Measuring progress towards green economy in the Republic of Moldova

Implementation period: January 2014 – June 2014

Funded by: Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development

Project goal: Providing  input to the development and testing of a national set of green growth indicators in Moldova, based on the OECD set, and the experience gained from testing this set in other OECD and non-OECD countries.

 

• development of the outline for an indicator-based report,proceeding from a generic outline that will be provided by the OECD secretariat and consultations with key stakeholders;
• data collection, verification and analysis for relevant indicators that are already in use (or could be derived from existing indicators);
• development of a draft report, including recommendations, based on data analysis;
• conducting consultations on the draft report, collecting written comments and amending the report, where relevant;
• finalisation and publication of the report in English and Romanian;
• conducting a communication campaign to launch the report;
• providing feedback on indicators that need to be elaborated in the future. 

The pilot report will aim to provide a concise, evidence-based picture of progress toward green economy development in the Republic of Moldova. The report will attempt to shed light on the following questions:

• Have production and consumption patterns in Moldova been improving over the last two decades in terms of environmental and resource productivity?
• Is there a risk of shocks to growth and social development stemming from qualitative and quantitative alterations of the natural asset base, the deterioration of its services, and environmental pressures more generally?
• Do current policies result in a better environmental quality of life for all?
• Are existing measures to open up new sources of growthand promote green growth effective? Do they correspond to good international practice?
• How could policies be adapted to promote green growth in the country’s context?