1980, driven largely by China. South Asia has displayed consistently strong savings rates, fluctuating between 10 and 20 percent since 1985, with India dominating the aggregate figure. Over the past decades, Latin America's rates have remained fairly constant, while Eastern Europe and Central Asia are more variable. In Sub-Saharan Africa, ANS has not only declined in recent years but dipped below zero, suggesting unsustainable development and declining wealth. Freire, M.E. (2013). Urbanization and green growth in Africa. Green growth series report 1. The growth dialogue Primary question asked: What would it take for African cities and countries to accommodate the upcoming urban explosion without a negative impact on the environment? Are there opportunities for green growth from urbanisation? Key findings: As a combined policy imperative, countries and major cities face the opportunity to drive more efficient growth, lower long-term costs of managing cities, and greater ease of metropolitan management. Given Africa's demographics and projected urbanization patterns, green growth is clearly the superior policy approach to create sustainable and inclusive economic growth for its increasing urban populations. Clean / green urbanization is cost effective in the short, medium and long term. Opportunities include integrated transit / land development and drawing on the power of the private sector. Data and information provision will be increasingly important to monitor the effectiveness of policies.
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