Understanding of the current practices, challenges and opportunities of the green economy in Limpopo Province [South Africa]
The paper investigates the current practices of the green economy, and challenges and opportunities in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. The paper is based on a baseline study designed to gather data from key informants in Limpopo provincial, district and local municipalities. Twenty-three key i...
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| author | Nhemachena, Charles Jonas, S. Karuaihe, S. |
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| description | The paper investigates the current practices of the green economy, and challenges and opportunities in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. The paper is based on a baseline study designed to gather data from key informants in Limpopo provincial, district and local municipalities. Twenty-three key informants in the province were interviewed. Primary data collected from key informants was supplemented by secondary data from document reviews. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse data on the current practices of green economy, and challenges and opportunities in the province. Findings from the study suggest that there is generally significant awareness of the green economy concept across the provincial district and local municipalities in Limpopo Province. However, there are gaps in terms of information gathering, storage and sharing on green economy activities in the district municipalities, provincial and national departments. The main barriers constraining the implementation of green economy initiatives in the municipalities include lack of information; shortage of workers with full knowledge on green economy; shortage of training programmes on green economy; and costs of implementation. The main recommendations from this research include the need to improve awareness of green economy activities across all levels in the province, especially with communities’ need for evidence-based research to demonstrate the potential of green economy activities that can contribute to job creation and poverty reduction; and training of officials on how the green economy can contribute to addressing developmental challenges such as service delivery, job creation, local economic development and poverty reduction. |
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| spelling | CGSpace684382025-03-11T09:50:20Z Understanding of the current practices, challenges and opportunities of the green economy in Limpopo Province [South Africa] Nhemachena, Charles Jonas, S. Karuaihe, S. economic aspects economic policy poverty unemployment public education sustainable development environmental management municipal governments waste management recycling energy management land management transport agriculture The paper investigates the current practices of the green economy, and challenges and opportunities in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. The paper is based on a baseline study designed to gather data from key informants in Limpopo provincial, district and local municipalities. Twenty-three key informants in the province were interviewed. Primary data collected from key informants was supplemented by secondary data from document reviews. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse data on the current practices of green economy, and challenges and opportunities in the province. Findings from the study suggest that there is generally significant awareness of the green economy concept across the provincial district and local municipalities in Limpopo Province. However, there are gaps in terms of information gathering, storage and sharing on green economy activities in the district municipalities, provincial and national departments. The main barriers constraining the implementation of green economy initiatives in the municipalities include lack of information; shortage of workers with full knowledge on green economy; shortage of training programmes on green economy; and costs of implementation. The main recommendations from this research include the need to improve awareness of green economy activities across all levels in the province, especially with communities’ need for evidence-based research to demonstrate the potential of green economy activities that can contribute to job creation and poverty reduction; and training of officials on how the green economy can contribute to addressing developmental challenges such as service delivery, job creation, local economic development and poverty reduction. 2015 2015-10-06T06:09:32Z 2015-10-06T06:09:32Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/68438 en Limited Access Nhemachena, Charles; Jonas, S.; Karuaihe, S. 2015. Understanding of the current practices, challenges and opportunities of the green economy in Limpopo Province [South Africa] Journal of Public Administration, 50(1):6-31. |
| spellingShingle | economic aspects economic policy poverty unemployment public education sustainable development environmental management municipal governments waste management recycling energy management land management transport agriculture Nhemachena, Charles Jonas, S. Karuaihe, S. Understanding of the current practices, challenges and opportunities of the green economy in Limpopo Province [South Africa] |
| title | Understanding of the current practices, challenges and opportunities of the green economy in Limpopo Province [South Africa] |
| title_full | Understanding of the current practices, challenges and opportunities of the green economy in Limpopo Province [South Africa] |
| title_fullStr | Understanding of the current practices, challenges and opportunities of the green economy in Limpopo Province [South Africa] |
| title_full_unstemmed | Understanding of the current practices, challenges and opportunities of the green economy in Limpopo Province [South Africa] |
| title_short | Understanding of the current practices, challenges and opportunities of the green economy in Limpopo Province [South Africa] |
| title_sort | understanding of the current practices challenges and opportunities of the green economy in limpopo province south africa |
| topic | economic aspects economic policy poverty unemployment public education sustainable development environmental management municipal governments waste management recycling energy management land management transport agriculture |
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