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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, 23 th November

A global treaty on Persistent Organic Pollutants to protect human health and environment from harmful chemicals Programme adopted in 1976 to ensure the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean CP/RAC Mandate “To promote sustainable patterns of consumption and production in the Mediterranean countries”

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Entrepreneurs: key drivers of economic progress, contributors to technological innovation and new job growth World Economic Forum CP/RAC’s Action plan to build a Green and competitive entrepreneurial Mediterranean network 3 Phases to follow…

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: http: //www. cprac. org/

1. TWO: Awareness Raising and Introductory Trainings on GE to governments, businesses, universities, civil society’s, and financial institutions (workshops, capacity building activities, seminars. . . )

Technology Development Foundation of Turkey Boğaziçi University

THREE: Moving into action: Mediterranean Training and Support Program for Green Entrepreneurs and Civil Society as drivers to Green Economies HOW?

Leapfrogging to Green Economies in the Mediterranean Europe. Aid Development and Co-operation Funding: 17 M € + 20% partners cofinancing Division of Technology, Industry and Economy

STEERING COMMITTEE: EC, MAP, DTIE, UNIDO, Union for the Mediterranean Policy component UNEP/MAP Regional policy component Integrate SCP into the Barcelona Convention Networking facility CP/RAC National policy component mainstreaming SCP in countries development policies MED TEST UNIDO Demo component UNIDO Green Entrepreuneurship and Civil society CP/RAC Pilot activities SCP NAPs DTIE-CP/RAC

STEERING COMMITTEE: EC, MAP, DTIE, UNIDO, Union for the Mediterranean Policy component UNEP/MAP Regional policy component Integrate SCP into the Barcelona Convention Networking facility CP/RAC National policy component mainstreaming SCP in countries development policies MED TEST UNIDO Demo component UNIDO Green Entrepreuneurship and Civil society CP/RAC Pilot activities SCP NAPs DTIE-CP/RAC

Mediterranean Training and Support Program for Green Entrepreneurs and Civil Society Target countries (1 st phase): Morocco, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan and Israel 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

Objective 1 Expected Result: 200 Green Businesses created by capacitate GEs. 20 Granted to access to financial mechanisms 20 green businesses created & established 2000 green entrepreneurs guided 50 trainers trained

Objective 2 Expected Result: Empowering Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) as agent of change to start up bottom-up community innovations 200 New entries at Consumpedia. MED Bottom up eco communities 5 New sustainable grassroots initiatives Awareness raising and Capacity building activities

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