Green Entrepreneurs and Civil Society, main drivers in the transition to Green Economies Enrique de Villamore Martin, Director Enabling Green and Inclusive Markets in the Black Sea region, Istanbul, 23th November
Programme adopted in 1976 to ensure the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean A global treaty on Persistent Organic Pollutants to protect human health and environment from harmful chemicals CP/RAC Mandate “To promote sustainable patterns of consumption and production in the Mediterranean countries”
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CP/RAC’s Action plan to build a Green and competitive entrepreneurial Mediterranean network 3 Phases to follow… Entrepreneurs: key drivers of economic progress, contributors to technological innovation and new job growth World Economic Forum
FIRST: Identification of Local Key Drivers (champions) and scoping exercises: State of the Art on Green Entrepreneurship and collection of successful business cases in the Mediterranean Countries (Italy, Tunisia, Turkey, Montenegro, Bosnia &Herzegovina, Morocco, Croatia etc...) Find them in:
TWO: Awareness Raising and Introductory Trainings on GE to governments, businesses, universities, civil society’s, and financial institutions (workshops, capacity building activities, seminars...)
Boğaziçi University Technology Development Foundation of Turkey
THREE: Moving into action: Mediterranean Training and Support Program for Green Entrepreneurs and Civil Society as drivers to Green Economies HOW?
EuropeAid Development and Co-operation Leapfrogging to Green Economies in the Mediterranean Division of Technology, Industry and Economy Funding: 17M € + 20% partners cofinancing
Mediterranean Training and Support Program for Green Entrepreneurs and Civil Society Spaces: web-based platform - Connection with eco-communities - Inspiring Business Cases Networking - Multi-stakeholders roundtable - Elevator Pitch meetings Training and Guiding - TESTED Methodological guide - On-site & On-line trainings - Ongoing advising Access to finance - Connection with banks - Investors forum - Crowd-funding Target countries (1st phase): Morocco, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan and Israel
Objective 1 Expected Result: 200 Green Businesses created by capacitate GEs. 20 Granted to access to financial mechanisms 50 trainers trained 20 green businesses created & established 2000 green entrepreneurs guided
200 New entries at ConsumpediaMED Awareness raising and Capacity building activities 5 New sustainable grassroots initiatives Bottom up eco communities Objective 2 Expected Result: Empowering Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) as agent of change to start up bottom-up community innovations
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