The Little Green Data Book 2013
by World Bank /
2013 / English / PDF
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The Little Green Data Book is a pocket-sized ready reference on key environmental data for over 200 countries. Key indicators are organized under the headings of agriculture, forestry, biodiversity, oceans, energy, emission and pollution, and water and sanitation. The 2013 edition of The Little Green Data Book introduces new set of ocean-related indicators, highlighting the role of oceans in economic development. The Development Committee, a Joint Ministerial Committee of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, at its April 2013 meeting discussed a new paper that defines the direction of the World Bank Group. “We have committed, working closely with our development partners, to moving beyond a reliance on GDP and promoting wealth and natural capital accounting and making progress in the development of measures of genuine savings . . .” says the Development Committee paper, A Common Vision for the World Bank Group.
