Dr Meshgan AlAwar , Director

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World Information Technology Forum August 26 - 28
, 2009
A Global Green Economy
Dr Meshgan Al-Awar , Director Research Studies
Center Dubai Police Academy/ UAE
Secretary General
The Zayed International Prize for
the Environment
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My journey to WITFOR 2009
UNIDO Dubai,BAH,Qatar
5th World Water Forum, Istanbul
14-15 Dec 08, 1-2Feb 09, 4-5March2009
16-22 March 2009
25th GC/GMEF Nairobi
e-Health
16-20 February 2009
8-9 April 2009
LegalSecurity Aspects Current Financial
Crisis Dubai
Next Destination ?
15-17 March 2009
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• Natural
• Human
• Human Made
• Social
• Cultural

Sustainable Development
Economy
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International Agreements
Kyoto Protocol Dec 1997
UNFCCC June 1992
MDG s Sep 2000
Johannesburg Action Plan Sep 2002
Bali Road Map Dec 2007
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Now the rules of the game have changed
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What is Green Economy ?
Wind
Solar
Nuclear
Water
Geothermal
Biomass
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Themes of the Green Economy

• Ecosystems
• Clean efficient technology
• Renewable energy
• Biodiversity based products
  (Organic Foods)
• Chemical waste management
• Green cities-building, construction
• Sustainable Transport systems

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Global Green New Deal (UNEP)
CBD
The policy Prepared by
CBD
EEA
CITES
ILO
IMF
OECD
CEB
UNCTA
UNDESA
UNDP
UNSD
UNECE
UNECLAC
UNESCAP
FAO
UNIDO
WTO
UNFCCC
The US Presidential Climate Action Project, the
World Bank and the UN Secretary Generals
Office
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Objectives
Make a major contribution to reviving the world
economy, saving and creating jobs
Reduce carbon dependency and ecosystem
degradation, putting economies on a path to
clean and stable development
Sustainable growth, achievement of the MDGs, and
end extreme poverty by 2015
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Why ?

Multiple Crises
fuel crisis
water crisis
food crisis
climate change
financial crisis
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Elements
Fiscal Stimulus for 2009 and 2010
Domestic Policy Initiatives
International Policy Architecture
Sustainable Energy Green
Buildings Sustainable Transport Agriculture and
Freshwater
Reforms to international policy architecture and
international coordination to enable and support
national initiatives
Incentives and Taxes Land Use and Urban Policy
Integrated Manage -- ement of Freshwater
Environmental Legislation Monitoring and
Accountability
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Solar
Water
Wind
Renewable Energy
Nuclear
Geothermal
Biomass
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World Average Annual Growth Rates for Energy
Resources, 2002-07
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The World
Germany
China
India
UAE
Nigeria
Brazil
South Africa
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Green Jobs
Renewable energy Sector

• Estimated 2.3million jobs worldwide
• Wind power industry employs 300,000 people , Wind
  power employment could reach 2.1 million in 2030
• Solar photovoltaic (PV) sector estimated 170,000
  jobs, Solar photovoltaic estimated 6.3 million
  jobs in 2030

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Green Jobs

• Solar thermal industry more than 600,000 jobs
• Biofuel industry estimated 1 million jobs
• UAE (Masdar) estimated to create more than 70,000
  jobs

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Green Jobs
Private Sector

• Kleiner Perkins, the venture capital firm that
  supported the establishment of Google, Netscape
  and Amazon.com, recently directed 100 million to
  new companies
• working on lowering C02 emissions.

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Green Jobs
Construction Jobs Germany created 25,000 new
jobs in green construction Construction
Workers Architects Energy Auditors Engineers Machi
nery and Appliances Green Auto manufacturing jobs
currently 250,000
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• Recycling and remanufacturing
• Brazil some 500,000 recycling jobs
• China estimated 10 million jobs
• Agriculture and Forestry in developing countries
• Organic farming

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Key Challenges

• Thinking Long term
• Innovation
• Population
• Changing Lifestyle
• Good Governance
• Economic Stability

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Recommendations

• Green Leadership
• Institutional Framework
• Massive and Sustained investments in the public
  and private sectors
• Research and development programs need to shift
  towards clean technology, energy and materials
  efficiency.
• Development of innovative forms of technology
  transfer to spread green method

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Recommendations

• Development of innovative forms of technology
  transfer to spread green method
• Cooperative technology development and technology
  sharing programs
• Environmental restoration and climate adaptation
• Expansion of green education, training and skill
  building programs in a broad range
• Financial resources are the main drivers of
  this initiative.

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Next Destination ?
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Thank you