustainable development is the developments which are able to address the
current necessities of the people and nations without interfering with the capability of the
coming generations to address their own wants. South Africa has its sustainable
development vision well defined in it’s National Framework for Sustainable
Development of 2008 which states-
“South Africa aspires to be a sustainable, economically prosperous and
self-reliant nation state that safeguards its democracy by meeting the fundamental
human needs of its people, by managing its limited ecological resources responsibly for
current and future generations, and by advancing efficient and effective integrated
planning and governance through national, regional and global collaboration” (Death,
2014).
On the other hand, according to United Nations Environment Programme (2014), green
economy is defined “as one that results in improved human well-being and social equity,
while significantly reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcities”. It is worth
noting that different nations focus on different methods of green economy to attain their
sustainable development goals. This paper will analyze the different green economy
strategies which South Africa government has applied in order to attain its set
sustainable development goals.
2. Green economy and sustainable development strategies in South Africa
According to Musango, Brent Bassi, (2014) the South Africa government focus is
on the green economy which is interlinked with critical outcome to the economy. To
achieve the sustainable development, the government focuses on growing the green
economy activities and shifting the economy to cleaner industries and sectors. The
focus is to create a low environmental impact against the socio-economic impact. The
aim of the green economy is to generate green jobs in the country and therefore lead to
the sustainable economic growth. This has set to be achieved with minimal global
warming, environmental pollution and environmental degradation and resource
exhaustion. The green economy in the country is focused on enhancing the changing