Green Economy: Issues, Approach and Challenges in Muslim Countries

Abstract

Developing countries like most of Islamic countries need an economy that promote s growth and development, conserve s natural capital, create s jobs, improve s human well-being, and alleviate s poverty and inequality. Such an economy is called green economy. Main problems that create a hard situation to implement green economy in most of Islamic countries are weak management, increasing poverty, many local and border conflicts, high economic dependency on natural re - sources, and increasing food insecurity. Governments as policy makers could introduce policies, regulations and incentives to promote green economy. This paper therefore attempts to discuss on how green economy c an improve the livelihood security and poverty eradication in Islamic countries. It also seeks to understand wh ich key intervention is need ed to achieve a green economy in Muslim countries.